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SHARED Tip To open and close the menu bar, tap Expand or press M.

The following options are displayed on the menu bar.

Option

Description

Home

Resets the display to the default view.

You can also press H.

Fit

Zooms in to one or more selected objects. If you do not select any objects, Fit places all visible objects in the view.

If you have multiple items selected, this fits to the center of the selected objects.

You can also press V.

MarkupToggle

Markup

Toggle between viewer controls.

Zoom Area

Enlarges the display in the view to a defined rectangular location.

Undo

Sets the view to the previous one. Use Undo to move back to the previous positions. You can also Undo by pressing CTRL + Z.

Redo

Reverses your last view position change. You can also Redo by pressing CTRL + Y.

Layers

Displays all sheet and SmartFrame layers associated to the current drawing. You can turn one or more sheet and SmartFrame layers on and off to filter the display and see specific objects. When you turn sheet and SmartFrame layers off, you cannot see objects assigned to the layers. If you turn off all SmartFrames associated to a sheet layer, the sheet layer is also turned off.

Settings

Provides various settings to control the display and provide system information. Use the Information and Diagnostics settings to troubleshoot display problems.

The options available include:

  • Information - Provides system information such as version numbers and data sources for the current model, browser usage, and hardware configurations.

  • Transparency - Turns transparency on and off in the model. By default, transparency is turned on.

  • Display Axis - Turns the display axis on and off.

  • FlyTo - Provides a "fly-to" camera mode in which the camera moves from one view point to another instead of an instant transition. When activated, this option applies to the Fit, Home, Undo, and Redo commands.

  • Visual:

    • Background - Select either a solid Color or Gradient background type for the display.

    • Continuous Highlight - Highlights graphics in the view when you hover your mouse over them. The highlight color is the color of the object. This option is not enabled by default.

  • Optimize Navigation - Automatically turns off all rendering effect settings such as Outline, and Anti-alias during navigation to provide a smoother and faster location transition. For 3D model viewing, this option is activated by default.

  • Outline - Displays outlines on all model objects using the default outline color, which is white on a dark background and black on light backgrounds.

  • Soft Shading - Provides soft proximity shadows along narrow openings and intersecting edges between objects in close proximity to each other.

  • Anti-alias - Reduces the jagged edges of object surfaces to provide a smoother finish.

  • Ambient Occlusion - Provides a more realistic lighting for objects by accentuating small surface details and adding soft shadows.

  • Navigator - Turns on and off the navigator display.

  • Projection - Select either Orthographic or Perspective model view.

The following settings check your network connection and performance:

  • Diagnostics Mode - Turns on and off a continuous check of your network connection.

  • Log - Displays the network connection. You can copy and delete the display.

You can open and close the Settings panel by pressing P.

The following Floating Action Bar (FAB) is available at the bottom center of the viewer:

FAB Option

Description

Documents

Turns the sheet and layers display features on and off. You can see one sheet at a time.

Layers

Toggles the selected layer display list on and off. You can select the layers to view. Only objects assigned to the selected layer display. Turns sheet layers on (expanded control) and off (collapsed control).

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Sheets

Toggles the sheet display list on and off. The software displays sheets available for the current drawing. Select each sheet to view.