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AutoCAD and Its Applications—Advanced
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template is a plan, or top, view of the XY plane. The default view in the 3D environ-
ment based on the
acad3D.dwt
template is a pictorial, or 3D, view. The viewpoint is
the location in space from which the object is viewed. The methods for changing your
viewpoint include preset isometric and orthographic viewpoints, the view cube, and
camera lens settings. Camera settings are discussed in detail in Chapter 20.
Viewport Controls
The viewport controls in the upper-left corner of the drawing window provide
a quick way to change the viewpoint, confi gure viewports, and manage the model
display. See Figure 1-10. There are three viewport controls. When the cursor is moved
over each of these controls, the name of the control is displayed in the tooltip. The
current setting for each control is shown in brackets. Picking on a control displays a
fl yout. A brief explanation of the viewport controls is provided here to introduce you
to the options and tools available.
The options in the
Viewport Controls
fl yout, Figure 1-10A, allow you to work with
viewports, which are described in detail in Chapter 5. The default setting (-) indi-
cates that the current viewport confi guration is “minimized” to a single viewport.
The
Viewport Controls
fl yout also contains options to display AutoCAD navigation
tools, including the view cube, steering wheels, and the navigation bar. The view cube
is introduced in this chapter, and other navigation tools are introduced in Chapter 3.
The
View Controls
fl yout, Figure 1-10B, enables you to change the viewpoint to one
of the preset orthographic or isometric viewpoints. This is discussed in more detail in
the next section. The default setting when you start a new drawing with the
acad3D.dwt
template is
Custom
View. The other options in the
View Controls
fl yout can be used to
display a perspective or parallel projection or to access the
View Manager
dialog box,
which is used to create named views. Creating named views is discussed in Chapter 3.
C
B
A
Visual style
options
Viewport
options
Orthographic
and isometric
presets
Pick to
display the
View Manager
dialog box
Figure 1-10.
Using the AutoCAD viewport controls. Picking on a control displays a flyout. A—The
Viewport Controls
flyout. B—The
View Controls
flyout. C—The
Visual Style Controls
flyout.