ViewCube Menu
Use the ViewCube menu to restore and define the Home view of a model, switch between view projection modes, and change the interactive behavior and appearance of the ViewCube. To display the ViewCube menu, do one of the following:
- Right-click on the ViewCube, the Home icon, or the Compass.
- Click the context menu button located near the ViewCube.
You can access the following options from the ViewCube menu:
| Home | The default view of the model. You can change the default view using Set current view as home. You can navigate to the Home position by selecting this option from the context menu or by clicking the Home icon displayed just above the ViewCube. |
Orthographic | A display mode where all points of a model are projected along parallel lines to the screen. |
Perspective | A display mode where a model is displayed in three-point perspective, very similar to the way objects in the real world are perceived by the human eye. |
Set current view as Home | Defines the current view as the default view: - Fixed Distance: Sets a Home view that defines both the direction of the view and the extent of the model that fills the view.
- Fit to View: Sets a Home view that defines the direction of the view, with the extent always ‘view all’. The initial Home view of Legacy documents is set to Fit to View.
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Reset Home | Restores the home view to the default home view for the model. |
Set current view as Front | Set the ViewCube orientation relative to the model by aligning the current view to look at the FRONT of the model, then use Set current view as with the appropriate selection. The ViewCube Bottom view determines the orientation of the model ground plane. Redefining the ViewCube affects the model ground plane, ground shadows, and ground reflections. |
Reset Front | Restores the front view to the default setting. |
Properties | Opens the ViewCube Properties dialog. |
Help | Opens the online Help system to the ViewCube topic. |