.. |manip-menu| image:: /images/editors_3dview_object_editing_transform_control_manipulators_header.png *************************** Transformation Manipulators *************************** .. admonition:: Reference :class: refbox :Mode: Object and Edit Modes :Menu: |manip-menu| :Hotkey: :kbd:`Ctrl-Spacebar` The Transformation manipulator widgets allow mouse controlled translation, rotation and scaling in the 3D View. There is a separate manipulator for each operation. Each manipulator can be used separately or in combination with the others. .. list-table:: The different Manipulators. * - .. figure:: /images/editors_3dview_object_editing_transform_control_manipulators_options-translate.png :width: 320px Translate. - .. figure:: /images/editors_3dview_object_editing_transform_control_manipulators_options-rotate.png :width: 320px Rotate. - .. figure:: /images/editors_3dview_object_editing_transform_control_manipulators_options-scale.png :width: 320px Scale. - .. figure:: /images/editors_3dview_object_editing_transform_control_manipulators_options-all.png :width: 320px Combination. Header Controls =============== Manipulators can be accessed through the header of the *3D View*. Axis Enable/disable the manipulators :kbd:`Ctrl-Spacebar`. Manipulators Toggles each of the manipulators. Clicking with :kbd:`Shift-LMB` on multiple manipulator icons will combine the manipulators. Arrow Translation. Arc Rotation. Box Scale. Transform Orientation A select menu of the :doc:`Transform Orientations `. Manipulator Controls ==================== Basic ----- You can use the widget by dragging one of the three colored axes with :kbd:`LMB`. The transformation will be locked to the clicked axis. Dragging the small white circle allows free transformation. In case of the rotation manipulator this starts a :ref:`trackball rotation `. The rotation manipulator contains another big outer white circle to activate free transformation. Releasing the mouse confirms the operation (*confirm on release*). Extended -------- The operations work in same way as described in :doc:`precision control ` except: Holding down :kbd:`Shift` *after* you :kbd:`LMB` the manipulator handle will constrain the action to smaller increments. Holding down :kbd:`Shift` *before* you :kbd:`LMB` click on one of the handles will cause the manipulator action to be performed relative to the other two axes. See :ref:`view3d-transform-plane-lock`. .. seealso:: The :ref:`Manipulator Preferences `.