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To orbit a model with the Orbit tool
1 Display one of the View Object or Full Navigation wheels.
2 Click and hold down the Orbit wedge.
The cursor changes to the Orbit cursor.
3 Drag to rotate the model.
NOTE Use the Center tool to re-center the model in the current view, if you
are using one of the Full Navigation or View Object wheels.
4 Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel.
To orbit around an object with the Orbit tool
1 Press ESC to make sure no commands are active and to clear any
previously selected objects.
2 Select the objects in the model for which you want to define the pivot
point.
3 Display one of the View Object or Full Navigation wheels.
4 Click and hold down the Orbit wedge.
The cursor changes to the Orbit cursor.
5 Drag to rotate the model.
6 Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel.
To turn on selection sensitivity for the Orbit tool
1 Click Navigation Bar Steering Wheels drop-down click one of the
View Object or Full Navigation wheels.
2 Right-click the wheel and click SteeringWheel Settings.
3 In the SteeringWheels Settings dialog box, click Use Selection Sensitivity
for Orbit Tool.
The extents of any objects that are selected before the wheel is displayed
are used to define the pivot point for the Orbit tool. If no objects are
selected, the pivot point used by the Orbit tool is the one defined by the
Center tool.
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