Tool Bars

Top Thumb Wheel

Zooms in or out of the 3D image.

Select

Enables you to select end points of measurement tools that have been drawn into the 3D image (Measurement tab). You can then edit the position of the end points.

Rotate

Enables you to rotate the 3D image in any way you wish within the space. This is the default mode when you switch to 3D view for the first time.

Zoom

Enables you to increase or reduce the zoom factor of the image area.

Move

Enables you to move the 3D image.

Fly

Enables the flight mode. This mode allows you to virtually fly through the 3D image. Use the keys from the list below to control your flight.

Bottom Thumb Wheel

Rotates the 3D image around the horizontal (X) axis.

W

Forward

S

Backward

A

Left

D

Right

Space

Up

C

Down

E

Rotate (clockwise)

Q

Rotate (counter-clockwise)

X

Precision Mode, enables slower movement

Toggle X/Y Clipping Plane (Blue)

Toggles the visibility of the X/Y clipping plane.

Toggle X/Z Clipping Plane (Green)

Toggles the visibility of the X/Z clipping plane.

Toggle Y/Z Clipping Plane (Red)

Toggles the visibility of the Y/Z clipping plane.

Snap

Creates a 2D image of the current view. The image is a 24 bit color image. All annotations are burned in automatically.

Add

Adds the current view to a position list as a new position.
With the help of position lists you can have your view calculated as a series of individual images. This series can then be exported as a movie, for example.

Play

Only active if a position list containing at least two saved positions exists.
Plays back a preview of the series that is calculated. To stop the preview, click on the button again.