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Mini Wheels
Mini Full Navigation Wheel
Mini View Object Wheel
Mini Tour Building Wheel
Display and Use Wheels
Pressing and dragging on a wedge of a wheel is the primary mode of
interaction. After a wheel is displayed, click one of the wedges and hold down
the button on the pointing device to activate the navigation command. Drag
to reorient the current view. Releasing the button returns you to the wheel.
Appearance of the Wheels
You can control the appearance of the wheels by switching between the
different styles of wheels that are available, or by adjusting the size and opacity.
Wheels (except the 2D Navigation wheel) are available in two different styles:
big and mini.
The size of a wheel controls how large or small the wedges and labels appear
on the wheel; the opacity level controls the visibility of the objects in the
model behind the wheel.
Wheel tooltip, command Messages, and command Cursor Text
tooltips are displayed for each button on a wheel as the cursor is moved over
them. The tooltips appear below the wheel and identify what action to perform
if the wedge or button is clicked.
Similar to tooltips, command messages and cursor text are displayed when
you use one of the navigation commands from a wheel. command messages
are displayed when a navigation command is active; they provide basic
instructions about using the command. command cursor text displays the
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