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