Object Viewer Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to control the view of selected objects in your drawing.

The Object Viewer contains the ViewCube and the SteeringWheel. For more information, see "Use ViewCube" and "Navigation Wheels" in the AutoCAD Help.

Save Image

Saves the current view as a separate file. The supported file formats are PNG, JPG, BMP, TIF.

Visual Style List

Specifies the object appearance style. Set the style to one of the following:

• 3D Hidden: Displays objects in the current view in a 3D wireframe representation with all visible lines displayed as continuous and all hidden lines displayed as dashed.
• 3D Wireframe: Displays objects in the current view in a 3D wireframe representation with all lines displayed, including those hidden by other objects.
• Conceptual: Displays objects in a transparently shaded 3D view with all lines visible.
• Realistic: Displays objects in a shaded 3D view.

Pan

Moves the current view without changing its size.

Zoom

Increases or decreases the apparent size of objects in the current viewport.

SteeringWheel

Provides a Navigation Wheels menu that is divided into different sections known as wedges. Each wedge on the wheel represents a single navigation tool. You can pan, zoom, or manipulate the current view of a model in different ways.

3D Orbit

Sets the display window to 3D orbit view.

Note: Hold down Shift and click to pan in the Object Viewer. Hold down Ctrl and click to zoom in the Object Viewer.

Adjust Distance

Displaces objects a specified distance in a specified direction. This control is available only when the Perspective control is selected.

View Control List

Specifies the current view. Set the view to either Top, Bottom, Left, Right,Front, or Back. Set the isometric view to either SW Isometric, SE Isometric, NE Isometric, or NW Isometric

Parallel

Sets the view to a parallel plane.

Perspective

Sets a perspective view and makes the Adjust Distance and Lens Length controls available.

Lens Length

Sets the length of the lens used in perspective viewing for the current viewport. This control is available only when the Perspective control is selected.

Zoom Window

Zooms to display an area specified by a rectangular window.

Zoom Center

Zooms to display a window defined by a center point.

Zoom Extents

Zooms to display the drawing extents and results in the largest possible display of all the objects in the window area.

Zoom In

Zooms in an increment as defined by the Zoom Factor.

Zoom Out

Zooms out an increment as defined by the Zoom Factor.

Zoom Factor

Sets the zoom increments used by the Zoom In and Zoom Out commands.

Set View

Sets the view in the drawing equal to the view in the Object Viewer.

Display Configuration List

Specifies the object viewer display configuration.

Note: Autodesk Civil 3D supports only the Standard Display Configuration.