Overview

You can use functions from the View window toolbar or the View ribbon control menu to modify the display of data in the View Window. The tools do not change the data itself.

Icons   Description Shortcut
Predefined Views — Provides a choice of views of the scene from the main orthogonal directions aligned with the axes (Top, Bottom, Front, Back, Left and Right). The command provides two-stage functionality, described below:
  1. Selecting a predefined view once will simply align the present camera settings to the selected direction, with no change to zoom.
  2. Selecting the same predefined view again immediately will zoom out and centre the view to display all objects from that direction.
 End
Zoom to Selection — Zooms the view window to include all the selected objects (without changing the camera direction).

L

Set camera view point — Displays the data from a defined position, towards a selected orientation.
  1. Click the Set camera view point  button to launch the Set view point dialog in the Status bar.
  2. Manually enter the camera position, or click in the desired location in the view window.
  3. Manually enter the camera orientation, or click in the desired location in the view window.
 Shift+K

Set centre of rotation — Moves the centre of rotation. Click on the button then in the new location. When rotating a view, the centre of rotation is at the position of the axes in the view window.

Tip:   If the axes are blocking data from view, right-click and select Show axes to deselect them. Select Show axes again to redisplay the axes. Alternatively, toggle A.

C

Set manipulation mode — Sets one of four manipulation modes are available to manipulate the view of the data.
  • Z up mode: The Z axis is constrained to move in the vertical plane in your viewing direction, regardless of viewing angle. This is the default mode.
  • Look from mode: Fixes the viewpoint. Use to maintain a fixed location in space.
  • Plan view mode: Sets the view to look down on the data.
  • Screen mode: Rotates views in any orientation.

 

Z

K

P

S

Set projection mode — Toggles between orthographic and perspective projection.

  • Perspective projection: Displays data naturally as it would appear from a single viewpoint. Objects appear smaller further away.
  • Orthographic projection: Displays all data at the same size regardless of distance.

8

Select all visible data — Selects all objects or primitives (based on the current selection type).

Ctrl+A
Invert selection — Changes selection to all visible data that was not selected.

I

Surface render mode — Switches the rendering between solid, wireframe and points display.

The selection affects all objects in the view window.

 G

Set lighting state — Switches the left and right side lights to alter scene lighting and subsequent shadow display.

  • Toggle left light
  • Toggle right light

 

Alt+4

Alt+5
Headlight — Turns the headlight on and off. The Headlight is a light aligned permanently with the camera direction. Alt+3
Coordinate Grid — Toggles display of coordinate grid. The grid is viewable only from above (looking down z axis) in orthographic mode. The grid is auto-scaling and displays basic dimensions.  
Set Action plane position  

(ribbon menu)

(toolbar)

 Save and restore action plane  
Toggle action plane visibility Shift+A
Toggle hide/display action manipulator  
Choose predefined views  
Set Quick sections — Sets the position of the action plane and displays the section mode.  
Section view mode (strip)  
Section Manager — Enables precise control of sections. Shift+/

Export to 3D PDF — Creates a 3D PDF for easy distribution of data.

Export to U3D — Creates a Universal 3D file of the current view.

  
Image Render — Renders a high resolution image of the view.  
Animation Editor — Sets up and renders animated scenes including data.  
Imago — Opens a link to the associated Imago Light-Table image when selecting a position on a drillhole.  
  Drillhole Visualisation Specification — Recalls the drillhole visualisation configuration selected from the dropdown.  
Drillhole Display — Sets the appearance of drillholes. Choose between Trace and Collar Point.  
Drillhole Collar Labels — Toggles display of drillhole name labels.  
Drillhole Intervals — Sets presentation of drillhole intervals. Choose between discs, centrelines or both.  
Drillhole Interval Labels — Toggles display of interval labels.  
  Drillhole disc — Changes the display size of drillhole discs.  
Visibility Editor — Displays a list of the contents of the view window, which can be hidden and redisplayed. V
Ribbon Width Multiplier — Allows adjustment of the ribbon width in the view.  

Juxtaposition View — Splits the view in half for easy comparison of objects.

  
Tile and Tie — Tiles docked view windows in the workspace and ties them together to enable simultaneous manipulation of the view window contents. Actions performed in one window apply to other tied windows. Only visible when multiple view windows are open.  
Sectioning Overview — Places a thumbnail in the view window for tracking view orientation when working with sections.