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Keeping items centered using the half-distance multiplier

Keeping items centered using the half-distance multiplier

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Keeping items centered using the half-distance multiplier

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- In this video, I'd like to show you how to drive two actions with one parameter. So double-click on the Block Reference, but actually now we have an attribute. So instead of editing the block, we get the Attribute Editor. So to edit that now, I'm going to select it, right-click, and specifically choose Block Editor from this shortcut menu. Now let's create a new Stretch action. It's going to be driven by the Distance1 parameter. The point that we're going to associate is on the right. Now it says, Specify first corner of stretch frame. I want to stretch the task chair and all of the computer stuff. So I'm going to make a crossing window that includes all of that information. Now it says, Select objects. I want the task chair, the Distance2 parameter, the mouse, the keyboard, and the entire computer. Enter. Let's test the block and see if it works. So remember, the Distance1 parameter is being driven by the Reverse Lookup, and now you can see that the task chair and the computer are…

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