I would like understand how to place a point at a very specific location in 3-space. Mostly this is for rotation along axes not aligned with x, y, or z. In the Top, Front, and Right views I can only move the cursor on two axes, i.e. on a plane; the plane it moves on is (as far as I can tell) immutable. In the 3D view I can't really understand how the cursor moves around, but it always seems that when I place it where I want my selection point, the point ends up either far in front or far behind (in the direction perpendicular to the computer screen). I can tell from seeing the cursor moving in the other views when I move it in 3D view.
Is there any documentation on this that anyone can point me to? I am still fairly new to MoI and modelling in general so there may be something simple I am missing, and/or my terminology is wrong so I haven't been searching on the right words.
Thanks,
Rachel
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