, Tutorial 01 - Basic Alignments and Properties
01. Select box 2 (middle one) and click on the Align button located w
Purpose
During this walkthrough you will use some basic geomateries, amend properties and explore the
alignment tool to arrange and move them.
Creating the Boxes
01. From the Customise menu select units setup and change the units to centimeters 02. Then click on the top surface of the large box
02. Switch the perspective viewport to full screen (Alt+W) 03. From the Align Selection check the X and Y Position, Select the
03. Start off by drawing three boxes on the screen (the dimensions are not important at the select Center and then click Apply
moment)
04. Switch to the modifier panel and set the following measurements Note: This should cause the box to be centered against the prev
• Box 1 = Length = 50cm, Width = 50cm and Height = 25cm 04. Now to center the box in the Z axis, with the Align selection wind
• Box 2 = Length = 25cm, Width = 25cm and Height = 12.5cm Z position, current object minimum and target object maximum a
• Box 3 = Length = 12.5cm, Width = 12.5cm and Height = 6.25cm 05. Now repeat the process to place the smaller box on top of the m
05. Select the largest box, click on the select and move tool and then right click in the X, Y and Z
spinners at the bottom of the window