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To Use the View Control
Use the view control to spin, pan, zoom in and zoom out, and reset the view of the 3D plot.
Spinning
1. Click the 3D plot region that you want to format, and in the view control, click the spinning icon .
2. Drag the cursor to rotate the plot.
Panning
1. Click the 3D plot region that you want to format, and in the view control, click the panning icon .
2. Drag the cursor to move the plot viewable area.
Alternatively, click anywhere in the plot to center the view on that point.
Zooming In and Zooming Out
While editing a 3D plot, scroll up the middle mouse button to zoom in or scroll down to zoom out.
Alternatively, you can click the 3D plot region that you want to format, and in the view control, click the zoom icon .
To zoom in, drag to select a specific area, or right-click where you want to center the zoom.
To zoom out, click where you want to center the zoom.
Resetting the View
Click the 3D plot region and in the view control, click reset icon . The default view is restored.
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