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Part 5: Assembling the desk lamp

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Part 6: Posing the Lamp Model

Watch Part 6 of the tutorial.

The groups you created previously are still in the model.

1. In the Object Lister click the ‘+’ sign to the left of Upper Assembly. The Lampshade and Arm subgroups are shown.

   

   These groups and subgroups allow you to move and rotate different components of the lamp.

2. Maximize the perspective view.

   

3. Click the Upper Assembly in the Object Lister to select the group.
4. Choose Transform > Rotate . Use the to rotate the upper assembly about the y-axis.

   

5. In the Object Lister, click the Lampshade.

   

6. With the Transform > Rotate tool still active, use the to rotate just the lampshade about the y-axis.

   

   You can position the lamp in many different poses, by picking and rotating individual groups around the x, y and z axes.

   

Using Diagnostic Shading

The wire model can be shaded to give a more realistic view of the geometry. Diagnostic shading can be accessed in the Control Panel to the right of the Alias interface.

NoteIf the panel is not shown, choose Windows > Control Panel to make it visible.

1. Choose Pick > Nothing .
2. Choose the Multi Color shade icon to color all objects in the scene.

   

   To return to the wireframe view, choose the wireframe icon .