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Use the new Vector 3D CoPilot instead of the Vector 3D menu. This feature increases functionality while decreasing your number of clicks.
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Using the CoPilots.
Use the Vector 3D CoPilot whenever you need to determine a vector by direction and length.
Define the direction with the Direction 3D CoPilot. When the direction has been defined, an arrow is activated to show the direction. The current value is shown near the cursor. Move the Vector 3D arrow to the desired length. Click to accept the current length.

Right-click to access the context menu:
You may need to modify a previously defined direction, for instance, rotate a direction by 45 degrees, or increase the length of a vector.
When the Vector 3D CoPilot is in modify mode, a new CoPilot is displayed (see below). In modify mode, the Vector 3D CoPilot has several components serving as handles. You can drag the length or rotate the direction of the vector. If you choose the Change Tan option in the Modify Spline command in 3D Curves, the Vector 3D CoPilot in modify mode is activated so that you can alter the tangent of an interpolation point on the curve.
Vector 3D CoPilot in modify mode:
A. Click on the ring to modify the axes.
B. Click on the arc to rotate around the axis.
C. Current vector length.
D. Click on the arc to rotate around the axis.
E. Click on the arrow to modify the length.
Depending on the current command, some components may not be available. If the vector is restricted to a certain plane, for example, only one arc for the rotation around the normal axis of that plane will be visible. When modifying the length is not possible, the arrow is grayed out.
With the Vector 3D CoPilot in modify mode, you can do Tangent specification by: