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If Lock to Selection is checked when a view orientation change occurs, the selected objects are used to calculate
the center of the view and the view zooms to the extents of the selected objects. When cleared, the selected
objects are used to calculate the center of the view and the view zooms to the extents of the model.
To examine an individual object with ViewCube
1 In the model, select one or more objects to define the centerpoint of the view.
2 Click one of the preset locations on the ViewCube tool, or click and drag the ViewCube tool to reorient the
view of the model.
The ViewCube tool reorients the view of the model based on the centerpoint of the selected objects.
Navigation Bar
Unified and product-specific navigation tools can be accessed from the navigation bar.
Overview of Navigation Bar
The navigation bar is a user interface element where you can access both unified and product-specific navigation
tools.
Unified navigation tools (such as Autodesk
®
ViewCube
®
, and SteeringWheels
®
) are those that can be found
across many Autodesk products. Product-specific navigation tools are unique to a product. The navigation bar
floats over and along one of the sides of the Scene View.
You start navigation tools by clicking one of the buttons on the navigation bar or selecting one of the tools from
a list that is displayed when you click the smaller portion of a split button.
5. Orbit tools on page 160. Set of naviga-
tion tools for rotating the model around a
pivot point while the view remains fixed.
1. ViewCube on page 179. Indicates the
current orientation of a model, and is used
to reorient the current view of a model.
Clicking this button displays the ViewCube
in the Scene View when it’s not visible.
6. Look tools on page 161. Set of navigation
tools for rotating the current view vertically
and horizontally.
2. SteeringWheels on page 188. Collection
of wheels that offer rapid switching
between specialized navigation tools.
7. Walk and Fly tools on page 161. Set of
navigation tools for moving around the
model and controlling realism settings.
3. Pan tool on page 159. Activates the pan
tool and moves the view parallel to the
screen.
4. Zoom tools on page 159. Set of naviga-
tion tools for increasing or decreasing the
magnification of the current view of the
model.
To display or hide the navigation bar
■ Click View tab ➤ Navigation Aids panel ➤ Navigation Bar
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