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title: "Free Move"
slug: "cyclone-3dr-freemovec"
updated: 2026-09-07T11:51:31Z
published: 2026-09-07T11:51:31Z
canonical: "rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/cyclone-3dr-freemovec"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Free Move

![CmdFreeMove.svg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/CmdFreeMove.svg)

This command displays a "Manipulator" in order to move / rotate / scale your selection manually and efficiently with the mouse.

> [!TIP]
> ### Requirements
> 
> Select the object(s) you want to move and launch the command.

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When you enter the command, each color corresponds to an axis of the active coordinate system: Red for the X direction, Green for the Y direction and Blue for the Z direction.

1. Grey **ball**:
  1. optionally, click the grey ball (or press C) to define accurately the manipulator origin. For more information, refer to [Define points](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-enteringpointprocedure).
  2. move in 2D your selection by dragging and dropping it.
2. Red, green and blue **axes**:
  1. optionally, click one of them to reorient the manipulator. For more information, refer to [Define normal direction](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-definenormaldirection).
  2. translate your selection along an axis by dragging and dropping the corresponding axis.
  3. or hover the tool and press TAB to enter a numeric value and its unit (refer to [Units](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-units)).
3. Red, green and blue **planes**: translate your selection along them by dragging and dropping the corresponding plane.
4. Red, green and blue **arcs**:
  1. rotate your selection around the axis with identical color by dragging and dropping the corresponding arc.
  2. or hover the tool and press TAB to enter a numeric value and its unit (refer to [Units](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-units)).
5. White **double-sided arrows**:
  1. scale globally your selection by dragging and dropping any double-sided arrow.
  2. or hover the tool and press TAB to enter a numeric value.

> [!WARNING]
> ### Notes
> 
> - Complete modifications of geometrical features can be performed using their **Edit** command (available in Extract menu, contextual menu or double click). In this case:
>   - some rotations are disabled.
>   - the scaling is not global but linked to the feature properties.
>   - the tool is locked on the feature's center.
>   - the axes of the tool are locked on the feature's direction.
> - You have the possibility to [Undo / Redo](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-undoredo) the movements.
> - You can modify the size of the tool with CTRL + Mouse wheel