Displaying A 3D View; Specifying Camera Position In A 3D View; Modifying The Camera Position In A Perspective 3D View - Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010 User Manual

4 Drag the camera to modify the camera level. Drag the hollow blue dot to modify the focal point

Displaying a 3D View

Double-click the 3D view name in the Project Browser.
If the view is open but hidden behind another view, click View tab
drop-down

Specifying Camera Position in a 3D View

You can set the position of the camera in a 3D view. Changes made to the orientation or position of the 3D
camera are considered temporary until they are saved. For information on saving a 3D view, see
3D View Orientation as a Project View
1 Open a 3D view.
2 Right-click the ViewCube, and click Orient to View or Orient to a Direction.

Modifying the Camera Position in a Perspective 3D View

NOTE Changes made to the orientation or position of the 3D camera are considered temporary until they are
saved. For information on saving a 3D view, see
Camera for perspective 3D view
Camera for orthographic 3D view
The hollow blue dot is the focal point and the pink dot is the target point.
around the axis of rotation (the target point).
<view name>.
Orient to View allows you to select another view. 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.
NOTE To turn off the section box, in the Project Browser right-click the view name, and select
Properties. In the Instance Properties dialog, clear the Section Box check box.
Orient to a Direction includes options to orient the camera north, south, east, west, northeast,
northwest, southeast, southwest, or top (places the camera at the top of the model).
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Saving a 3D View Orientation as a Project View
Windows panel Switch Windows
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Saving a