Orient Manipulator
Selection > Orient Manipulator
 

Description:
   
    The Orient Manipulator (Selection > Orient Manipulator) submenu allows you to reorient the manipulator for the current selection.


> To Normal

     This will cause the manipulator to be aligned with the normal vector of the selection. In face mode, the normal vector will be the average normal of the faces.  In vertex and edge selection mode, Silo will attempt to deduce the best normal vector.  In object selection mode, this command will orient the manipulator to the work grid (world coordinates).

> To Object Axis

     This orients the manipulator to the local axis of the selected shape or the shape whose components are selected.  If components from multiple shapes are selected, the axis of the first shape selected will be used.

> To World

     The manipulator will be oriented to the world-coordinate x, y, and z vectors.

> To World With Selection

     Same as To World, but the current selection will be reoriented along with the manipulator.


Notes:

-Silo will do its best to determine where the selection's normal ought to be, but in some cases, such as with a random non-planar collection of vertices, there is no clear choice.