Moving

1 Select the Move tool from the Edit ribbon group.

2 Select the object that you want to move to display the Move handle.

You can select multiple objects. (Use the Select Component tool guide to select the solid or component to which a clicked object belongs.)

3 (Optional) Select options from the Options panel, or right-click and select them from the mini-toolbar.

4 (Optional) Drag the center point of the Move handle to anchor it to any face or edge in your design.

You can also use the Anchor tool guide to select the face, edge, or vertex on which to place the Move handle. The yellow center sphere turns into a blue cube when the Move handle is anchored.

5 (Optional) Re-orient the Move handle.

Drag one of the small balls on the rotational axis to reorient the Move handle, or dimension the orientation by typing the rotation angle while you are dragging, then pressing Enter.

You can also Alt+click a point or line (or click the Move Direction tool guide, then click a point or line) to orient one of the Move handle's axes toward that point or along that line. If you Alt+click a trajectory, you can move along the trajectory. (Ctrl+Alt+click to add contiguous lines or edges to the trajectory.) If you Alt+click a plane, the direction of movement is set perpendicular to the plane.

6 Click an axis and drag in that direction to move the selected object.

A dotted line extends from the Move handle axis to indicate the direction you selected for movement.

You can press Ctrl to copy the object selected for movement and place it at the location at which you drag or dimension the move. Press Ctrl+spacebar to make a copy and place it at the dimension you enter.

To dimension the move in Section mode, type the length of the move or the rotation angle (the angle can be positive or negative) and press Enter. You can also right-click and select Create Ruler Dimension from the mini-toolbar or the Options panel to dimension the move to any reference point along the move direction that you click.

The cursor does not need to be on the axis to move the selected object. In fact, you may find it easier to control the move if you drag some distance from the entity and the Move handle.

You can click the Up To tool guide and click a face or plane to move the selected object until the center of the Move handle is at the face or plane. You can also use this tool guide to rotate a solid, face, or surface until it is parallel to a face clicked with the Up To tool guide. Or use it to move to a point along a trajectory.

The Move tool respects offset, mirror, and coaxial inferred relationships, if they exist.

If you move a face that is in the same plane as another face, the face is detached.

If you move an object into another object in the same component, the smaller object is merged into the larger one, and receives the larger object's properties.

If the move fails, the Move handle is repositioned to the last valid location and orientation. If you are trying to move a protrusion surrounded by round faces, you may need to fill the rounds.

You can also use the Move tool to:

1 Select an edge loop on the solid that you want to pivot.

2 Click a linear axis of the Move handle.

3 (Optional). Click the Fulcrum tool guide and click an alternate plane to pivot around.

4 Drag to pivot the solid around a plane drawn through a point opposite the selected edge loop or to pivot the solid around the plane you selected with the Fulcrum tool guide.

If the Move tool cannot maintain a planar or cylindrical face while pivoting, it will create a blended face.

You can use the Move tool to pull solids. If you select a face and move it, the solid is extended in the direction of the move.

Moving

Use the Move tool to move any object, including drawing sheet views. The behavior of the Move tool changes based on what you have selected. If you select a solid or surface, you can rotate or translate it. If you select a face or edge, you can pull or move around it. You can move 2D and 3D objects.

When moving long distances, we recommend that you make a series of small movements to get there. When moving many faces, make sure to manually select all the faces that should be moved, instead of relying on SpaceClaim to automatically grab the interstitial faces.

Within the Move tool, there are several tool guides that let you specify the behavior of the Move tool:

	The Select tool guide is active by default. When this tool guide is active, you can select faces, surfaces, solids, or components within the Move tool.
	Click any object with the Select Component tool guide to select the solid to which the object belongs. Click again to select the component to which the object belongs.
	Select a point, vertex, line, axis, plane, or planar face with the Move Direction tool guide to orient the Move handle and set the initial direction of the move. (The object will not move until you drag.)
	Select a set of lines or edges with the Move Along Trajectory tool guide to move the selected objects along that trajectory. For best results, perform Moves along trajectories in small increments. If the object to be moved is a protrusion, it will be detached, then reattached in the new location. When you move a protrusion along a trajectory, rounds are automatically removed.
	Select an object, then use the Anchor tool guide to select the face, edge, or vertex that will anchor the move. You can anchor the Move handle to a temporary object, such as the intersection between two axes by Alt+Shift+clicking the two objects.
	Select an object, then use the Fulcrum tool guide to move other objects around it. Select a pattern member to anchor it, or select a component to explode an assembly.
	Once you select the object to move and a Move handle axis, use the Up To tool guide to select the object you want to move up to. If a Move handle axis is selected, the Move is limited to that direction. (The axis must be selected to move up to the axis of an origin.) In a linear move to an intersecting object, the center of the Move handle is moved to the selected object. If the two objects do not intersect, the first object is moved parallel to the second. You can also select a point along a trajectory or the axis of an origin to move up to. You can also use this tool guide to move the sketch grid in Sketch and Section modes.
	Once you select the object to move and a Move handle axis, use the Orient to Object tool guide to click an object. Your selected object will move until the selected Move handle axis is aligned with the clicked object. You can also use this tool guide to move the sketch grid in Sketch and Section modes.

Move Grid	Select this option to move the sketch grid.
Create Ruler Dimension	Once you select an axis on the Move handle, select this option and click an edge or face to anchor the ruler. The ruler is oriented along the selected Move handle axis. Enter a value to use the ruler to dimension the move.
Maintain Orientation	Select this option to maintain the orientation of the object when rotating or moving along a trajectory.
Create Patterns	Select this option if you want to create a pattern by Ctrl+dragging selected objects with the Move tool. Ctrl+dragging creates a copy of the selected object and moves it to a new location. If this option is enabled, a pattern relationship is also created.
Detach First	Select this option to detach a protrusion, move it, and reattach it at the new location.

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