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The View toolbar is below the graphic area.
The View toolbar is BELOW the graphic-area.
![]() Front ; Back ; Left ; Right ; Top ; Bottom Front-View is the XY-Plane of the active Mechanism-Editor TOP-TIP: Clipped Models - if part of the model does not display correctly in the graphic-area, it is a Clipped-Model. Models of very large machines, e.g. Large Rotary Machines, can become clipped. If the model is clipped: 1.Click Front-View 2.Click Zoom-Extents |
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View Normal to a Plane To make the view normal(⊥) to a Plane: 1.Click View Normal to Plane 2.Click a Plane 3.Click |
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View Align: •Part-Editor : make horizontal the X–axis of the Part •Mechanism-Editor : make horizontal the X–axis of the Base-Part |
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SPIN - Smooth (Shortcut : SHIFT+DRAG) 1.SHIFT+Drag to rotate the model at your mouse position, approximately. SPIN - about a Point 1.Click F3, to view the FRONT View 2.Click a Point or move your mouse-pointer to locate the center of the Spin-axis 3.SHIFT+Drag to spin the model about the Point, and not the Origin SPIN - increments: 1.Click the Selection-Window 2.Move your mouse-pointer to the graphic-area again. 3.Press any of these keys or key-combinations on your keyboard: •10º Spin-Increments: LEFT / RIGHT & UP / DOWN arrow-keys •30º Spin-Increments: CTRL + LEFT / RIGHT & UP / DOWN arrow-keys •90º Spin-Increments: SHIFT + LEFT / RIGHT & UP / DOWN arrows-keys |
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PAN: Drag to move the model with your mouse-pointer. Shortcut: CTRL + Drag CTRL+Drag, and wait for your model to move if the model is a large, then continue to CTRL+Drag. |
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Zoom Extents : To display the complete model. Use Zoom extents to see all of the model. Also use Zoom extents if the model is clipping. |
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Zoom In SHORTCUT: Mouse-Scroll-Wheel: Zoom in/out at your mouse position. |
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Zoom Out SHORTCUT: Mouse-Scroll-Wheel: Zoom in/out at your mouse position. |
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Zoom Windows With your mouse-pointer, drag a window for the new model view. |