3D Options Toolbar

The following tables describe the options on the 3D Options toolbar.

3D Options Toolbar

Option Description
3D Perspective

Show data in 3D perspective.

3D Orthographic

Show data in 3D orthogonal.

2D Orthographic

Show data in 2D.

Zoom All

Zoom in or out to the extents of the data.

View

Change the camera position. Opens the View sub-menu.

Selection Mode

Click and drag the mouse in the Main Canvas to select data using an option from the Selection Mode sub-menu.

Measure Distance

Click on a data point in the Main Canvas and drag the mouse another data point to measure the distance between them.

Show Axes

Show 3D axes.

Show XYZ Axes

Show XYZ arrows.

Screen Dump

Copy the 3D Viewer window to the clipboard.

Properties

Open the 3D Properties Window.

Help

Opens the Help sub-menu.

View Sub-Menu

Option Description
View Right

Look along the X direction from a high X value. This is against the X arrow.

View Left

Look along the X direction from a low X value. This is along the X arrow.

View Front

Look along the Y direction from a low Y value. This is along the Y arrow.

View Back

Look along the Y direction from a high Y value. This is against the Y arrow.

View Top

Look along the Z direction from a high Z value. This is against the Z arrow. This is also referred as plan view.

View Bottom

Look along the Z direction from a low Z value. This is along the Z arrow.

Selection Mode Sub-Menu

Option Description
Select Above

Select data above a defined line.

Select Below

Select data below a defined line.

Select Left

Select data left of a defined line.

Select Right

Select data right of a defined line.

Select Rectangle

Select data within a defined rectangle.

Select Inside Polygon

Select data inside a defined polygon.

Select Outside Polygon

Select data outside a defined polygon.

Note: Selection tools are not supported in Supervisor version 8.

Help Sub-Menu

Option Description
  Mouse/Keyboard Navigation

Show detailed help on navigating the 3D Viewer.

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