View Control Bar
View controls are arranged in the view control bar docked by default to the top of each view window as follows:
To | In the view control bar for the view in question, select |
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Adjust view attribute settings. | View Attributes |
Set the view display mode from the drop-down list of display styles or from the Display Styles dialog. | View Display Mode |
Apply scene lighting to a view and adjust brightness of shaded views. | Adjust View Brightness |
Update (redraw) a view(s). | Update View |
Increase the magnification of a view. | Zoom In |
Decrease the magnification of a view. | Zoom Out |
Window an area in a view. | Window Area |
Display all displayable elements in the active design and attached references in a view. | Fit View |
Open the View Rotation toolbox and rotate the view. | Rotate View |
View a different part of the design without changing the view magnification. | Pan View |
(3D view only) Interactively walk through a 3D model. | Walk |
(3D view only) Interactively fly through a 3D model. | Fly |
(3D view only) Interactively navigate a 3D view. | Navigate View |
Undo the last viewing operation. | View Previous |
Redo the last undone viewing operation. | View Next |
Copy contents of one view to another. | Copy View |
(3D view only) Open the View Perspective toolbox and change the perspective angle of a 3D view. | Change View Perspective |
(3D view only) Set a view's Display Depth. | Set Display Depth |
(3D view only) Set a view's Active Depth. | Set Active Depth |
(3D view only) Show the Display Depth setting for a view(s). | Show Display Depth |
(3D view only) Show the Active Depth setting for a view(s). | Show Active Depth |
(3D view only) Change the rotation of a view. | Change View Rotation |
(3D view only) Set up the view camera. | Setup Camera |
Render a view. | Render |
Open the Clip Volume toolbox and apply a clip volume to a view. | Clip Volume |
Apply a clip mask to a view | Clip Mask |
Some of these view controls operate differently when the active model is 3D.
Note: All tools in a toolbox are not always visible by default. To see all tools, right-click in the toolbox and select Show All from the menu.
Tip: To dock
the view control bars to a different edge of the view windows, choose the
desired edge — for example, Bottom — from the
View ToolBox option menu in the
View Options category of the Preferences
dialog (
).