Access Navigation Tools from the Navigation Bar

To display the navigation bar

If the navigation bar is not visible, do one of the following:

• Click in the graphics window.
• On the ribbon, click View tab Windows panel User Interface, and select the Navigation Bar check box .

To close the navigation bar

To close the navigation bar, do one of the following:

• Click Close.
• Right-click on a control, and click Close navigation bar.

Note: The Customize drop-down arrow is located on the bottom right of the navigation bar as shown in the following image.

To display a navigation tool on the navigation bar

1. On the navigation bar, click Customize.
2. On the Customize menu, click the navigation tool you want to display on the navigation bar.

   A check mark next to a navigation tool's name indicates it is displayed on the navigation bar.

To remove a tool from the navigation bar

To remove a navigation tool from the navigation bar, do one of the following:

• Right-click the tool you want to remove, and click Remove from Navigation Bar.
• On the navigation bar, click Customize. On the Customize menu, click the tool to be removed.

To reposition the navigation bar and ViewCube

1. On the navigation bar, click Customize.
2. Click Customize menuDocking PositionsLink to ViewCube.

   When Link to ViewCube is checked, both the navigation bar and ViewCube are repositioned together around the current window. When ViewCube is not displayed, the navigation bar is docked in the same location in which ViewCube would be instead.

3. Click Customize.
4. Click Customize menuDocking Positionsan available docking position.

   The navigation bar and ViewCube are repositioned.

To link the position of the navigation bar to ViewCube

1. On the navigation bar, click Customize.
2. Click Customize menuDocking PositionsLink to ViewCube.

   When Link to ViewCube is checked, both the navigation bar and ViewCube are repositioned together around the current window.

To freely reposition the navigation bar along the edge of the current window

1. On the navigation bar, click Customize.
2. Click Customize menuDocking PositionsLink to ViewCube.

   The grip handle for the navigation bar is displayed along the top of the navigation bar.

3. Click the grip handle and drag the navigation bar along the edge of the window where you want it displayed. Release the button on the pointing device to orient the navigation bar along the edge of the window.

   Dragging the navigation bar to the top or bottom of the window orients it horizontally, dragging it to the left or right side of the window orients it vertically.

4. Drag the navigation bar along the window's edge to adjust its position along the edge.

To adjust the opacity of the navigation bar

1. On the navigation bar, click Customize.
2. Click Customize menuInactive opacity or Active opacity and make a selection.

Use View Face to zoom and rotate the display in the graphics window. You can position a selected planar element parallel to the screen or position a selected edge or line horizontal to the screen.

Use Pan to move the view in the graphics window in any direction planar to the screen. You can pan the view while other commands are active.

Use Free Orbit on the Navigation bar to rotate the model in screen space:

• On the Navigation bar Free Orbit
• Moving the mouse left-right rotates the view about the vertical screen axis.
• Moving the mouse away or toward you rotates the view about the horizontal screen axis.
• Rotation is about the center of the screen.

Use Constrained Orbit to rotate the model about axes in model space, equivalent to moving the eye position about the model in latitude and longitude:

• On the Navigation bar Constrained Orbit
• Moving the mouse left or right rotates the view about the model space axis that passes through the TOP and BOTTOM faces of the ViewCube, as if the model were on a turntable. This view is equivalent to moving the eyepoint in an orbit about the object along lines of constant latitude.
• Moving the mouse away or toward you, rotate the view about the horizontal screen axis, as if you were tilting the turntable. This view is equivalent to moving the eyepoint along lines of longitude.
• Rotation is about the model space center point set by the SteeringWheels CENTER command or other methods described elsewhere.

You can rotate the view using these commands while other commands are active.

 Show Me how to use the Free Orbit command

Use Zoom to zoom the view in the graphics window in or out to achieve the desired scale. You can zoom the view while other commands are active.

For information on smoothly rendering the display of a faceted curved edge, click here.

Use Zoom All to zoom a part or assembly so that all elements display in the graphics window. You can zoom a drawing so that the active sheet fit within the graphics window.

Use Zoom Selected to zoom a selected edge, feature, or other element to the size of the graphics window.

Use Zoom Window to define an area of a part, assembly, or drawing to fill the graphics window.

The viewing commands manipulate the view in the graphics window of the active part, assembly or drawing, or a view in the Engineer's Notebook. You can use viewing commands to manipulate the view while performing other operations. For example, rotating a part during a fillet operation so that you can select edges that are otherwise hidden.