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Note:
You can use any third-button pointing
device to pan the image. To enable this, choose
the Pan/Zoom option on the
Viewports panel
(page 3–874)
of the Preferences dialog
Inter face
Both the viewpor t and floating versions of the
ActiveShadewindowhavethesamecontrolsas
a
rendered frame w indow (page 3–5)
.Inan
ActiveShade viewport, the toolbar is off by default.
In a floating ActiveShade window, the toolbar is
always visible.
Tip: In an active ActiveShade viewpor t, you can
toggletoolbardisplaybypressingthespacebar.
(This is a main user interface shortcut, so the
Keyboard Shortcut Override Toggle can be either
on or off.)
Tip: If you clear the image, you can redisplay it
by right-clicking the ActiveShade window and
choosing Tools > Initialize or To ols > Update
Shading from the lower-right quadrant of the quad
menu.
ActiveShade Floater
Main toolbar > Quick Render flyout > Quick Render
(ActiveShade)
Menu bar > Rendering > ActiveShade Floater
Click ActiveShade Floater to create an ActiveShade
rendering in its own window.
OnlyoneActiveShadewindowcanbevisibleata
time. If you change a viewport to an ActiveShade
view while a floating ActiveShade w indow is open,
you get a message that asks whether you want to
close the floating window, or stop the operation.
See also
ActiveShade (page 3–17)
ActiveShade Commands (Quad Menu) (page
3–21)
ActiveShade Initialize and Up date (page 3–998)
ActiveShade V iewpor t
Rendering menu > ActiveShade Viewport
Right-click viewpor t label. > V iews > ActiveShade
Creates an
ActiveShade rendering (page 3–17)
that
is "do cked" in a viewport.
Only one ActiveShade rendering can be displayed
at a time. If you try to display a floating
ActiveShade window while an ActiveShade
viewport is displayed, you get a message that asks
whether you want to close the do cked ActiveShade
rendering, or stop the operation. If you go ahead
and close the docked ActiveShade rendering, the
viewport reverts to the view it previously showed.
ActiveSh ade Comma nds
When y ou right-click an ActiveShade viewport,
the
quad menu (page 3–741)
displays an