Bentley View Help

View Control Toolbox

The View Control toolbox contains tools for manipulating views in the active DGN file. Tools that are 3D specific are disabled when working in a 2D model.



All tools in a toolbox are not always visible by default. To see all tools, right-click in the toolbox and select Show All from the menu.

To In the View Control toolbox, select
Open the View Attributes dialog.


View Attributes
Apply scene lighting to a view and adjust brightness of shaded views.


Adjust View Brightness
Update (redraw) a view(s).


Update View
Increase the magnification of a view.


Zoom In
Decrease the magnification of a view.


Zoom Out
Window an area in a view.


Window Area
Display all displayable elements in the active design and attached references in a view.


Fit View
Rotate the view.


Rotate View
View a different part of the design without changing the view magnification.


Pan View
(3D only) Interactively walk through a 3D model.


Walk
(3D only) Interactively fly through a 3D model.


Fly
Interactively navigate a 3D view.


Navigate View
Undo the last viewing operation.


View Previous
Redo the last undone viewing operation.


View Next
Copy contents of one view to another.


Copy View
(3D only) Change the perspective angle of a 3D view.


Change View Perspective
(3D only) Set a view's Display Depth.


Set Display Depth
(3D only) Show the Active Depth setting for a view(s).


Show Active Depth
(3D only) Show the Display Depth setting for a view(s).


Show Display Depth
(3D only) Show the Active Depth setting for a view(s).


Show Active Depth
Set up a view camera.


Setup Camera
Key-in: DIALOG TOOLBOX VIEWCONTROL < OFF | ON >