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.

Right-click the ViewCube to display the ViewCube Menu.

The ViewCube menu has the following options:

• Go Home. Restores the Home view saved with the model.
• Save View. Saves the current view orientation with a unique name.
  Note: Save View only allows you to save a 3D view with a unique name when you are viewing the default 3D view. If you are viewing a previously saved orthographic 3D view or a perspective (camera) 3D view, the view is simply saved with the new orientation and you are not prompted to supply a unique name.
• Lock to Selection. Uses the selected objects to define the center of the view when a view orientation change occurs with the ViewCube.
  Note: If you click Home on the ViewCube, the view returns to the Home view even if Lock to Selection is selected.
• Perspective. Specifies the projection mode to a perspective view.
• Orthographic. Specifies the projection mode to an orthographic view.
• Set Current View as Home. Defines the Home view of the model based on the current view.
• Set Front to View. Changes the direction that is defined as Front on the ViewCube, and orients the 3D view to it.
• Reset Front. Resets the Front view of the model to its default orientation.
• Show Compass. Displays or hides the compass around the ViewCube.
• Orient to a View. Orients a 3D view to any plan, elevation, section or 3D view in the model. The camera moves to the same location as in the view you specify, and a section box is placed around the model that emulates the extents of the selected view. This feature can be helpful when you want to render a 2D view.
• Orient to a Direction. Orients the camera north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest, or top (places the camera at the top of the model).
• Orient to a Plane. Orients the view to a plane that you specify.
• Help. Launches the online Help system and displays the topic for the ViewCube.
• Options. Displays the dialog that allows you to adjust the appearance and behavior of the ViewCube.