User Guide

Chapter 4: Drawing And Vector Effects
3D View Editor dialog box
View Controls Adjust the orientation, rotation, and zoom of the object.
Magnifying glass: Select this tool, then click on the preview
image to zoom in. To zoom out, click the tool, then right-click the
preview image.
Hand tool: Select this tool, then drag the preview to change the
part of the image that is displayed in the view.
Free rotation: Drag the preview image through any angle.
X-axis rotation : Drag the preview image along the X axis.
Y-axis rotation : Drag the preview image along the Y axis.
Z-axis rotation : Drag the preview image along the Z axis.
Step rotation: Activated when the X-axis, Y-axis, or Z-axis
rotation icon is selected. Set the step of rotation that will be applied
with the Down and Up icons.
Zoom controls: Zoom in or out using the zoom icons, or enter a
specific level of zoom.
Revert: Click this button to revert the transform (rotation,
positioning, and zoom) of the viewed object to the state it was in
before you opened the 3D View Editor.
Reset: Click this button to reset the transform of the viewed object
to the default setting in the original file.
Rotation Angles Use the Rotation Angles to set the degree of rotation precisely.
Lighting Select the Lighting check box to adjust the lighting.
Light color: Set a color of the light source by dragging R, G, and B
sliders or entering in numerical values, or select a color by clicking
on the color spectrum bar with the color picker mouse pointer.
Light source: Enter X, Y, and Z coordinates to set the position of
the light source. Also, you can drag the light source handle in the
Preview window to set X and Y positions intuitively.
Back/Front slider: Drag the slider to set the depth of the light
source along the Z axis (0 – 100).
Light intensity: Drag the slider to adjust the overall brightness of
the light source.
Ambient light color: Set the color of the ambient light. The
default color is white.
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