SteeringWheel Settings

Access Methods

 Shortcut menu: Right click on a SteeringWheel and choose SteeringWheel Settings.

Big Wheels

Preview Thumbnail

Displays a real-time preview of the big wheels based on the current settings.

Wheel Size

Sets the display size of the big wheels.

Wheel Opacity

Determines the opacity level of the big wheels.

Mini Wheels

Preview Thumbnail

Displays a real-time preview of the mini wheels based on the current settings.

Wheel Size

Sets the display size of the mini wheels.

Wheel Opacity

Determines the opacity level of the mini wheels.

Display

Show Tool Messages

Controls the display of messages for the active tool.

Show Tooltips

Controls the display of tooltips for the wedges and buttons on a wheel.

Show the Pinned Wheel at Startup

Specifies if the wheel is initially pinned when first activated or follows the cursor. If pinned, the First Contact balloon is displayed when the wheel is first activated.

Walk Tool

Constrain Walk Angle to Ground Plane

Controls if you can adjust the current view along the Z direction or not when using the Walk tool.

Walk Speed

Sets the movement speed for the Walk tool.

Zoom Tool

Enable Single Click Incremental Zoom

Controls if single clicking over the Zoom tool on the Full Navigation wheel causes the magnification of the current view to increase by 25 percent.

Invert Vertical Axis for Look Tool

Determines the direction that you drag the mouse to move the source and target points of the current view up or down when using the Look tool.

Maintain Up Direction for Orbit Tool

Specifies whether the viewpoint of the model can be turned upside-down or not when using the Orbit tool.

Use Selection Sensitivity for Orbit Tool

Specifies if the objects selected before a wheel is displayed are used to define the pivot point for the Orbit tool.

Rewind Thumbnail

Controls when thumbnails are generated for view changes that are made without using a wheel. The generated thumbnails are used for the Rewind tool.

Never

No preview thumbnails are generated when a view change occurs outside the SteeringWheels.

On Demand When the Bracket is Moved Over an Empty Frame

Preview thumbnails are generated on demand for the Rewind tool when the bracket is positioned over an empty frame.

Automatically When a View Change Occurs

Preview thumbnails are automatically generated after each view change occurs.

Restore Defaults

Applies the default settings for SteeringWheels.