Demonstrate view controls

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Demonstrate view controls.

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After completing this video,

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you'll be able to create a named view and change the default view.

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In fusion,

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let's begin with the supply dataset Viewcontrol.

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F3D.

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View controls can come in handy in a number of different areas in fusion.

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For example,

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creating named views can be helpful in detailed drawings,

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as well as creating exploded view animations.

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But there are some defaults or some standard practices

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we want to make sure that we understand.

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When we're working in fusion,

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we've got a view cube at the top right.

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This allows us to see things like the front,

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right,

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and top views fairly easily.

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However,

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we can reset this if our model is not in the correct orientation.

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For example,

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I can take a look at the front view,

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using this dropdown,

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I can reset my current view as the top view.

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This isn't going to affect our XYZ coordinates,

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but it will affect the view cube itself.

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So now the top,

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the front,

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and the right will be in different orientations.

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We can also do this by resetting the home view.

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Now if we want to,

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we can reset the front and go back to the default orientation.

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This can be helpful when you're dealing with complex models

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that don't fall in the standard Zup coordinate system,

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and you need to use some of these new views to reorient the view cube.

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Another way that we can do this is by creating named views.

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By default,

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there is a top,

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front,

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right,

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and home named view.

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By clicking on these,

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we'll get an animation going to those views.

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We can also create our own named views.

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If we have a specific orientation that we want to view our model in,

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for example,

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let's say this.

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We can right click on the named view folder

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and create a new named view.

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Now,

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anytime we rotate our model,

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we simply need to click on that name view to go back to it.

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Once again,

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this can be used in detailed drawings as well as exploded view animations.

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Because an exploded view animation stops at the last view in that animation,

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but doesn't make use of the camera position,

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using a named view is important to ensure that our exploded

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views are in the correct orientation in our detailed drawings.

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We do have a couple of other settings that we want to mention.

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The very bottom center of our screen,

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we've got display settings that can change things like our visual style.

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For example,

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if we want to view our model without edges.

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These also have shortcut keys which we can see on the right-hand side,

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but viewing our model as a wire frame,

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or going back to a shaded with visible edges can be very helpful.

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There are also some standard options for things like the environment,

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the effects,

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the object visibility,

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the camera,

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as well as the ground plane offset.

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We can also enter full screen mode by using Control shift F or using this here.

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That's simply going to get rid of the top bar at the screen.

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You can go back to this by exiting full screen.

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We also have some options for turning on grids and snaps.

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The layout grid is off by default,

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but we can turn it on if you decide to see that during your modeling process.

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We can also set multiple viewports.

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This allows us to have a linked view

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based on the different orientations.

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Now by default,

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these views are not going to be linked,

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but they are going to change to the default front,

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top and right views

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based on those standard settings.

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The top right view here will be our isometric view.

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We can always go back to synchronize these viewports so that way anytime we move one,

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all of them will move.

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We can also go back to a single viewport if we wish.

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Some of these basic steps in working inside a fusion and the default orientations

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and name views can really help the process as your models become complex,

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as well as a large number of components in them.

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Make sure that you have a basic understanding on

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how to reset and work with the View cube,

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your default view settings,

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as well as creating and managing your named views.

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Once you're done,

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go ahead and save this design and move on.