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file, then reload the or iginal CUI file again. The
right-click viewport menu will become available
aftereitherthenewororiginalUIschemeis
loaded.
Pr ocedur es
To toggle display of the home grid in the active
viewpor t , do one of the fol lowing:
• Choose Views menu > Grids, and click S how
Home Grid.
• Rig ht-click a viewport label (this activates the
viewport and opens a menu), and then click
Show Grid.
•Press
G .
To change a v iewport to Camera view:
This procedure requires at least one camer a object
in your scene. As an alternative, to create a c amera
and set it to a viewport at the same time, activate a
Perspective viewport and then press
Ctrl+C .
1. Right-click a viewport label.
2. Click V iews.
3. Choose one of the cameras in the Views list.
This assig ns the camera to the viewport and
changes the label to t he camera name.
A camera view port tracks the view through the
perspective of that camera. As you move the
camera (or target) in another viewport, you see
the scene swing accordingly. If you alter the
camera’s field of view (page 3–741),youseethe
changesastheyareapplied.
Tip: Yo u c a n a l s o p r e s s C as a shortcut to
change any ac tive viewport to an existing
camera view.
To change a v iewport to a shape view:
This procedure requires at least one shape object
in your scene.
1. Right-click a viewport label.
2. Choose Views > Shape from the menu.
To use viewpor t clipping:
1.
Right-click a viewport label.
2. Choose Viewport Clipping (page 3–853).
The viewport displays the viewport clipping
controls.
3. Move the lower slider up until the geometry is
clipped in the viewport by the near clipping
plane.
4. Adjust the upper slider to clip the geometry
w ith the far clipping plane.
To display Schematic View in a viewport:
1.
Right-click a viewport label to access the
View por t Properties menu.
2. Click V iews > Schematic > New, or choose the
name of the Schematic View to display.
To display Track V iew in a viewport:
1.
Right-click a viewport label to access the
View por t Properties menu.
2. Click Views > Track > New, or choose the name
of the Schematic View to display.
To display the Asset B rowser or MAXScript Listener
in a v iewpor t:
1.
Right-click any viewport label to access the
View port Properties Views flyout menu.
2. Click Extended > Asset Browser or MAXScript
Listener.
The tool is displayed in a dedicated viewport.
To access t he Lay out pa nel, do one of the following:
• Choose Customize menu > View p or t
Configuration, then click the Layout tab.
• Right-click a viewport label, and choose
Configure, then click the Layout tab.