Default Views - Concepts
AGi32 provides ten predefined views for your use with any rendered environment. The display extents of the environment are used to display the entire environment each time a default view is selected.
Default View Summary
The following table lists the Eye and Focus positions of all default views.
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Default View |
Eye Position |
Focus Position |
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Front |
X = Center of Display Extents in X direction Y = Set distance from minimum Y Z = Center of display extents in Z direction |
Center of Display Extents in all directions (X, Y and Z) |
Default view for all new views Parallel to X axis looking at the center of display extents. (Looking North in AGi32 world coordinates) |
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Back |
X = Center of Display Extents in X direction Y = Set distance from maximum Y Z = Center of display extents in Z direction |
Center of Display Extents in all directions (X, Y and Z) |
Parallel to X axis looking at the center of display extents. (Looking South in AGi32 world coordinates) |
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Left |
X = Set distance from minimum X Y = Center of Display Extents in Y direction Z = Center of display extents in Z direction |
Center of Display Extents in all directions (X, Y and Z) |
Parallel to Y axis looking at the center of display extents. (Looking East in AGi32 world coordinates) |
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Right |
X = Set distance from maximum X Y = Center of Display Extents in Y direction Z = Center of display extents in Z direction |
Center of Display Extents in all directions (X, Y and Z) |
Parallel to Y axis looking at the center of display extents. (Looking West in AGi32 world coordinates) |
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Top |
X = Center of display extents in X direction Y = Center of Display Extents in Y direction Z = Set distance from maximum Z |
Center of Display Extents in all directions (X, Y and Z) |
Parallel to Z axis looking at the center of display extents. |
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Bottom |
X = Center of display extents in X direction Y = Center of Display Extents in Y direction Z = Set distance from minimum Z |
Center of Display Extents in all directions (X, Y and Z) |
Parallel to Z axis looking at the center of display extents. |
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South East |
X = Maximum X + Display Extents in X Direction/2 Y = Set distance from minimum Y Z = Maximum Z |
Center of Display Extents in all directions (X, Y and Z) |
Set back from the South East corner of the display (at the top of the display extents in the Z direction) looking at the center of display extents. |
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South West |
X = Minimum X - Display Extents in X Direction/2 Y = Set distance from minimum Y Z = Maximum Z |
Center of Display Extents in all directions (X, Y and Z) |
Set back from the South West corner of the display (at the top of the display extents in the Z direction) looking at the center of display extents. |
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North East |
X = Maximum X + Display Extents in X Direction/2 Y = Set distance from maximum Y Z = Maximum Z |
Center of Display Extents in all directions (X, Y and Z) |
Set back from the North East corner of the display (at the top of the display extents in the Z direction) looking at the center of display extents. |
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North West |
X = Minimum X - Display Extents in X Direction/2 Y = Set distance from maximum Y Z = Maximum Z |
Center of Display Extents in all directions (X, Y and Z) |
Set back from the North West corner of the display (at the top of the display extents in the Z direction) looking at the center of display extents. |
Graphic Examples
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View Name |
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Front |
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The Front view is used as the default view for all new Views. The view presents a one point perspective of the environment looking at the front (South) elevation of the image. The View is taken parallel to the X axis and at a fixed distance from the minimum Y coordinate. The focus point is placed at the center of the image. |
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Back |
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The Back view presents a one point perspective of the environment looking at the back (North) elevation of the image. The View is taken parallel to the X axis and at a fixed distance from the maximum Y coordinate. The focus point is placed at the center of the image. |
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Left |
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The Left view presents a one point perspective of the environment looking at the left (West) elevation of the image. The View is taken parallel to the Y axis and at a fixed distance from the minimum Y coordinate. The focus point is placed at the center of the image. |
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Right |
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The Right view presents a one point perspective of the environment looking at the right (East) elevation of the image. The View is taken parallel to the Y axis and at a fixed distance from the maximum Y coordinate. The focus point is placed at the center of the image. |
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Top |
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The Top view presents a one point perspective of the environment looking at a plan view of the image. The View is taken perpendicular to the Z axis and at a fixed distance from the maximum Z coordinate. The focus point is placed at the center of the image. |
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Bottom |
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The Bottom view presents a one point perspective of the environment looking up from the bottom of the image. The View is taken perpendicular to the Z axis and at a fixed distance from the minimum Z coordinate. The focus point is placed at the center of the image. |
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North East |
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The North East view presents a two point perspective of the environment looking from the North East corner towards the center of the image. |
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North West |
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The North West view presents a two point perspective of the environment looking from the North West corner towards the center of the image. |
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South East |
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The South East view presents a two point perspective of the environment looking from the South East corner towards the center of the image. |
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South West |
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The South West view presents a two point perspective of the environment looking from the South West corner towards the center of the image. |
