Position Fields

In addition to graphical selection in the 3D view, or drawing canvas, you can explicitly define a position using the context editor position fields.

You can input values in the fields and press Enter or click to identify a position on the 3D view.

Press the tab key to navigate between the text fields.

Press the space bar to lock a text field. The lock symbol displays in the field.

Press the @ key to define a position using an associated polar direction. The context editor displays the polar angle and dimension fields.

Press the @ key to toggle between relative positioning, absolute positioning and offset positioning.

Note:
On a standard QWERTY keyboard, the @ symbol is is typically located on the number 2 key. You may need to use the Shift + 2 key to access the functionality.

Absolute Positioning

The provided values are always interpreted as coordinates in the world coordinate system. For example: a linear space spanned by (1,0,0), (0,1,0) and (0,0,1).

Relative Positioning

The provided values are interpreted as coordinates in the local coordinate system. For example, an offset in a world coordinate system with a non zero origin.

Note:
When using relative positioning, you can override the current local coordinate system for the duration of the workflow.

Offset Positioning

The offset position is indicated using a dotted line with a circular endpoint.

The provided values are interpreted as an offset from the current mouse position.

Note:
If a snap position is selected, the snap coordinates are used to measure the offset.

Press the # key to toggle between the Local Coordinates System and the World Coordinates System.