ViewCube Menu Reference

Note: The model ground plane position is related to the ViewCube. Redefining the ViewCube can affect the position of the ground plane.

Access

Right-click the compass, Home icon, or the main area of the ViewCube.
Click the context menu button located near the ViewCube.
Ribbon: View tab Windows pane User Interface ViewCube On the drop-down menu, select, or clear ViewCube to turn on or off the display. ViewCube remains available on the Navigation bar .

Go Home

Restores the view you save as the Home view of the model.

Orthographic

Switches the current view to a display mode where all points of a model are projected along parallel lines to the screen.

Perspective

Switches the current view to a display mode where a model is displayed in three-point perspective. Similar to the way the human eye perceives objects in the real world.

Perspective with Ortho Faces

Switches to display the model in orthographic projection when one of the faces of the ViewCube is active. Not available if the current view aligns with a face view defined on the ViewCube.

Lock to Current Selection

Locks the view to one or a set of selected objects. Defines the center of the current view and the distance from center for the view, based on the selected objects. Remains locked until cleared.

Note: If you click Home on the ViewCube, the view returns to the Home view, even if Lock to Current Selection is selected.

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.

Set current view as

Sets the ViewCube orientation relative to the model. Aligns the current view to look at the TOP or FRONT of the model, then sets the current view 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

Resets the front view to the default setting.

The front view that is defined in the top-level assembly file prevails as the front view when you edit a part in an assembly file.

This orientation is assigned to migrated legacy files.

Options

Opens the ViewCube Options dialog box.

Help Topics

Launches the online Help system, and displays the topic on the ViewCube.