Instruction Manual

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3D Grid: Turns the grid in the Canvas on and o. The 3D grid helps you stay oriented and can
be used to guide the placement of objects in your project. The 3D grid appears when you are
in a 3D workspace.
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3D Scene Icons: Turns the display of cameras and lights in the Canvas on or o. Scene icons
appear in the Canvas as wireframe icons. Lights appear with red (X), green (Y), and blue (Z)
adjust 3D handles that let you transform and rotate them. The handles are still displayed
when the 3D scene icons command is turned o. For more information, see 3D scene icons on
page 923.
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Correct for Aspect Ratio: Applies an articial distortion of the Canvas in projects with nonsquare
pixels. When the setting is on, the computer monitor simulates what a TV monitor displays.
When the setting is o, projects with nonsquare pixels appear stretched. This is because
computer monitors have square pixels. This setting does not modify the output of the project.
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Show Full View Area: When enabled, this setting lets you see the portion of a layer that extends
beyond the edge of the Canvas. This setting is disabled by default, because it slows your
project’s interactivity.
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Use Drop Zones: Turns drop zones on and o. When Use Drop Zones is enabled, a checkmark
appears next to the menu item, and drop zones accept objects dragged to them. When this
command is turned o, drop zones ignore objects dropped onto them. For more information,
see Drop zones overview on page 197.
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Save View Defaults: Saves the current state of all settings in this menu as the default state for
new projects.
View Layouts pop-up menu
The View Layouts pop-up menu lets you specify how to view your project in the Canvas. You can
view the Canvas as a single workspace or choose from available window arrangements in the
menu. (Although the workspace views are available for 2D projects, they are most useful when
working in 3D space.)
The View Layouts pop-up menu displays the following items:
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Single: The default value, displays a single window in the Canvas.
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Two-up, side by side: Displays two windows in the Canvas, one next to the other.
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Two-up, top and bottom: Displays two windows in the Canvas, one on top of the other.
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