Righto - you CAN do most things without touching the base, but it can really help, once you master that as well. In the 'bulge out at a 45 deg angle' example from above, without re-orienting the Base, you'd probably zTran a little, then xTran a little, back and forth, until you got the bulge out where you wanted it, more or less. If you rotate the entire operation to point in the right direction, you simply zTran (and actually get a more 'correct' bulge, in the process, though the differences may not be noticable or worth mentioning). It just helps me to envision what needs to be done, when the magnet rig is aligned with the major direction I need to make the bulge. Then I can think in terms of "ok, I need to pull this part of the clothing 'out' at this angle" instead of "I need to pull it out some, to the left some and down some", to accomplish the same amount of displacement. But - if you've come up with a methodology that works for you - go with it! :).

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