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If an object is already anchored to any of the volumes, you are prompted to specify whether you want to
skip volumes that already have something anchored to them. Enter y (Yes) to avoid duplicate anchored
objects on those volumes.
Releasing and Positioning Anchored Objects
You can release and position anchored objects. Release an anchored object from another object to remove the relationship
between the objects. Position an anchored object to offset it from the object it is anchored to.
Releasing Anchored Objects
Use this procedure to release objects from anchors and remove the anchoring relationship. Any anchored object can
be released, including a railing that is anchored to a stair object or a window that is anchored to a wall.
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Right-click the anchored object, and click Anchor
➤
Release.
Positioning Anchored Objects
Use this procedure to position anchored objects. You can position an object with anchors to offset it from the object
that it is anchored to.
1 Right-click the anchored object, and change the position of the anchored object:
Then… If you want to…
click Set X Position. specify the X position
click Set Y Position. specify the Y position
click Set Z Position. specify the Z position
click Set Anchored End. specify the end position
click Set Rotation. specify the rotation
click Flip X. flip the X position
click Flip Y. flip the Y position
click Flip Z. flip the Z position
2 Enter an XYZ coordinate value for the desired offset position.
Entering a coordinate for the offset distance is equivalent to setting all three of the individual position
offsets.
Creating an Anchor Tool
Use this procedure to create an anchor tool and add it to a tool palette. You may want to create your own anchor tools
if you are placing multiple anchors of specific styles with additional properties that you want to be the same every time
you add an anchor of each type.
You can use any of the following methods to create an anchor tool:
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Drag a copy of a tool from another palette to the current palette, and then customize the properties of the new
tool.
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Copy an existing tool in the current palette, and then customize the properties of the new tool.
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Drag a tool from the Content Browser to a tool palette, and then customize the properties of the new tool.
1 Open the tool palette where you want to create a tool.
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