Contents

Index

Tools on the "Window" menu

Viewports

This section shows the tools on the Window menu. You can use these tools to use and arrange the viewports on screen.

Tool

Use

New Viewport

Using New Viewport, you open a new viewport for the current document.

Animation Window

Using Animation Window, you open a new viewport displaying your 3D model in the Animation view type. Navigation mode is active by default.

1 Viewport

2 Viewports

3 Viewports

4 Viewports, Arrangement 1

4 Viewports, Arrangement 2

Using Window Arrangement, you can divide the workspace into a number of different preset viewports. For instance, you might have three viewports, each showing a different view of the design.

2+1 Animation Window

Using 2+1 Animation Window, you divide your workspace up into three viewports. The viewport at top left automatically shows the Animation view type.

Arrangement - To the left, right

Using Arrangement - To the Left / Right, you define where the viewports are arranged when you select one of these Arrangements. You can choose between To the left or To the right.

Save, Load Arrangement

Using Save, Load Arrangement , you save the current arrangement or load an arrangement you save beforehand.

Arrange Icons

Using Arrange Icons, you arrange the icons of minimized viewports at the bottom of the viewport.

Tile Horizontally

Tile horizontally shows all open viewports stacked. They are arranged in such a manner that they have the same size and do not overlap. If more than three viewports are open, they are arranged in several columns.

Note: You can only select this tool when Connected is not selected.

Tile Vertically

Tile vertically shows all open viewports size side by side. They are arranged in such a manner that they have the same size and do not overlap. If more than three viewports are open, they are arranged in several rows.

Note: You can only select this tool when Connected is not selected.

Connected

Using Connected, you connect all open viewports. Boundary lines are displayed between the individual viewports. When you change the size of a viewport, all the other viewports adjust interactively. New viewports are integrated in the existing arrangement.

List of viewports

Lists the currently open viewports. If you have opened more than nine viewports, you can use the More Windows entry to access viewport number 9 and the following viewports.

Click the viewport to which you want to switch.

More Viewports

If more than nine viewports are open, you can find the More Windows .... entry on the Window menu. Clicking this entry opens a dialog box listing all the viewports that are currently open.

 

 



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