Use Navigation Bar

The navigation bar provides access to navigation and orientation tools from a single interface.

The navigation bar floats over and along one of the sides of the current window. You start navigation tools by clicking one of the buttons on the navigation bar or selecting one of the tools from a list that is displayed when you click the smaller portion of a split button.

The following tools are available from the navigation bar:

• Steering Wheels - Collection of wheels that offer rapid switching between specialized navigation tools.
• Pan - Repositions the view in the drawing area.
• Zoom - Changes the magnification of the view.
• Orbit - Set of navigation tools for rotating the current view of the model.
• ShowMotion - User interface element that provides an onscreen display for creating and playing back cinematic camera animations for design review, presentation, and bookmark-style navigation.

Control the Display of Navigation Tools on the Navigation Bar

You can control which navigation tools are displayed on the navigation bar with the customize menu button, which is located in the lower right corner of the navigation bar. The ViewCube button is displayed on the navigation bar only when the ViewCube tool is hidden.

Reposition and Reorient the Navigation Bar

The position and orientation of the navigation bar can be adjusted by linking it to the ViewCube tool, docking it when the ViewCube tool is not displayed, or freely positioning it along an edge of the current window.

When linked to the ViewCube tool, the navigation bar is positioned above or below the ViewCube tool and in a vertical orientation. When not linked or docked, the navigation bar can be aligned along a window edge.

You can specify how the navigation bar can be repositioned from the customize menu button. When the navigation bar is not linked to the ViewCube tool or docked, a grip handle is displayed. Drag the grip handle on the navigation bar to reposition it.

If the side of the window that the navigation bar is aligned to is not long enough to show the entire navigation bar, it is truncated to fit. When truncated, a more controls button is displayed and replaces the customize button. When you click the more controls button, a menu is displayed that contains the navigation tools that are not currently displayed.

Procedures

To display or hide the navigation bar

1. Click Home tab User Interface panel User Interface drop-down menu.
2. Select or clear Navigation Bar.

To customize the navigation bar

1. On the navigation bar, in the lower-left corner, click the Customize Menu button.
2. Click the navigation tool you want to display on the navigation bar. Uncheck the tool to remove it from the navigation bar. Alternatively, right click a tool in the navigation bar and click Remove From Navigation Bar.

To reposition the navigation bar and ViewCube

1. On the navigation bar, in the lower-left corner, click the Customize Menu button.
2. Click Docking Positions Link to ViewCube.

   When Link to ViewCube is checked, the navigation bar and ViewCube are repositioned together in the current window.

3. Click customize menu button Docking Positions and then a docking position.

   The navigation bar and ViewCube are repositioned.

To link the position of the navigation bar to ViewCube

1. On the navigation bar, in the lower-left corner, click the Customize Menu button.
2. Click Docking Positions check Link to ViewCube.

   When Link to ViewCube is checked, the navigation bar and ViewCube are repositioned together in the current window.

To reposition the navigation bar along an edge of the window

1. On the navigation bar, in the lower-left corner, click the Customize Menu button.
2. Click Docking Positions uncheck Link to ViewCube.

   The grip handle for the navigation bar is displayed along the top of the navigation bar.

3. Click the grip handle and drag the navigation bar to reposition it along a window edge.