The standard Origin Tab appears in a large number of K-3D tools,
including DoBeSphere, Extrude, Lathe, Rotate, Scale,
Slant, Taper, Translate,
Twist, and Wave. The controls on this tab
allow you to select the Tool Origin Point around which
these and other tools perform their transformations.
In the pulldown box in the Origin Tab, youll find the
following options:
Origin: Uses the origin as the Tool
Origin Point.
Active Point: Uses the current Active
Point as the Tool Origin Point, or the origin if there is no current Active Point.
Control Point: Uses the Tool Origin Point as the Center Point.
Geometric Center: Uses the geometric
center of any selected polygons as the Tool Origin Point,
or the origin if there are no selected polygons.
Values: Uses the X, Y, Z Coordinates
values as the Tool Origin Point.
X Max: Uses the maximum X value and the
average Y and Z values of any selected polygons as the Tool
Origin Point, or the origin if there are no
selected polygons.
X Min: Uses the minimum X value and the
average Y and Z values of any selected polygons as the Tool
Origin Point, or the origin if there are no
selected polygons.
Y Max: Uses the maximum Y value and the
average X and Z values of any selected polygons as the Tool
Origin Point, or the origin if there are no
selected polygons.
Y Min: Uses the minimum Y value and the
average X and Z values of any selected polygons as the Tool
Origin Point, or the origin if there are no
selected polygons.
Z Max: Uses the maximum Z value and the
average X and Y values of any selected polygons as the Tool
Origin Point, or the origin if there are no
selected polygons.
Z Min: Uses the minimum Z value and the
average X and Y values of any selected polygons as the Tool
Origin Point, or the origin if there are no
selected polygons.