Move Tools: by Projection to Plane

Description

Moves selected nodes, beams, links and plates by projecting them onto a target plane in a specified direction.

Projection is undertaken on a node by node basis and the result depends on both the source and how the target direction is defined, as described in Tools: Project to Plane.

Dialog

Plane

The plane to which the selected entities are projected.

P1

Single point positioning the global XY, YZ or ZX plane. If the point is zero, the plane passes through the origin of the coordinate system.

P1 / P2 / P3

Three points defining a target plane. Applicable only when 3 Points is selected under Plane. All three points must be non-zero.

Direction

Projection direction. Both positive and negative directions are considered for each case.

Common Controls

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