From: Michael’s Corner #74
Originally published: February 2009
The A2009 ViewCube
Introduced in AutoCAD 2009, the ViewCube is automatically displayed when you use the 3D Modeling workspace (or use a Visual Style like this month's opening article!).
Drag it, click it, "Home" it, spin it… totally fun.
The following are the variables related to the ViewCube with their defaults and value range. All of these settings can be configured using the variables or in the ViewCube Settings dialog box.
| Variable Name | Default Value | Value Range |
|---|---|---|
| NAVVCUBEDISPLAY | 1 | 0 or 1 |
| NAVVCUBELOCATION | 0 | 0 [TR], 1 [TL], 2 [BL], 3 [BR] |
| NAVVCUBEOPACITY | 50 | 0 to 100 |
| NAVVCUBEORIENT | 1 | 0 or 1 |
| NAVVCUBESIZE | 1 | 0, 1, or 2 |
Insights to the ViewCube
- All the edges, corners, and faces of the ViewCube can be selected as view positions.
- Any edge, corner, or face can be clicked and dragged, similar to the 3D Orbit feature.
- Click the N, S, W, or E letters to take a view from that direction; similar to clicking Left, Front, Right, or Back.
- Click and drag one of the letters and the ViewCube will turn like a lazy-susan. You can really only get a 1/4 turn out of each one, but you can eventually go all the way around.
- Right-click the ViewCube for a shortcut menu, including access to the ViewCube Settings dialog box.
See all the articles published in February 2009
See this article in the February 2009 Corner
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