PowerCompass™

Common Functionality

View : PowerCompass™

PowerCompass™

Rotates the model to preset views, allows free rotation of the view, steps backwards and forwards through previous views, sets the co-ordinates to World or Local.

The following options are available below the PowerCompass:


	Steps back through the views.
	Steps forward through the views.
	Positions the PowerCompass in the 3D View. Click and hold down the left mouse button and drag the PowerCompass to the new position and release the mouse button.
	Sets the co-ordinates to World.
	Sets the co-ordinates to Local.

Clicking any of the cardinal points, N (North), S (South), E (East), W (West), U (Up) or D (Down) sets the view of the model to look North, South, East, West, Up or Down.


N (North)
S (South
E (East)
W (West)
U (Up)
D (Down)

If the World Coordinates are set to XYZ,

the PowerCompass will display X, -X, Y, -Y, Z, -Z.

Clicking on a blue ball between the cardinal points sets the view to the relevant isometric view.

The option whether to view the model to Look North or to Look from North is set on the PowerCompass options.


Look North
Look from North

The PowerCompass size is changed by moving the slider, left to reduce the size or right to enlarge the size.

When the Powercompass is in a preset view, to switch the view to the opposite view, press and hold the shift key on the keyboard and click visible view.

For example, when in the North view:

Hold the Shift key on the keyboard and click S. The PowerCompass spins 180 degrees and displays the opposite view.

When in World coordinate, in the centre of the PowerCompass are three discs which when clicked will be highlighted either blue, green or red.

These discs change the plane and restrict the moving of objects to two directions.

Clicking the blue disc keeps the plane flat and restricts the movement to north, south, east and west.

Note:

West and south are shown as a minus figure.

Clicking the green disc keeps the plane vertical and restricts the movement to up, down, east and west.

Clicking the red disc keeps the plane vertical and restricts the movement to up, down, north and south.

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