A Few Necessary Skills: Navigation and Part Visibility

Let's start with some essential techniques...

1. To open up some additional screen space, collapse the Output bar by clicking the Output Bar button:

   

   

   Note: There are three basic ways to navigate (move) the model--rotate, zoom, and pan.

2. To rotate the model, press Shift and the middle mouse button, and move the mouse:

   

3. To zoom, roll the scroll wheel:

   

4. To pan (move), hold the middle mouse button, and move the mouse:

   

   Note: In several steps, we will hide an exterior part to access an internal part.

5. To hide an object, hover over it, and press Ctrl and the middle mouse button:

   

   

   An alternative way to hide parts is to left click, and click the Hide icon from the toolbar:

   

6. To show all the parts, press Ctrl and middle click off the model in the graphics window:

   

   Alternatively, left click, and click the Show all icon:

   

   

In the next steps, we rotate, pan, and zoom the model and hide parts. It's a good idea to get familiar with these useful techniques.

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