Transforming Objects

Transforming Objects

The transform objects tool allows you to reposition or rotate an object, defined by points selected with the measure tools.

    Repositioning objects

  1. Select the object to be repositioned (see for more information on how to do this).

  2. Choose one of the measure tools, from Point to Point, Point Line or Accumulate

  3. Select a base point on the selected object. This is the reference point on the object from which the repositioning will be calculated.

  4. Select another point in the scene (or multiple points, depending on which measure tool you selected). This is the point (or points) which the base point will be repositioned to.

    Note

    You can only select a point on another object in the scene. Selecting a point in 'space' is not a valid option. To reposition an object into 'space', you can override the items Transform . See for details on how to do this.

  5. Click Transform Objects to reposition the object at the second point. If you used one of the multiple point measure tools and selected multiple points in the scene, clicking Transform Objects again will reposition the object to the next point, and so on.

JetStream also provides the ability to rotate an object.

    Rotating objects

  1. Select the object to be rotated (see for more information on how to do this).

  2. Choose the Measure Angle measure tool.

  3. See diagram below:

    Select three points (1, 2, 3). The second point (2) will be the position about which the selected object (A) will be rotated. Lines from the first to the second point (1 to 2) and from the second to third point (2 to 3) will define the angle by which the object will be rotated (in the above case, 90 degrees).

  4. Click Transform Objects to rotate the object about the second point (rotate selected object by 90 degrees about point 2, which results in object rotating from point A to B).

  5. Click Transform Objects again to continue rotating the object about point 2, by the specified angle (rotate selected object by 90 degrees about point 2 again, which results in object rotating from point B to C).

See for information on returning an object back to its original position.