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Atmosphere Builder Basics
Scrolling wireframe views
If the area of the wireframe you want to work on is not visible in the document window,
you can scroll to bring that area into view.
To scroll a view:
Select the pan tool
Rotating wireframe views
You can rotate a wireframe view in the document window to see the objects from a
different perspective. Keep in mind that rotating the view does not change the orientation
of individual objects, only the angle at which you see the wireframe as whole. For infor-
mation on rotating individual objects, see "Rotating objects" on page 40.
To rotate a view:
Select the rotate objects tool
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Drag to the left in the document window to rotate the view clockwise; drag to the right
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to rotate the view counter-clockwise.
Magnifying and reducing wireframe views
You can magnify your view to see the wireframe in greater detail, or you can reduce your
view to see a larger portion of the wireframe. Keep in mind that zooming in and out does
not change the actual size of the objects, only the magnification at which you see them.
For information on changing the scale of objects, see "Scaling and distorting objects" on
page 41.
To zoom in and out by dragging:
Select the zoom tool
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Drag to the right in the document window to zoom in, or to the left to zoom out. Your
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view zooms in and out on a continuous range of percentages based on how much you drag.
To zoom in by clicking:
Select the zoom in tool
to magnify.
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, and click a point in the wireframe around which you want
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