Grip Tools: Move, Rotate, Resize and Mirror

Each grip contains four basic editing tools: Move, Rotate, Resize and Mirror. The following will show you how to access these tools:

1.   To use the grips and these tools, you must be in neutral mode; that is, without a command being active (use [Esc] key). Once the grips are visible, click on one of them.

2.   If you right-click once you are now in the Move tool and the object will be attached to your cursor.

3.   Right-click again and you are in the Rotate tool.

4.   Right-click a third time and you are in the Resize tool.

5.   Right-click a fourth time and you will be in the Mirror tool.

6.   Right-click a fifth time and it will start all over again unless the object is a figure. In the case of a figure, the fifth right-click will allow you to Skew the object.

Left-click at any time in any one of the tools to change the location, rotation, size or orientation of the object. Left-click on the grip again and follow these steps to get back to all the built in tools.