To Work With Orbiting a 3D Object

To Orbit the View of a 3D Object

1. Select one or more objects that you want to view with 3DORBIT or select no objects if you want to view the entire drawing.
   Note: OLE objects and raster objects do not appear in the 3D Orbit view.
2. Click View menu Orbit Constrained Orbit.
3. Use one of the following methods to orbit around the objects:
   • To rotate along the XY plane, click in the drawing and drag the cursor left or right.
   • To rotate along the Z axis, click in the drawing and drag the cursor up or down.
   • To allow unconstrained orbiting along the XY plane and the Z axis, press Shift while you drag the cursor. An arcball is displayed and you can use the 3D Free Orbit interaction.

To Orbit a 3D View Without Constraining the Direction (3D Free Orbit)

1. Select one or more objects that you want to view with 3DFORBIT or select no objects if you want to view the entire drawing.
2. Click View menu Orbit Free Orbit.
An arcball is displayed in the drawing area.

3. To set the target point of the orbit, right-click the drawing area and choose an option.
   • To orbit the objects about the center point of the arc ball, select Enable Orbit Auto Target.
   • To orbit the camera location, or point of view around the objects, clear the Enable Orbit Auto Target checkmark. The center of the arcball becomes the target point.
4. Move the cursor over different parts of the arcball to display the 3D free orbit icon that you want to use. Then drag to orbit the view.