Access Navigation Tools from the Navigation Bar

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.

On the Navigation barPan. Use the arrow cursor to drag the view in the graphics window.

Use Look At to zoom and rotate the model in the graphics window. You can choose from three different Look At functions:

• Look At : Positions the selected planar element parallel to the screen or positions the selected edge or line horizontal to the screen.
• Look At Point : Centers, rotates, and zooms the display to position the elements around the selected point normal to the screen.
• Look At Surface: Creates a best-fit plane through the selected surface and positions the plane parallel to the screen. Also, zooms the display to enclose the surface.

Use Free Orbit on the Navigation bar to rotate models 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 last defined pivot point. Right-click to define a new pivot point.

Use Constrained Orbit to rotate the model about the vertical axis:

• On the Navigation bar Constrained Orbit
• Moving the mouse left or right rotates the view about vertical axis, where vertical is based on the normal to the Top face of the ViewCube.
• Rotation is about the last defined pivot point. Right-click to define a new pivot point, or click the Center tool in the Navigation bar.

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

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.

On Navigation barZoom. Use the arrow cursor to click and drag the view to the desired scale. Dragging up or down changes the view in accordance with the Options Mouse Options setting for Mouse Zoom Options.

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.

On the Navigation barZoom All to execute the zoom.

To display the navigation bar

If the navigation bar is not visible, click Options GraphicsNavigation Tools Show Navigation Bar.

To close the navigation bar

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

• Click Close.
• Click Options GraphicsNavigation Tools Show Navigation Bar.

To reposition the navigation bar and ViewCube

1. On the navigation bar, click Customize.
2. Click Customize menu Docking Positions Link 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 menu Docking Positions an 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 menu Docking Positions Link 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 menu Docking Positions Link 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 menu Inactive opacity or Active opacity and make a selection.

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

Select the edge, feature, or other element on which to focus. On Navigation barZoom Selected.

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

On Navigation barZoom Window. Use the cross hairs to locate the area. Click and drag to frame the area of interest.