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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Dynamic WCS</div>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Use WCS Dynamics to manipulate the location and orientation of the WCS. You can enter WCS Dynamics at any time and it supports the Undo function.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Entering WCS Dynamics Mode</div>
      <p class="para_division">To enter WCS Dynamics mode:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Double-click on the WCS in the Graphics Window, or</p>
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         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Select the WCS Dynamics tool on the WCS toolbar.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">This displays the dynamic WCS:</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Exiting WCS Dynamics Mode</div>
      <p class="para_division">To exit WCS Dynamics mode:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Press Esc, or</p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Click mouse button two (MB2), or</p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Select the WCS Dynamics tool on the WCS toolbar again.</p>
         </li>
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      <div class="title_division">Moving the Location of the WCS (Free Form)</div>
      <p class="para_division">To freely move the WCS:</p>
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         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Place the cursor over the origin handle (cube-shaped) on the WCS.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Press and hold down mouse button one (MB1).</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Drag the WCS to any location.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Release MB1.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Moving the WCS Origin to a Point</div>
      <p class="para_division">To move the WCS origin to a specific point:</p>
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         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Optionally, using the Snap Point toolbar, enable one or more point selection methods. <img align="bottom" src="graphics/pj_wcs_ptconstructor.gif" border="0"></p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Indicate the snap or screen position to which you want to move the WCS. To specify a location, you can also use the point constructor, which is available via an icon option. The WCS moves to the specified point.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Moving the Location of the WCS Along an Axis Using Drag Motion</div>
      <p class="para_division">To move the WCS along an axis:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Place the cursor over any of the three conehead handles on the WCS.</p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Press and drag mouse button one (MB1).</p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Drag the WCS in either direction along the axis.</p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Release MB1.</p>
         </li>
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      <div class="title_division">Moving the Location of the WCS Along an Axis Using a Dynamic Input Box</div>
      <p class="para_division">To move the WCS along an axis:</p>
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         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Place the cursor over any of the three conehead handles on the WCS and click. This displays a dynamic input box.</p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Enter a value into a dynamic input box.</p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Press Enter.</p>
         </li>
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      <div class="title_division">Rotating the WCS</div>
      <p class="para_division">To rotate the WCS:</p>
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         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Place the cursor over any of the three spherical handles on the WCS.</p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Press and hold down mouse button one (MB1).</p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Using the mouse, rotate the WCS around its axis. The dynamic input boxes indicate current angle and snap increment.</p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Release MB1.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Re-orienting the WCS to an Object</div>
      <p class="para_division">To reorient the WCS to an object:</p>
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         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Select one of the WCS axes.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select an object, such as an edge, to which you want to align the WCS. The WCS re-orients to be parallel with the object, without relocating the origin. To specify a vector, use the vector constructor, which is also available via an icon option.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Reversing the Direction of the WCS</div>
      <p class="para_division">To flip the WCS 180 degrees:</p>
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         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Double-click one of the WCS axes.</p>
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