1. Create Part
2. Move Part
3. Paste
4. Normal & Oblique Activate.
When selection of a point is required the point selection command dialog appears on the command dialog panel . The current point is displayed in an edit control. As the cursor moves the 3D point position is updated in the edit control. A 3D point can be typed in at any time as the selected point.
In point selection mode the cursor movement is interpreted into a 3D plane movement. This can be the XY, XZ or YZ plane. The active plane is known as the Cursor Plane . The cursor plane can be changed either from the main menu, the command dialog, or via a right click on the mouse with the cursor in the CAD area (for more information on the cursor plane see - Cursor Plane menu ).
Fig: Normal Point Select Dialog
Other edit controls may also exist in the command dialog depending on the command in operation. For example when using commands where a sequence of two points are selected (such as active object command - e.g. object creation and reorientation) the command dialog provides controls for relative or absolute point selection.
Typing a 3D point value into the point edit control is equivalent to selecting the point with the mouse cursor. This point is accepted as the selection. Snap Tools can usually be used together with point selection. When snap tools are used the dialog box is usually enhanced with additional edit controls. Often in these cases the point selection edit box becomes read-only because direct point input is restricted, but the current value (i.e. the position of the cross cursor) is still displayed.