3D View Pane

The 3D view pane displays the Walls in the selected Wall Design Group. The mouse and keyboard can be used to rotate or pan the view. When the dialog first displays, by default the keyboard rotates and the mouse pans. Click in the view and use the scroll wheel of the mouse to zoom in and out.

View/Update Dialog - 3D View Pane

Table 1. The buttons above the view behave as follows
Icon	Description
Zoom All	Zoom out so that all the walls in the Wall Design Group are visible.
Zoom Fence	Zoom in by specifying a rectangle in the view.
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Zoom Previous
3D View	Switch to 3D view.
Elevation View	Switch to elevation view. After selecting this button, select a Wall to serve as the plane of the viewing elevation.
Orthographic	Use orthographic projection to display the Walls.
Perspective	Use perspective projection to display the Walls.
Keyboard Rotates	Use the arrow keys to rotate the view. Note that left and right rotate about the model's Z axis, so when looking down from above, the view will rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. Holding down the `<Ctrl>` key while using the arrow keys in this mode, causes the view to pan instead of rotate
Keyboard Pans	Use the arrow keys to pan the view. Holding down the `<Ctrl>` key while using the arrow keys in this mode causes the view to rotate instead of pan.
Mouse Selects Section Cut	Click on any section cut to select it. The selected section cut will be reflected in the design pane, the status bar, and any section-cut specific tabs in the information pane.
Mouse Selects Rebar	Click on any rebar to select it. This will highlight the corresponding row in the appropriate Vertical or Horizontal tab in the Reinforcing tab of the information pane.
Mouse Pans	Click and drag with the left mouse button to pan the view. Holding down the `<Ctrl>` key while dragging in this mode causes the view to rotate instead of pan.
Mouse Rotates	Click and drag with the left mouse button to rotate the view. Unlike keyboard rotation, dragging left and right rotates the view to the left or right based on the current orientation. Holding down the `<Ctrl>` key while dragging in this mode causes the view to pan instead of rotate.

Table 2. The buttons below the view behave as follows
Icon	Description
Show/Hide Section Cuts	Click to toggle section cut display on or off in the 3D view. When Mouse Selects Section Cut is selected, this option will be disabled, since section cuts must be displayed in order to select one.
Show/Hide Rebar	Click to toggle rebar display on or off in the 3D view. When Mouse Selects Rebar is selected, this option will be disabled, since rebar must be displayed in order to select one.
Show/Hide Mesh	Click to toggle mesh display on or off in the 3D view. The mesh displays colored stress contours when a section cut is selected and a load combination is selected for the section cut.
Mesh Options	Click to show the Mesh Options dialog.
Show/Hide Axes	Click to toggle display of the global coordinate axes.
Show/Hide Section Cut Labels	Click to toggle display of the section cut labels.
Increase Text Size	Click to increase the text size. Repeat as desired.
Decrease Text Size	Click to decrease the text size. Repeat as desired.

When a Section Cut is selected, the actual Section Cut Segment that was clicked on will be highlighted in orange, and the other Section Cut Segments will be highlighted in white (for a description of a Section Cut Segment, see Section 2.6.1). The selected Section Cut Segment ID will be displayed in the status bar, along with the story name for the selected Section Cut.