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Of the available 3D SteeringWheels, two are sometimes referred to as Easy
Wheels: the View Object Wheel and the Tour Building Wheel. As their
names imply, each Easy Wheel is intended to make it easier for reviewers who
have little or no experience manipulating 3D objects on screen to view
particular types of models. Unlike the Easy Wheels, the Full Navigation
Wheel contains the complete Easy Wheel toolsets and more. The Full
Navigation Wheel is intended for more advanced users of Design Review.
By default, when you view a 3D model, the Full Navigation Wheel is
displayed, pinned, in the lower-left corner of the canvas. As you move the
mouse pointer over the pinned wheel, a tabbed dialog box is displayed. The
tabs are labeled “New to 3D” and “Familiar with 3D”. Click either tab to see
information about the various SteeringWheels that are available.
On the Familiar with 3D tab, in addition to the Full Navigation Wheel,
you have the option of selecting one of the three Mini 3D Wheels. The Mini
Wheels most of the same tool wedges as their full-size counterparts. The main
difference of with the Mini Wheels, is that the wheel is also the mouse pointer.
IMPORTANT Saving to My Views retains display changes, such as cross sections,
field of view, layers, lighting, and 3D object movements and rotations.
Use the 3D SteeringWheels
To unpin a SteeringWheel
1 Move the mouse pointer over the wheel that is pinned to the canvas to
display the SteeringWheels dialog box.
2 Click either the New to 3D tab or the Familiar with 3D tab.
3 Click a wheel to activate it.
TIP You can also click the pinned wheel itself, or click the SteeringWheel
drop-down
on the Canvas toolbar and select a wheel.
To start Design Review with no pinned SteeringWheel displayed
1 Click the application button
➤
Options.
2 On the SteeringWheels tab, in the Display group, uncheck Display
the Pinned Wheel on Startup.
3 Click OK.
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