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Nice Postage Stamp Collection
I got a new PC recently and was working on a rather complex healthcare project. Impressed with the
improvement in performance compared to my previous PC, I had not been paying attention to how
many views I actually had open. The PC slowed considerably (a several-second pause instead of the
expected near instantaneous response) while I was attempting a rather routine procedure. It was
not until I tiled my open views a few commands later that I realized what the problem was: 25 open
windows! They looked like a bunch of postage stamps. As I began to use the Close Hidden Windows
command, as shown in the following graphic, my PC’s performance returned to normal.
View Control Bar
The View Control bar (see Figure 1.10) is located on the bottom left of most views. The controls
found on the View Control bar are for commonly used view and element display properties.
Each button expands when you select it and displays several context-specific settings. There are
eigh main tabs on the bar:
Scale
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Detail Level•◆
Model Graphics Style•◆
Shadows•◆
Crop Entire View On or Off•◆
Crop a View Region•◆
Temporary Hide/Isolate•◆
Reveal Hidden Elements•◆
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