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This task shows
you how to place one resource a specified distance from another. |
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1. |
Define a plane to use as a
temporary reference point from which to measure distance. Click on the
Offset Plane button
and then on the resource on which you want to place the temporary
reference. This will place a blue square on the resource. |
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Enter an appropriate figure in the steps input
box ( ).
When you are moving your resource, the distance from the second resource
will be shown in multiples of the figure in the steps input box. You can
use this feature to display the exact distance - for example, if you want
to place your resource 11.3 feet from a second resource enter this figure
in the steps input box. |
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Click on the resource to be moved. This
displays an arrow. Place the mouse pointer on the base of the
arrow and drag it. A white square displays. Place this white square on
whichever surface you want to use as the point from which distance is
measured.
The default measuring point is the middle of the resource that is being
moved. In the example below the distance is measured from the forward
surface of the robot to the blue square.
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Place the mouse pointer on the arrow. This
displays the distance from the blue square to the white square. The
distance is displayed in multiples of the figure you entered in the steps
input box. You can now move the resource to place it a precise distance
from the temporary reference plane. Click and drag the tip of the arrow to
do this (do not drag the base of the arrow for this function). |
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