General
The next tool category under the Modify tab is quite important to your workflow.
Although the category title says General, the options within this category are anything but!
They??™re more global than they are general. You??™ll find options for the Coordinate System,
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Figure 2.39
The Modify tab contains
some of Layout??™s most
frequently used tools.
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which determines how an item in Layout is controlled in relationship
to the 3D world that is Layout. Earlier in the chapter,
we characterized LightWave Layout as a big, invisible sphere
in which you work.When you change the Coordinate System,
you tell LightWave to adjust the relationship between the
world??™s coordinates and the items. Figure 2.40 shows the
Coordinate System selections. You??™ll also find the Reset button.
This is handy for keeping track of your items.. Let??™s say you move your camera
around, and then at some point, lose track of it. This can happen with any item, even a
light. If you first select Rotate (also from the Modify tab) and then click Reset, the rotation
resets to the 0,0,0, setting.
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