Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 60 AutoCAD and Its Applications—Advanced Display Options in the Display area of the View Cube Settings dialog box control the appearance of the view cube tool. The thumbnail dynamically previews any changes made to the display options. There are four options in this area of the dialog box. On-Screen Position. The view cube can be placed in one of four locations in the drawing area: top-right, bottom-right, top-left, or bottom-left corner. By default, it is located in the top-right corner of the screen. To change the location, select it in the On-screen position: drop-down list. The NAVVCUBELOCATION system variable controls this setting. View Cube Size. The view cube can be displayed in one of four sizes. Use the View Cube size: slider to set the size to tiny, small, normal, or large. The slider is unavailable if the Automatic check box is checked, in which case AutoCAD sets the size based on the available screen area. The NAVVCUBESIZE system variable controls this setting. Inactive Opacity. When the view cube is inactive, it is displayed in a semitrans- parent state. Remember, the view cube is in the inactive state whenever the pointer is not over it. When the view cube is in the active state, it is displayed at 100% opacity. Use the Inactive opacity: slider to set the level of opacity (transparency). The value can be from 0% to 100% the default value is 50%. The percentage is displayed below the slider. A value of zero results in the view cube being hidden until the cursor is moved over it. If opacity is set to 100%, there is no difference between the inactive and active states. The NAVVCUBEOPACITY system variable controls this setting. Show UCS Menu. By default, the UCS shortcut menu is displayed in the view cube. This menu is displayed by picking the button below the cube. If you wish to remove the UCS menu from the view cube display, uncheck the Show UCS menu check box. When Dragging on the View Cube By default, when you drag the view cube, the view “snaps” to the closest standard view that can be displayed by the view cube. This is because the Snap to closest view Select a location for the view cube Preview of view cube Set the size of the view cube Set the opacity of the view cube Check to display the UCS shortcut menu in the view cube Figure 3-12. The View Cube Settings dialog box.