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title: Pose Task
summary: Center models and adjust their pose.
weight: 200
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Often, after digitizing an object, the resulting 3D model is arbitrarily positioned in space. The Pose Task provides
tools to bring a model into its initial, upright position.

{{% info "The Pose Task is only available if Voyager Story is started in QC mode." %}}

1. Select the {{% button Pose %}} Task in the task bar. The viewer now displays a quad view with a perspective view
   in the top left quadrant, and an orthographic top, left, and front view in the three other quadrants.
2. Click on the model you want to position. A yellow selection marker appears around the model.
3. Select one of the pose tools and start positioning.

![Pose Task](pose-task.jpg)

**Position the model**

- {{% button Rotate %}} Drag with the left mouse button in one of the orthographic views to rotate the model.
- {{% button Move %}} Drag with the left mouse button in one of the orthographic views to move the model.
- Click the {{% button Center %}} button to position the model on the origin.

While dragging with the left mouse button, you can press the {{% button Shift %}} key to move 10 times faster and
the {{% button Control %}} key to move 10 times slower.

**Adjust the view**

- Right click and drag in any view to pan the view
- Use the scroll wheel in any view to zoom the view
- Click {{% button "Zoom Extent" %}} to show the full model in all four views.

**Set model and global units**

- Choose which units to use globally by adjusting the {{% param "Global Units" %}} parameter.
- Choose the units of the selected model by adjusting the {{% param "Item Units" %}} parameter.