3D View

3D Views within Design may be used in one of three modes of operation:

• Navigate mode

• Event Driven Graphics mode

• Model Editor mode

3D View windows can be used to display all or part of the design model. No graphics are displayed in a 3D View window until model elements are added to the draw list and view limits are set.

In Navigate Mode (the default setting), view windows allow you to select an element simply by clicking on it, which navigates to it in the database and makes it the current element. In this mode, the prompt bar across the top of the viewing area contains the prompt Navigate.

In Event-Driven Graphics (EDG) mode, mouse pointer picks are used as part of an event-driven graphics routine. You are invited to perform a graphical pick on an element or a graphical feature in the displayed model. The prompt bar contains an instruction which prompts you to perform a graphical selection. You are not able to enter Model Editor mode whilst in EDG mode (and vice versa).

In Model Editor mode, one or more elements can be selected, and those elements can be moved or rotated dynamically by dragging with the mouse pointer. The prompt bar contains the prompt Modify.

In this User Guide, a 3D View that can be switched into Model Editor mode is called a 3D Model Editor View. Design normally starts with a 3D Model Editor View shown. New 3D Model Editor Views can be created by selecting Display > Graphical View from the menu bar, or by using the Create button on the 3D View Control form.