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.\"    Manual: BRL-CAD User Commands
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.TH "P" "nged" "04/13/2022" "BRL\-CAD" "BRL\-CAD User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
p \- Provides precise control over primitive editing operations that would normally be done using the mouse or knobs\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBp\fR\ 'u
\fBp\fR {\fIvalue1\fR} [\fIvalue2\ value3\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Provides precise control over primitive editing operations that would normally be done using the mouse or knobs\&. For example, a shape rotate may be performed by selecting
\fIrotate\fR
from the primitive edit menu, then providing the rotation angles with the
\fBp\fR
command\&. A command of
\fBp 0 30 0\fR
would rotate the edited shape through 30\(de about the
\fIy\fR
axis\&. Similarly, many of the individual parameters of the edited shape may be set exactly using the
\fBp\fR
command\&. If the
\fI scale H\fR
menu item is selected while editing a TGC, then the
\fIvalue1\fR
supplied with a
\fBp\fR
command specifies the actual length of the height vector for that TGC\&. This method is the recommended technique to set precise values for shape parameters\&. The
\fBtranslate \fR
and
\fBrotobj\fR
commands provide a similar capability for object editing\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
The example shows the use of the
\fBp\fR
command to precisely set the currently selected shape parameter of the currently edited shape\&.
.PP
\fBExample\ \&1.\ \&Set the currently selected shape parameter of the currently edited shape.\fR
.PP

mged>\fBp 30\fR
.PP
Sets the currently selected shape parameter of the currently edited shape to 30 units\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
BRL\-CAD Team
.SH "BUG REPORTS"
.PP
Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to
devs@brlcad\&.org
