Dynamically manipulate the viewport
You can dynamically manipulate the contents of a viewport either:
• From the Dynamic (or Knobs) dialog box, or
• By using the dynamic mouse.
To dynamically manipulate the contents of a viewport
The Dynamic (or Knobs) dialog box lets you rotate models:
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Relatively
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By clicking the icon number (for example, 2) and sliding the slidebar horizontally.
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Absolutely
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By clicking the icon directly and entering a value on the user input line.
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Once you have completed rotating the model, remember to click
.
If you click
or close the menu, the original position is restored.
The icons do the following:
Button | Function |
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1, 2 | Horizontal and vertical positioning |
3 | Zooming |
4, 5, 6 | Rotational positioning |
7, 8 | Clipping plane positioning |
9 | Perspective viewing factor |
Use the Dynamic (or Knobs) Dialog Box
Click > .
1. Click
Dynamic. The
Knobs dialog box opens.
| You may need to use > to add Dynamic to your toolbars. |
Creo Elements/Direct 3D Access displays a knob-box menu which has:
◦ Pictures of the pan, zoom and rotate actions for each of the knobs.
◦ A row of numbers which correspond to each of the knobs.
◦ A horizontal sliding bar.
2. To manipulate the contents of the viewport:
◦ Click the number which corresponds to the correct knob.
◦ Slide the bar horizontally with the mouse to position the part.
3. You now have two choices:
◦ To reset the view back to its original orientation, click
.
◦ To keep the view as you see it, click
.
Use the dynamic mouse
Press and hold the [Ctrl] key and press one of the following mouse buttons:
• Left Button Translation in X and Y direction.
• Middle Button Rotation about X-, Y- and Z-axes. (When using a two-button mouse on Windows systems, press both buttons simultaneously.)
• Right Button Zoom in and out.
