Model Editor Handle
- Last UpdatedAug 14, 2025
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A Model Editor Handle appears when a Graphical Selection is present. The Model Editor Handle is used to manipulate the position and orientation of the entire Graphical Selection.
Note:
If the element is marked as Read-Only, the selection is highlighted using a red line
(rather than a green line):

The Model Editor Handle is a collection of individual graphical manipulation handles grouped together. The Model Editor Handle can be used to move the entire Graphical Selection to a new position or rotate the entire Graphical Selection through an angle about a selected axis.
This combination of direct graphical manipulation handles offers you the ability to move selected items constrained in a direction or to lie in a plane, or rotate the selection about an axis.
The display color of the Model Editor Handle can be modified. Refer to Animation and Colour Display Options for further information.