Compass Helper

Create panel > Helpers > Standard > Object Type rollout > Compass

Create menu > Helpers > Compass

Compass displays as a non-rendering compass rose, with indicators for North, South, East, and West. A compass is part of a Daylight or Sunlight system; you create a compass automatically when you create sunlight. In a Sunlight system, the orientation of the compass indicates the orientation of the scene, relative to the path of the sun (the ecliptic).

Use the Compass helper object if you want to create an orientation symbol in your scene, but don’t need to create a sunlight system.

Procedure

To create a compass object:

Choose Compass in the Create panel > Helpers section.
Click and drag to define the radius of the compass.
Select and rotate the compass object to orient it.

Interface

Parameters rollout

Show Compass Rose—Displays the non-rendering compass rose in the viewport.

Radius—Specifies the radius of the compass object.