To Define the View in the Object Viewer

The Object Viewer lets you display selected objects, styles, or tools in different view directions, display configurations, and visual styles. You can also define parallel or perspective views.

1. Open the Object Viewer from one of these locations:
   • Select an object in the drawing area, and click <Object> tab General panel Object Viewer.
   • Click Manage tabStyle & Display panelStyle Manager, and click the button.

     Alternatively, you can click the button (Inline Edit Toggle) to display the Object Viewer embedded inside Style Manager.

   • Select a mass group, and click Mass Group tabModify panelShow Model Explorer.
2. Select a visual style from the drop-down menu on the top left.

   Alternatively, right-click in the preview area, click Visual Style, and select the desired style.

3. Select a display configuration from the drop-down list below the Visual Styles drop-down list.

   Display configurations are collections of object display representations, determining which objects are visible, and how the objects are displayed per view.

   Note: Display configurations are not available in some embedded Object Viewers.
4. Select a view direction from the drop-down menu on the top right.

   Alternatively, right-click in the preview area, click Preset Views, and select the desired view direction.

5. Select the projection type of the objects in the preview:
   • Click to display the objects in a parallel projection.
   • Click to display the objects in a perspective projection. Perspective views require a distance between a theoretical camera and target point. in order to change the lens length of the camera, click and enter the desired value.

   Alternatively, right-click in the preview area, click Projection, and select the desired view projection.

   Note: In embedded Object Viewers, only the context menu options of these commands are available.