Transpose

Transpose works only with PolyMeshes!

Active Move, rotate, or scale ...

Click and drag on the model to make the action line appear.

You can drag on the line to reposition the action line ...

Drag outer circles to rotate or re-position action line ...

Scale by pulling an inner circle; the static circle serves as a pivot point

You can also rotate, in the same manner.

You can also scale along an axis from the center circle. Use the keys W, E, R to access Move, Scale, Rotate.

Transpose with Alpha

Paint an alpha on the dog ...

Note – Ctrl click on the canvas reverses the mask

Note – you can remove your entire mask by click Alt dragging a flat mask ...

 

Go into Rotate ... if you don’t see the action line, click on the model and drag ...

Use the Alt key and experiment ...

To get the smoothest alpha, subdivide first ...

 

Note – you can use the usual click drag on the canvas to make the mask, or try what is called topological masking, where you click drag on the model itself ... the edge will be hard at first, but when you let go it will blur:

You will find it takes practice to make sure your action line is aligned, with end points in the most effective position, and your alpha is correctly smoothed with adequate coverage and placement, for the transpose to go as anticipated.

You also have to experiment with move and rotate.

    

 

More practice ... with a cylinder ...

Click shift drag to rotate your object along an axis line ...

Rotate and make sure your action line and object are aligned ...

Make sure you have a Polymesh with enough subdivisions ...

 

While in Edit, you can hit Ctrl drag and make the mask ...

Ctrl click the canvas whenever you want to reverse the mask ...

Rotation, scaling, and moving ...