Moving Objects#

Gizmo Drag (Direct Manipulation)#

Click an object to select it. Three colored arrows appear at its center:

  • Red arrow (X axis) — drag to move left/right
  • Green arrow (Y axis) — drag to move up/down
  • Blue arrow (Z axis) — drag to move forward/back

Drag an arrow to move the object along that axis. The movement is constrained to a single axis for precision.

Cancel a Drag#

Press Escape while dragging to cancel. The object snaps back to its position before the drag started.

Commit#

When you release the mouse button, the translation is committed to the undo history. You can undo it with Ctrl+Z.

Panel Transform#

You can also enter exact translation values in the Transform section of the tool panel:

  1. Enter dx, dy, dz values
  2. Click Move Selected

The object moves relative to its current position.

Camera During Drag#

Camera rotation is automatically disabled while dragging a gizmo arrow, so you can drag precisely without accidentally rotating the view.