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lue circles over each point. Select one point for Point mode andselect two points for Segment mode.Aligner ToolChapter 4:: Modify Tab 113Aligner will align geometry not only with axes, but also othergeometry. The Mode setting determines what type of alignmentyou want.Translate Origin — Enables moving of the Origin. For example, ifPoint Normal was the axis chosen, it will move the Originalong the normal.Controls Tab — Whichever Operation is selected will be editableand the others will be greyed out. Generally, there is no needto use the controls because it is easier to click on the screenitself to move selections.Falloff Tab — The options for falloff are Internal and None.Internal means that the falloff is only within the selection.Falloff settings can be edited by using the options at thebottom of the panel.ModesFalloff Shape — Defaults to Linear, but there are also Bell, CurveDown, and Curve Up. The shape can be modified further byusing Falloff Tightness.Falloff Tightness — Determines whether points in falloff range willbe closer to selection (or origin) or closer to their originalposition.Falloff Center — Same as the Origin settings except instead ofDefault it is a Selection.Even though holding Ctrl or using the MMB will constrainmovement, sometimes that is hard to do in perspective. Also,if moving selections with LightWave’s Move tool is slow (due tolarge poly count), this tool is handy because it moves in real time.World — The World mode will align geometry in the foregroundto the X, Y and Z axes. The c setting will center on the axis.The minus (-) or plus (+) settings will place the geometryon the negative or positive side of the axis. Off disables thataxis. So if you had a “floor” at Y = 0 and you wanted theobject centerd, but resting on this floor, set the Z and X axesto c and the Y axis to +.Foreground->Background — In the F.G.->B.G. mode, theforeground is aligned to the background. This mode usesa bounding box around all of the geometry in the referencelayer (the background). You can center or position on thenegative or positive side of the reference. The -+ setting willalign the right edge of the geometry with the right edge of thereference layer. The +- setting will align the left edge of thegeometry with the right edge of the reference layer. You mayalso scale the geometry to the reference layer. Select theaxis or axes to scale using the Scale Axis pop-up menu.Background->Foreground — The B.G.->F.G. mode works just likeF.G.->B.G., but uses the foreground as the reference for thebackground.Absolute — The Absolute mode works like the World modeexcept you can numerically define where the center is. Inother words, you can make it something other than 0, 0, 0.Scale Axis — Gives the option to scale the geometry to thereference layer. Select the axis or axes in this pop-up menu.