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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 Display one of the View Object or Full Navigation wheels.
2 Right-click the wheel, and click SteeringWheels Options.
3 In the Options Editor, the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node, select the Enable Selection
Sensitivity check box.
4 Click OK.
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 is the one defined by the
Center tool.
To maintain the up direction for the Orbit tool
1 Display the mini View Object wheel or one of the Full Navigation wheels.
2 Right-click the wheel, and click SteeringWheels Options.
3 In the Options Editor, the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node, select the Keep Scene Upright
check box.
4 Click OK.
Orbiting the model is constrained along the XY plane and Z directions.
To roll the model around the pivot point with the Orbit tool
1 Display the mini View Object Wheel or one of the Full Navigation wheels.
2 Right-click the wheel, and click SteeringWheels Options.
3 In the Options Editor, the SteeringWheels page under the Interface node, clear the Keep Scene Upright
check box.
4 Click OK.
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