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[edit] Grab

[edit] Basic Grab

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  • Select one or more objects OR one or more vertices.
  • G to enter Grab Mode
  • Move the mouse
  •  LMB Image:Template-LMB.png to confirm the move,  RMB Image:Template-RMB.png or ESC to cancel

[edit] Constrained Grab

  • Select one or more objects OR one or more vertices.
  • G to enter Grab Mode
  • Press one of the following to move the selection along that axis: X, Y, or Z.
  •  LMB Image:Template-LMB.png to confirm the move,  RMB Image:Template-RMB.png or ESC to cancel

[edit] Grab with the Transform Widget

If you'd prefer, you can use the Transform Widget to Grab.

Make sure the Grab Widget is selected (red triangle)
The Transform Widget, in Grab Mode.
Moving the cube with the Transform Widget.
  • Make sure the Widget is in Grab Mode by clicking the red triangle in the buttons directly below the 3D Window, or by
  • Select the cube mesh with  RMB Image:Template-RMB.png.
  • Hover the mouse over one of the colored arrows in the Transform Widget and click  LMB Image:Template-LMB.png.
  • Move the mouse.
    • The cube only moves along a single axis. That axis is determined by which arrow you clicked on.
    • You can see a dark gray circle/arrow where the object was before the move, and a light gray circle/arrow showing where the object is during the move.
  • As always,  LMB Image:Template-LMB.png to confirm,  RMB Image:Template-RMB.png or ESC to cancel.
  • If you want to move the cube along more than one axis, click on the central white circle of the Transform Widget instead of an arrow.

Transform Widget Grab

  • Make sure the Grab Widget is selected from the buttons at the bottom of the 3D Window.
  •  LMB Image:Template-LMB.png on an arrow to move the object in that direction.
  •  LMB Image:Template-LMB.png on the white circle to move the object in any direction.
  •  LMB Image:Template-LMB.png to confirm
  •  RMB Image:Template-RMB.png or ESC to cancel.