The application options set the preferences for the appearance of the ViewCube.
| Show the ViewCube | When enabled, the ViewCube displays in the Drawing area by default. |
| On-screen Position | The ViewCube can be placed in any corner of the screen by selecting one of the items in the On-screen Position combo box control: Top Right, Bottom Right, Top Left, or Bottom Left. |
| ViewCube Size | Sets the ViewCube size to Tiny, Small, Normal, or Large. |
| Inactive Opacity | When the cursor is in the vicinity of the ViewCube, the cube and all the additional controls are displayed fully opaque. When you move the cursor away from the ViewCube, the ViewCube may be displayed at reduced opacity. Use this control to specify the opacity level when the cursor is away from the (inactive) ViewCube. |
| Snap to closest view | While being dragged, the ViewCube and the scene rotate like an arcball. If Snap to closest view is selected, the viewpoint snaps to one of the fixed views when it is angularly close to one of the fixed views. |
| Use animated transitions when switching views | An animated transition displays when you click on a section of the ViewCube to help visualize the spatial relationship between the current viewpoint and the selected viewpoint.
Note: When navigating 3D models that are geometrically complex, the application frame rate can drop significantly and make it difficult for the system to smoothly animate a viewpoint transition.
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