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vanishing point. It is the way real objects are perceived by the human eye or
by a camera.
The following chart shows how the other viewing tools behave and how they
can be modified in each camera mode.
Keys/CommandsPerspective
Camera mode
Orthographic
Camera mode
Zoom or
Pan Type
F2 PanYesYesCamera Translation Pan
SHIFT+F2 PanYesYesCamera Pivot Pan
F3 ZoomYesYesCamera Position Zoom
SHIFT+F3 ZoomYesNoCamera Position/Cam-
era Target Point Zoom
CTRL+F3 ZoomYesNoLens Focal Length
Zoom
SHIFT+CTRL+F3 ZoomSet Perspective Distor-
tion
Importing and Exporting Data
You can import Pro/ENGINEER
®
, Parasolid
®
, SolidWorks
, UGS NX, SAT,
STEP, IGES, and AutoCAD and Autodesk
®
Mechanical Desktop
®
(DWG) files
for use in Autodesk Inventor. You can export AAutodesk Inventor parts and
assemblies to many file formats, including Pro/ENGINEER and Parasolid, and
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