Graphics Programs Reference
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to the Navigate panel on the View tab, by going to the Navigation bar in the
Graphics window, by pressing the F2 key, or by clicking and holding the middle
mouse button.
Zoom The Zoom tool has several optional modes. The basic Zoom tool
smoothly makes the model appear larger or smaller depending on the input
you give it. You can find the Zoom tool by going to the drop-down under the
Navigate panel on the View tab, by locating the Zoom icon on the Navigation
bar, by pressing the F3 key and clicking and dragging your mouse button, or by
rotating a mouse wheel.
Free Orbit When you start Free Orbit by going to the Navigate panel, by going
to Navigation bar, or by pressing F4, a reticle appears on the screen. Moving
your cursor around the reticle displays different tools. Figure 1.13 shows icons
inside, outside, and near the x- and y-axes of the reticle. Clicking inside the
reticle orbits the model in a tumbling manner. Clicking and dragging near the
x- or y-axis or just outside of the reticle isolates the orbit around an axis.
FIGURE 1.13 It is important to be able to easily
reposition your view of the model for editing.
View History You can return to a previous view or views by pressing and hold-
ing the F5 key until a view that you had before is restored on the screen.
The ViewCube It's very likely the current view of the assembly isn't the only
useful view that you might need to develop the design. The ViewCube allows you
to rotate your design and position it based on standard views aligned with the
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