Adobe atmosphere builder 1 User Manual
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ADOBE ATMOSPHERE
User Guide
Specifying where to add objects
When you work in Top view or Side view, objects are represented in two dimensions. For
example, if you place a box in Top view, you can see the object’s width and depth but not
its height. Similarly, if you place the same box in Side view, you can see the object’s width
and height but not its depth. How, then, can you determine the exact location of an object
in the world? The Axis Reference object fulfills this role.
example, if you place a box in Top view, you can see the object’s width and depth but not
its height. Similarly, if you place the same box in Side view, you can see the object’s width
and height but not its depth. How, then, can you determine the exact location of an object
in the world? The Axis Reference object fulfills this role.
You use the Axis Reference object to specify the exact location for the object before you
place it. For example, before placing a box in Top view, you can move the Axis Reference
object in Side view to where you want to bottom of the box to be. Using the Axis Reference
object is especially useful when you want to add multiple objects and align them at the
same time, such as four columns in a line in front of a floor.
place it. For example, before placing a box in Top view, you can move the Axis Reference
object in Side view to where you want to bottom of the box to be. Using the Axis Reference
object is especially useful when you want to add multiple objects and align them at the
same time, such as four columns in a line in front of a floor.
To select the Axis Reference object:
Do one of the following:
•
Select the select tool
( )
, and click the Axis Reference object
(
or
)
in the
document window.
•
Select the object in the Objects palette.
Note: If you can’t find the Axis Reference object in the document window, an EntryPoint
object may be obscuring it. Use the select tool to move the EntryPoint object
object may be obscuring it. Use the select tool to move the EntryPoint object
(
or
)
to a
different position.
To specify where to add an object:
1
Determine the view in which you want to add the new object.
2
Do one of the following:
•
If you want to place the object in Top view, select the Axis Reference object in Side view
or Isometric view.
•
If you want to place the object in Side view, select the Axis Reference object in Top view
or Isometric view.
•
If you want to place the object in Isometric view, select the Axis Reference object in any view.
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