User`s guide

Define and Reset Viewpoints
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In the Simulink 3D Animation viewer, the default viewpoint for this model is View
from top.
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From the menu bar, choose the Viewpoints menu.
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Choose View on Earth.
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In the viewer window, navigate to a random position in the scene.
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From the Viewpoints menu, choose Create Viewpoint. Alternatively, click Create
viewpoint on the toolbar.
The Create Viewpoint dialog box is displayed.
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In the Name box, enter a unique and descriptive name for the viewpoint.
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The state of the Placement field depends on the current viewpoint. If the current
viewpoint is at the top hierarchy level in the virtual world (one of the children of the
root), the Placement field is grayed out. In this case, it is only meaningful to create
the new viewpoint at the same top hierarchy level.
In this example, the Placement field is editable. Select Child of the root as the
viewpoint type. This option makes the viewpoint a static one.
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Select the Jump to new viewpoint immediately check box to make the new
viewpoint become the current viewpoint for the viewer. If you do not select this check
box, you still create a new viewpoint, but you remain bound to the current viewpoint,
not to the new viewpoint.
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Click OK.
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From the File menu, click Save As to save the file with the new viewpoint. If you do
not save the file, the new viewpoint will be lost during simulation.
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From the Simulation menu, click Start. Observe the motion of the planets from the
new, static viewpoint.
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Stop the simulation.