Hi Marc,

> Thanks Michael, I did not understand that to grab the
> manipulator by the axis rotate it, I was dragging the
> endpoints...

It should actually give you the same result if you dragged by the endpoints - for this particular thing it works the same if you grab anywhere on the axis, including the end.

The part that gets a bit more complex though is the behavior of the "primary axis" - the one that is marked with the outline dot at the end. When you drag one of the other axis lines, the primary axis will remain unchanged and the other ones will only pivot around it.

If you drag on the primary axis, it has more free unconstrained rotation.

You can switch the primary axis by clicking on an axis instead of dragging on it.


When you initially place the widget, the z axis will start out as the primary axis.


- Michael