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Use the Compass
The compass is displayed below the ViewCube tool and indicates which direction North is defined for the model.
You can click a cardinal direction letter on the compass to rotate the model, or you can click and drag one of
the cardinal direction letters or the compass ring to interactively rotate the model around the pivot point.
Drag or Click ViewCube
When you drag or click the ViewCube tool, the view of the model reorients around a pivot point. The pivot
point is displayed at the center of the object that was last selected before using the ViewCube tool.
To display or hide the ViewCube
■ Click View tab ➤ Navigation Aids panel ➤ ViewCube .
To control the size of the ViewCube
1 Right-click the ViewCube tool, and click ViewCube Options.
2 In the Options Editor, the ViewCube page under the Interface node, select an option from the Size drop-down
list.
3 Click OK.
To control the inactive opacity of the ViewCube
1 Right-click the ViewCube tool, and click ViewCube Options.
2 In the Options Editor, the ViewCube page under the Interface node, select an option from the Inactive
Opacity drop-down list.
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