Displaying The Viewcube Compass; Viewcube Menu; Show Or Hide The Viewcube - Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010 User Manual

Displaying the ViewCube Compass

To display the compass below ViewCube
Right-click the ViewCube, and click Show Compass. The compass reflects the current orientation of the
view. For more information, see
1 Right-click ViewCube and click Options.
2 In the Options dialog, under Compass, select Show the Compass with the ViewCube (current project
only).
The compass is displayed below the ViewCube and indicates the direction of North for the model.
3 Click OK.

ViewCube Menu

Use the ViewCube menu to restore and define the Home view of a model, switch between view projection
modes, and change the interactive behavior and appearance of the ViewCube.
The ViewCube menu has the following options:
Go Home. Restores the Home view saved with the model.
Orthographic. Switches the current view to orthographic projection.
Perspective. Switches the current view to perspective projection.
Perspective with Ortho Faces. Switches the current view to perspective projection unless the current view
aligns with a face view defined on the ViewCube.
Lock to Selection. Uses the selected objects to define the center of the view when a view orientation
change occurs with the ViewCube.
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 Home view of the model based on the current view.
Set Current View as Front. Defines the Front view of the model based on the current view.
Reset Front. Resets the Front view of the model to its default orientation.
Options. Displays the dialog which allows you to adjust the appearance and behavior of the ViewCube.
Help. Launches the online Help system and displays the topic for the ViewCube.

Show or Hide the ViewCube

In a 3D view, click View tab
Alternatively, click
Relocating and Mirroring a Project
Windows panel User Interface drop-down
Options. Click the ViewCube tab, deselect Show the ViewCube, and click OK.
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