Movement

Translate / Move

  • uses the object's position moving from one location to another

  • use small increments repeatedly to create a smooth movement

  • usually represented with arrows

Rotate

  • spins the object on an axis

  • changes its rotation and direction

  • when choosing an axis, think of the axis like a dowel rod and the object spins around it

  • this imagined rod often is located at a pivot point; often center by default

  • usually represented with circles or curves

Scale / Resize / Grow & Shrink

  • resizes the object using units or a percentage of the original object

  • the object will resize based on a pivot point; often center by default

  • usually represented with squares or cubes

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