Ribbon Tools
| Panel | Contains tools to... |
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| Project | control the whole scene. |
| Select & Search | select items and save selections in the scene via a range of methods, including using searches. |
| Visibility | show and hide items of model geometry. |
| Display | show and hide information including properties and links. |
| Tools | launch the TimeLiner Playback tool. |
| Panel | Contains tools to... |
|---|---|
| Save, Load & Playback | load and playback saved viewpoints and viewpoint animations. |
| Camera | apply various settings to the camera. |
| Navigate | set the linear and angular speed of motion, select navigational tools and 3D mouse settings, and apply realism settings such as gravity and collisions. |
| Render Style | control the lighting and rendering settings. |
| Sectioning | enable cross- sectioning of the viewpoint in a 3D workspace. |
| Panel | Contains tools to... |
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| Measure | measure distances, angles, and areas. |
| Comments | view and locate comments in the scene. |
| Panel | Contains tools to... |
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| Playback | select and play back animations. |
| Script | enable scripts. |
| Panel | Contains tools to... |
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| Stereo | enable stereoscopic vision provided suitable hardware is available. This panel is hidden by default. |
| Navigate | set the linear and angular speed of motion, select navigational tools and 3D mouse settings, and apply realism settings such as gravity and collisions. This panel is hidden by default. |
| Navigation Aids | toggle navigation controls, such as the Navigation Bar, ViewCube, HUD elements, and reference views. |
| Grids & Levels | show or hide gridlines and customize how levels are displayed. |
| Scene View | control the Scene View window including going full screen, splitting the window and setting the background style/colors. |
| Workspace | control which floating windows are shown, and load/save workspace configurations. |
| Panel | Contains tools to... |
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| print and preview the current viewpoint, and set print settings. |
| Panel | Contains tools to... |
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| Hold | hold the selected items so that they move with you as you navigate around the scene. |
| Look At | focus and zoom the current view onto the selected items. |
| Visibility | control the visibility of the selected items. |
| Transform | reset the position, rotation, and scale of the selected items back to their original values. |
| Appearance | reset the color and transparency of the selected items back to their original values. |
| Links | reset the links on the selected items back to their original values. |
| Panel | Contains tools to... |
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| Enable | enable/disable sectioning of the current viewpoint. |
| Mode | switch the sectioning mode between planes and box modes. |
| Planes Settings | control section planes. |
| Transform | move, rotate, and scale the section planes/box. |