User`s guide

8 Simulink 3D Animation Stand-Alone Viewer
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• Customize the Orbisnap window
• Manage virtual world viewpoints
• Manage scene rendering
You cannot
• Open an editor for the virtual world
• Open another window for the virtual world
• Simulate the world (start/stop the model)
• Record or manage animation files
Menu Bar
The Orbisnap menu bar has the following menus:
• File — General file operation options, including,
• Open — Invokes a browser that you can use to browse to the virtual world you
want to visualize.
• Connect to server -- Allows you to connect to a Simulink 3D Animation server.
Enter the IP address or hostname of the host computer running the Simulink
3D Animation server (127.0.0.1 by default) and the port number at which the
Simulink 3D Animation server is listening (8124 by default).
• Reload — Reloads the saved virtual world. Note that if you have created any
viewpoints in this session, they are not retained unless you have saved those
viewpoints with the Save As option.
• Save As — Allows you to save the virtual world.
• Close — Closes the Orbisnap window.
• View — Enables you to customize Orbisnap, including,
• Toolbar — Toggles the toolbar display.
• Status Bar — Toggles the status bar display at the bottom of Orbisnap. This
display includes the current viewpoint, simulation time, navigation method, and
the camera position and direction.
• Navigation Zones — Toggles the navigation zones on/off (see “Navigate Using
Orbisnap” on page 8-11 for a description of how to use navigation zones).