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Animate a Navigation
You can create a preview animation of any navigation. Create the preview to
fine-tune your animation before you create a motion path animation. You
can create, record, play back, and save the animation. For more information
about previewing an animation, see
Create Preview Animations on page 396.
For more information about creating motion path animations, see
Create
Motion Path Animations
on page 400.
To start 3D Orbit view
1 Select one or more objects that you want to view with 3DORBIT or select
no objects if you want to view the entire drawing.
NOTE OLE objects and raster objects do not appear in the 3D Orbit view.
2 Click View tab Navigate panel Orbit drop-down Orbit.
3 Use one of the following methods to orbit around the objects:
To rotate along the XY plane, click in the drawing and drag the cursor
left or right.
To rotate along the Z axis, click in the drawing and drag the cursor
up or down.
To allow unconstrained orbiting along the XY plane and the Z axis,
press Shift while you drag the cursor. An arcball is displayed and you
can use the 3D Free Orbit (3DFORBIT) interaction.
4 Press Enter.
To switch to a different 3D navigation mode
1 Start any 3D navigation command.
2 Right-click in the drawing area. Click Other Navigation Modes, and click
another navigation mode.
To choose a parallel or perspective projection in a 3D view
1 Start any 3D navigation command.
2 Right-click in the drawing area. Click Parallel or Perspective.
A check mark is displayed next to the current projection.
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