This tool combines the Element Move transform with Geometry Snap. This allows components of a mesh to be quickly dragged and snapped to other components in the project. By default, the Element Move transform is set to Auto, which allows you to click and drag a vertex, edge or polygon regardless of the current selection mode. See Using Falloffs and Applying Snapping for more information.

This tool is very useful for moving connected geometry by dragging it from a single component such as a vertex, edge or polygon. The tool combines with snapping, so that you can quickly snap the current component to another component in the project while dragging the rest of the connected polygons along in a rigid manner.

This tool is excellent for precisely aligning elements. To use the tool, click on any component in the scene. This determines the element upon which the tool handles are centered. Next, use the outermost handle to establish the resting orientation for the rotation control by dragging that handle to any component in the project. The handle snaps to vertices, edges or polygons. Once the rest orientation has been determined, use the inner round handle to apply some rotation. This rotation action can be freehand or you can once again leverage geometry snapping to very accurately set the rotation.

This tool is similar to the Planar Rotate Snap tool with the extension of a second axis handle for controlling the plane of rotation. This is an advanced tool that is invaluable in certain complex rotation scenarios that require absolute precision. Like the Planar Rotate Snap tool, the first click sets the center and axis for the tool based on the component under the mouse.

This combines the Scale tool (Absolute Handles option active) with the Geometry Snap modifier. The tool utilizes a two step process. In the first step you use the Absolute handles to set the starting scale point for the tool. Next you use the Scale handles to actually modify the geometry. During both steps, the handles can snap to the geometry, thus allowing you to use one mesh component to set the initial scale and a second component to create the Absolute scale.

This option opens an absolute sizing option.

This option toggles the visibility of Advanced handles for the selected tools. This often places additional controls into the screen viewport making it easier to produce more accurate results.