# substance stager object transforms How to work with objects in Substance Stager. ## selection Choose objects or groups to manipulate. To see selection settings, hold click and hold the **LeftMouseButton** on the Select Tool. You will see there are plenty of options for selections as well as transformations and other ways of working with your objects. ![[stager-select-menu.png]] --- ## precise transforms Transforms can be done directly in the interface for visual adjustments or in the Transform panel for more precise adjustments. Note that you will need to open the Selection button options to find the specific Move, Rotate, and Scale tool icons. They aren’t visible by default. The precise adjustments are found on the right-side panels under **Properties > Transform**. ![[stager-transform-properties.png]] --- ## visual transforms with gizmos Each of the different transform options has a different gizmo object for manipulating different variables. Most of the tools are fairly user-friendly. The center dot in each of the gizmos is a reset button that will remove all transformations. Beware of the dot! Touch it at your own peril. ### move Move an object in three-dimensional space. ![[stager-move.png]] With the object selected, press the **W** key to get the **Move** gizmo. The arrow lines move the object in one of the three cardinal directions X, Y, Z. The colored blocks allow you to move in the plane made of two cardinal directions. ### rotate Turn an object in three-dimensional space. ![[stager-rotate.png]] With the object selected, press the **E** key to get the **Rotate** gizmo. Click and drag on any of the colored curves to rotate the object. Hold down Shift while rotating to lock into 15° increments for more precise rotation. ### scale Resize a three-dimensional object. ![[stager-resize.png]] With the object selected, press the **R** key to get the **Scale** gizmo. Click and drag one of colored hexagons to resize your object. By default, the object will resize in all three dimensions, so you have to hold **Shift** to lock into your chosen direction. Click and drag the long hotdogs to resize in two directions at once. ### everything! The default Selection tool is like an everything gizmo. You can Move, Rotate, Scale all at the same time. To get to the basic Select Tool, press either the **V** key or the **Q** key. ![[stager-select.png]] --- Learn more… - [Arrange Objects from Adobe Help](https://helpx.adobe.com/substance-3d-stager/using/arrange-objects.html) - [Selection Tools from Adobe Help](https://helpx.adobe.com/substance-3d-stager/interface/tools/select-tools.html) --- tags: #3d #resources #substance #stager home: [[! 3d modeling - substance]]