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It is possible to change the ‘up’ and ‘north’ directions for the entire model (world orientation), and the ‘up’
direction for the current viewpoint (viewpoint up vector).
NOTE Changing the viewpoint up vector affects navigation in modes that rely on the ‘up’ direction of the current
viewpoint, such as walk, turntable, and orbit. It also has an impact on section views.
To align the viewpoint up vector to the current view
➤ Click Viewpoint ➤ Set Viewpoint Up ➤ Set Up.
To align the viewpoint up vector to one of the preset axes
1 Click Viewpoint ➤ Set Viewpoint Up.
2 Click one of the preset axis. Choose from:
■ Set Up + X
■ Set Up - X
■ Set Up + Y
■ Set Up - Y
■ Set Up + Z
■ Set Up -Z
To change the world orientation
1 Click Tools ➤ File Options.
2 In the File Options dialog box, Orientation tab, enter the required values to adjust the model orientation.
3 Click OK.
Navigation Modes
There are nine navigation modes available from the Navigation Mode toolbar to control how you move around
the Scene Area- six camera-centric modes and three model-centric modes.
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