Rotate Mars and its moons:
The first part of this lesson focuses on the three heavenly bodies you see in
the scene. You will set up a dummy object to control the rotation of Mars and
its moons, Deimos and Phobos.
1 In the Left viewport, create a Dummy object around Mars. Name the
dummy object MarsControl.
Make the dummy a little larger than the planet so it's easier to pick.
2 With the dummy object still selected, choose Tools menu > Align > Align,
and click Mars.
3 In the Align Selection (Mars) dialog, do the following:
■ Turn on X, Y and Z Position in the Align Position (Screen) group.
■ Turn on X, Y and Z Axis in the Align Orientation (Local) group.
■ Click OK to accept the settings.
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