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Basic Navigation
The first thing we can do is view the board from different preset angles. Five preset views are
supplied: top view, front view, back view, left view and right view and these are accessible via
any of the following methods:
Menu options on the View menu in the 3D Viewer
From the navigation toolbar at the bottom of the 3D Viewer
From keyboard shortcuts F8 through F12 whilst in the 3D Viewer.
Now that we can look at the board from a number of angles the next thing is to be able to look
at it at a specific zoom level. Again, there are numerous ways to zoom in and out of the board:
Roll the middle mouse wheel in and out (recommended)
Menu options on the View menu
From the icons on the Navigation Menu
From keyboard shortcuts F6 (zoom in) and F7 (zoom out)
Experiment now with custom zoom levels and different preset views – whilst it is pretty
subjective we envisage most users changing views via the navigation toolbar or keyboard
shortcuts and using the middle mouse wheel to zoom in and out.
Bareboard View and Height Clearances
For inspection of resist and hole depth it is often useful to view the board without components.
Selecting the bareboard view will remove all the physical components from the board.
Show Components icon
By contrast, if you need to fit the PCB into a chassis and wish to check height clearances you
can enable the height boundary box via the icon at the bottom of the display.
Casing icon
Specification of the height takes place from the Dimensions command on the Settings menu of
the viewer.