Geometry View

  • Orthogonal View button - Rotates the view to a front view orientation.

  • Front View button - Rotates the view to a front view orientation.

  • Side View button - Rotates the view to a top view orientation.

  • Top View button - Rotates the view to a top view orientation.

  • Reset View button - Rotates the view to a top view orientation.

  • Toggle Shading button - Toggles shading on and off.

  • Zoom In button - Zooms in on the view.

  • Zoom All button - Auto-zooms to the current contents of the view.

  • Zoom Out button - Zooms out of the view.

Mouse Controls

  • Zoom - zoom in and out by by dragging the mouse up or down while holding the middle mouse button. For 2-button mice, hold down both buttons. If the middle button is a scroll wheel, scrolling up and down will zoom in and out.

  • Pan - pan the view by dragging the mouse while holding down the right mouse button.

  • Rotate - Hold down the left mouse button while in the Geometry View, and a "trackball" appears. When the cursor is inside the trackball, the view will rotate as if you were rolling the trackball in the direction you drag the mouse. When outside the trackball, the view will spin clockwise or counterclockwise as you drag the mouse.