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The Move Tool

Slide the selection along X, Y or Z, by dragging or by a typed distance.

The Move tool slides the selection along one direction only, X, Y or Z, by dragging or by a distance you type.

The Move tool on a box: red, green and blue arrows from its middle, each labelled.
The Move tool on a box: red, green and blue arrows from its middle, each labelled.

Using it

  1. Select what to move.
  2. Turn the Move tool on: in the toolbar, M, Object › Move, or right-click › Move.
  3. Drag an arrow to slide the selection along it, and only along it.
  4. Or click an arrow's X, Y or Z label, type a distance, such as 10, -5 or 1 in, and press Return.

When a workplane is set, the arrows follow its directions instead of the plate's.

Leaving it

Press Esc, click empty space, press M again, or choose another tool. The selection stays selected.

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