all chosen axes will be scaled by the same amount. Scale to Saved BB Proportionally – Similar to, but the proportions of the selected objects are preserved, i.e.The scale factor for each axis is computed by comparing the saved BB with the BB for the selection. The amount to scale could be different along each chosen axis, meaning that this command can distort the proportions of the objects (i.e. Scale to Saved BB – Scales the selected object(s) along one, two or three axes of the saved BB.(NB: You could scale an object to a single BB point – but that may not be such a good idea!!) Normally a BB occupies a cuboid space, but the command works even if the selection is a single vertex, edge or face this gives a single reference point, edge or surface which may be useful for the alignment of objects. If nothing is selected, then the command effectively clears (zeros) the current saved BB. Save Bounding Box – Creates a BB using the outermost X, Y and Z coordinates of the current selection mode.See which toggles the display of the saved BB in the Geometry window. The saved BB is displayed as a rectangular cuboid space, whose edges are shown as dashed lines. The Bounding Box submenu is a set of tools for saving and editing a BB, which is later used for scaling and aligning objects to a set of saved dimensions or coordinates. Also, if you have multiple objects in a complex model, and you’ve lost track of one of them, you can select it (via the Objects Menu) and then Center to find it again. If you work on a large model that has sort of “grown” off in one direction, you can quickly center it in the workspace again. Tools | CenterĬenters objects in the workspace based on the BB of all selected items. For example, by using a series of Aligns, you could get wheels on a model, that have become misaligned, back into proper positions relative to each other. This can be useful to line objects up once they have moved off center. Although the selection mode may be face, edge or vertex when the command is invoked, it converts to the objects involved, and does not align vertices, edges or faces to an axis on the same model. The command works on objects which are moved without rotation or scaling. For example, if the Z axis is chosen then the selected objects will be aligned along the same Z axis. The center of each object is aligned along one, two or all standard axes. A BB may be temporary – based on the current selection – or saved for use in later moving or scaling operations.Īligns all selected objects based on the center of the aggregate BB of the selection. One of the useful concepts is the Bounding Box (BB) which is a rectangular cuboid space, whose faces and edges align with the standard axes, and whose center point is the intersection of the internal diagonals. The Tools menu contains functions that will interact with other Wings 3D commands.
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