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CHAPTER 1 GettinG to Know 3ds Max desiGn 2010
The Zoom Extents tool repositions your view so that the entire model just fits within the
viewport, filling the viewport as much as possible. If you’re an AutoCAD user, you’re familiar
with this tool, because its counterpart in AutoCAD performs the same function.
Resetting the Perspective View
You can restore the default perspective view (the one you see when you open a new file) in a blank
file by clicking the Zoom Extents tool or by choosing File  Reset to reset the scene.
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Three other tools are specifically designed for viewing 3D objects: Field-of-View, Orbit Selected,
and the ViewCube. The Field-of-View tool changes your field of view, the Orbit Selected tool
lets you rotate your view around a selected object, and the ViewCube contains several tools for
modifying your viewpoint.
The Field-of-View tool appears to do the same thing as the Zoom tool, but as you’ll see in the
following exercise, there is a significant difference between the Zoom and Field-of-View tools.
1. Save the current view by choosing Views  Save Active Perspective View. This lets you
return to the current view later.
2. Click the Field-of-View tool.
3. Place the cursor in the viewport, and click and drag down until your view looks similar
to Figure 1.49.
In one sense, it appears as though you’ve zoomed out from the chairs, but if you compare
this view to the zoomed-out view in the previous exercise, you’ll notice a difference. When
you use the Zoom tool in the Perspective viewport, your view changes as though you were
Figure 1.49
The Perspective
viewport after
increasing the field
of view
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