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Navigate the view of an imported surface model.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Transcript
00:03
to adjust your view of the surface model.
00:05
You can use the navigation tools in the toolbox or you can use your mouse.
00:09
For example, if you want to zoom in on a specific area of a surface in the toolbox,
00:15
expand the tools node
00:17
and click band zoom.
00:20
Then in the plan view, click and drag to draw a rectangle over the area.
00:23
You want to zoom in on
00:25
as soon as you let go of the mouse button, the view instantly zooms into that area.
00:31
To pan the view, simply click and drag anywhere in the plan view model.
00:35
Using the left button of your mouse
00:38
to zoom in and out,
00:39
scroll the mouse wheel and it will zoom in on whatever is centered in the view.
00:44
The tree view also has some view controls that affect the entire surface model,
00:49
expand the surface node and you can see that the contours, surface color fill,
00:54
legend and three D.
00:56
View are all active in the current view,
00:60
click the contours checkbox to turn off the view of the contours,
01:04
click it again to turn them back on,
01:06
continue to explore the model view navigation tools. If you get lost
01:11
from the toolbox, click view extents to see the entire model view
Video transcript
00:03
to adjust your view of the surface model.
00:05
You can use the navigation tools in the toolbox or you can use your mouse.
00:09
For example, if you want to zoom in on a specific area of a surface in the toolbox,
00:15
expand the tools node
00:17
and click band zoom.
00:20
Then in the plan view, click and drag to draw a rectangle over the area.
00:23
You want to zoom in on
00:25
as soon as you let go of the mouse button, the view instantly zooms into that area.
00:31
To pan the view, simply click and drag anywhere in the plan view model.
00:35
Using the left button of your mouse
00:38
to zoom in and out,
00:39
scroll the mouse wheel and it will zoom in on whatever is centered in the view.
00:44
The tree view also has some view controls that affect the entire surface model,
00:49
expand the surface node and you can see that the contours, surface color fill,
00:54
legend and three D.
00:56
View are all active in the current view,
00:60
click the contours checkbox to turn off the view of the contours,
01:04
click it again to turn them back on,
01:06
continue to explore the model view navigation tools. If you get lost
01:11
from the toolbox, click view extents to see the entire model view
To adjust your view of the surface model, you can use the navigation tools in the Toolbox, or you can use your mouse.
In this example, the Contours, Surface Color Fill, Legend, and 3D view are all active in the current view.
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