Editing 3D Views

Editing 3D Views

To Update Views While Applying Views

1.       Double-click a view to apply. That view becomes “active” view, which displays the thumbnail with the thicker red frame.

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2.       Modify the view in the Viewport based on the view type of the “active” view as needed.

3.       Double-click another view to apply.

4.       Click either Update , Save as New , or Don’t Save .

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Update

The “active” view will be updated with the current state in the Viewport.

Save New

The Name New dialog box is displayed. Type a new view name. Click OK to save the changes as a new view.

Don’t Save

Closes the dialog box and apply the double-clicked view.

 

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This is disabled in the Animation mode.

To Update Views Manually

1.       Select a view in the 3D Views pane.

2.       Modify the view in the Viewport based on the view type of the selected view.

3.       Click the Update View icon  in the Toolbar of the 3D Views pane.

To Update Views with Selected Changes

1.       Select a part or parts.

2.       Change the color, opacity, visibility, and/or positions as needed.

3.       Select a View or Views (not Camera Views) that you want to update with the changes that you made in the 3D Views pane.

4.       Click the Update Views with Selected Changes icon  in the Toolbar of the 3D Views pane.

To Rename View

1.       Select a view that you want to rename in the 3D View pane.

2.       Click the Rename View icon  in the Toolbar of the 3D Views pane.

3.       Type a new name in the Name View dialog box.

4.       Click OK .

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To Refresh View Thumbnails

From time to time 3D Model source files may be updated externally. In that case, you can refresh camera view thumbnails.

              Click the Refresh Thumbnails icon  in the Toolbar of the 3D Views pane.

To Delete Views

1.       Select a view or views that you want to delete in the 3D Views pane.

2.       Right -click.

3.       Select Delete Views from the context menu.

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You can select Delete All Views to clear the 3D Views pane.

To Lock Camera Views

You can lock camera views to prevent from accidental update or deletion.

1.       Right -click in the 3D Camera Views pane.

2.       Select Lock Views from the context menu.

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When a view is locked, you will see the locked icon at the top-left corner of the thumbnail.



 

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You can select Unlock Views in the context menu to release the lock.

To Change Thumbnail Size

1.       Right -click in the 3D Views pane.

2.       Select Thumbnail - Large , Thumbnail - Medium , or Thumbnail - Small in the context menu.

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