Grab & Let go

Grab is an on/off switch on the Select bar. Turning it on lets you select several rings at once. When several rings are selected, Move, Tilt, Resize, and Pinch change all of them together. Tilt on several rings makes a bend. Resize on several rings shows Each and Spacing.

Open any Adjust tool set to Rings, then select the Select tab on the right edge of the screen. The panel opens to show Grab, Next ▼, Next ▲, and Let go, with Undo and Redo that work only on the ring selection.

• With Grab off, selecting a line selects only its ring and clears the others.
• With Grab on, selecting a line adds its ring to the selection. Selecting a selected ring removes it. Grab stays on or off until you change it. When Grab is on, the button reads Grab on, or the count once several rings are selected (e.g., On · 3).
• Next ▼ and Next ▲ move the selection from the last ring you selected to the ring beside it.
• Let go clears the ring selection.

Bending a piece

To bend a piece, turn on Grab and select all the rings that should bend, starting at the base of the bend. The first ring you select is the hinge for Tilt; its center stays still while it and the next rings turn around that point. Use Tilt. Deselect the first ring to make the next ring the hinge, then use Tilt again. Repeat to make a smooth curve, with the rings farther out turning more each time. See Tilt .

Selection limits

For Tilt, the selected rings must be on the same part and face the same way; otherwise pressing Tilt is blocked with a message.

Undo undoes the change but keeps the selection, so you can keep trying without selecting the rings again.