Manipulate mode
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Archipack's objects main properties are "manipulables" right on screen

.. _manipulate mode:

Manipulate mode
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 * Press "Manipulate" to toggle manipulate mode
 * Right click or esc does exit

.. figure:: ../img/ui_manipulate.png
   :scale: 100 %
   :alt: Manipulate button

   Manipulate: display manipulators on screen


Manipulators handles
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.. figure:: ../img/manipulators.png
   :scale: 100 %
   :alt: Wall in manipulate mode

   Wall in manipulate mode

Manipulables handles are white, eg: small arrow or squares
They provide snap ability, keyboard entry and constraints, like transform.translate do.

.. tip::
	Squares handles
	
	Some objects like wall / slab / fences does provide "free form" manipulators as squares handles on edges.
	Those handles are "selectable" so you are able to move more than one at time.

Snapping
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Choose a snap to vertex mode.
Press ctrl while moving to enable snap

Constraints
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Press either x, y, z while moving to enable constraints.
Subsequent press on x, y, z toggle constraint from local object direction, to world direction

Keyboard
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Keyboard entry are allowed, either in relative or absolute mode
 * Relative with a +- sign
 * Absolute without sign
 

Manipulators text
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Click on text allow to enter precise values on keyboard