Dynamic Viewing
Dynamic View consists of a group of functions that work in conjunction with your 3-button mouse and function keys to dynamically pan, zoom and rotate your part, sketch or drawing sheet. Dynamic View is transparent so it can be used at any time without interrupting the active command. Refer to the topics below for information about each function and how they are used for dynamic viewing.
Dynamic View On/Off
(Ctrl+Space)
Toggles Dynamic View on and off. The following functions are available while Dynamic View is On. Dynamic View is also turned automatically using the Function Keys F2, F3 and F4 (see below).
Relocates the current view. The
current zoom and rotation are not changed. After
Dynamic View is turned on, move the cursor to the start point, press and
hold the left mouse button, and drag the view to a new location.
Zooms in
or out on the current view about the point on the screen where the middle
mouse button is initially pressed. The
current pan and rotation are not changed. After
Dynamic View is turned on, press and hold the middle mouse button and
drag left to zoom out or right to zoom in.
Rotates the current view. The
current pan and zoom are not changed. After
Dynamic View is turned on, press and hold the right mouse button and drag
in a circular motion to rotate the view about the current View Origin,
View Axis or Display Axis, which ever is currently active (see below).
View
Set Origin
Sets a new view origin. Dynamic
View uses the view origin as a base point for rotations. The
default view origin is the world origin. Select
View Set Origin or pick the Tool Bar icon shown
and select a point to set the view origin. Once
set, you can press the F2 key to activate Dynamic
Rotate (see above) about the view origin.
View
Set Axis
Sets a new view axis. Dynamic
View uses the view axis as a base line for rotations. The
default view axis is the world Z axis. Select
View Set Axis and select an axis (or direction) to set the view axis.
Once set,
you can press the F3 key to activate Dynamic Rotate
(see above) about the view axis.
View
Set Axis
An imaginary axis extending perpendicular to and
at the center of the current modeling window. The
display axis cannot be changed. Press
the F4 key to activate Dynamic Rotate (see above)
about the display axis.
Use the "Dynamic view sensitivity" setting from the Display tab of the VX Configuration Form to control how sensitive the mouse is to Dynamic Zoom and Dynamic Rotation. This setting determines when (and thus how often) the redraw of the view is interrupted by mouse movement.
