Moving the Object

Since QSB is a 3D program you can move the model in all three dimensions. To help you visualize this, right click on the Scene window a sub-menu will appear, click on Grid. A grid will appear.

On the toolbar click the Move button.

(If you allow the mouse cursor to hover over the toolbar buttons the Name of the button will appear. Notice what happens to the three buttons on the right side of the toolbar when you click the Move button.

These three buttons (the ones on the right side of the toolbar) are very important. They control which of the three axis are active when you move the object. We will refer to them as Action Restrictors. By default all three are active when you move an object.

OK, let's move the model....

Hold the left mouse button and move the mouse left and right in the Scene window. You will notice that the model is replaced by a wireframe box, and the box moves left and right in the scene. When you let go of the mouse button, the model re-appears.

To move the model in and out, hold the left mouse button and move the mouse up and down in the scene.

To move the model up and down, hold the right mouse button and move the mouse up and down.

You can also move the model with the arrow keys on the keyboard (hold the Ctrl key to move up and down, the shift key will make it move faster). If the movement is sluggish, you can adjust the mouse sensitivity (see the help index).

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