Interactive View Commands - Model Mode

Interactive commands in Model and Reports Mode are always active and do not need to be selected in order to use them. These types of commands are referred to as 'transparent commands'. Transparent commands are included in the menu for reference only (indicated by brackets {}), clicking on the commands has no effect.

Interactive commands use a set time interval to redraw the display while the command is active. For large environments, the view contents may be only partially drawn to minimize delays. Once the interactive command is complete (stop moving the mouse or mouse button), the environment will be completely redrawn.

Interactive-Pan

Press and hold the mouse wheel button and move the mouse in the direction you would like to pan (e.g. move mouse up to pan up).

Interactive-Zoom

Scroll the mouse wheel button up to zoom in and scroll down to zoom out. Tip: place the cursor over the place in the model on which you wish to zoom in or out.

Interactive-Isometric

Press and hold the Shift key and press and hold mouse wheel button. Move the mouse left/right to rotate the view, move up/down to tilt the view. You can also interactively change the isometric view by pressing the Shift key in conjunction with the left/right arrows keys to rotate or with the up/down arrows keys to tilt.

• This interactive command is only available Model Mode and Render Mode.
• The 'virtual axis' will be displayed while interactively changing the isometric view, indicating the point about which the view is being rotated and titled about (rotation point).
• Trick - If you want to set a particular point to rotate about (rotation point), simply move the cursor to the desired point and zoom in/out using the mouse wheel button. This process centers the view about the cursor position, which then becomes the current rotation point!