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Attachment Points
By default, links are attached to the default center of the item's bounding box.
You can override this with more convenient attachment points. If you add more than one attachment point,
the link is displayed attached to the closest attachment point to the camera during navigation. This allows you
to set up links so that they are always available for following when drawn in 3D mode during navigation, and
do not disappear behind objects.
To draw links in 3D mode
NOTE In 3D mode links can become hidden by other objects in the scene when you are navigating.
1 Click the application button
➤ Options.
2 In the Options Editor, expand the Interface node, and click the Links option.
3 On the Links page, select the In 3D check box.
Links now float in 3D space just in front of their attachment points to the items.
4 Click OK.
To show leader lines
1 Click the application button ➤ Options.
2 In the Options Editor, expand the Interface node, and click the Links option.
3 On the Links page, Enter the X- and Y- distance in Leader Offset for the number of pixels to the right and
up that these leader lines will use. The default angle is 0. The recommended angle is 45.
Links in the Scene View have now leader lines pointing to the attachment point on the items.
4 Click OK.
To customize appearance of standard links
1 Click the application button ➤ Options.
2 In the Options Editor, expand the Interface node, expand the Links node, and click the Standard Categories
option.
3 On the Standard Categories page, use the Icon Type box to specify how you want a link to be drawn for
each of the available categories. You can choose between an icon and text.
By default, label links are shown as text, and the rest of the link categories are shown as icons.
4 Click OK.
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