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NOTE When you use the Zoom tool from the Full Navigation wheel or the View Object wheel, the point in the view
where you click to zoom becomes the Center point for future Orbit operations until you either use the Zoom tool again
or use the Center tool. If you press CTRL before you click the Zoom wedge, the Center point does not change.
Camera
Autodesk Navisworks offers you a number of prefixed options to control the camera position and orientation
during navigation.
Camera Projection
You can choose to use a perspective camera or an orthographic camera during navigation.
NOTE Orthographic cameras are not available with walk and fly navigation modes.
To use a perspective camera
➤ Click Perspective
on the Navigation Tools toolbar.
Menu: Viewpoint ➤ Navigation Tools ➤ Perspective
To use an orthographic camera
➤ Click Orthographic
on the Navigation Tools toolbar.
Menu: Viewpoint ➤ Navigation Tools ➤ Orthographic
Straighten Camera
You can straighten the camera to align with the viewpoint up vector.
When the camera position is close to the viewpoint up vector (within 13 degrees), you can use this function to
snap the camera to the appropriate axis.
TIP The same effect can be achieved by typing 0 at the base of the Camera Tilt control bar.
To straighten camera
➤ Click Viewpoint ➤ Navigation Tools ➤ Straighten.
Predefined Camera Views
In Autodesk Navisworks, you can align a camera to one of the axis, or select one of six predefined face views to
instantly change the camera’s position and orientation in the scene.
When you align the camera position along one of the axis:
■ Aligning with X axis toggles between front and back face views.
■ Aligning with Y axis toggles between left and right face views.
■ Aligning with Z axis toggles between top and bottom face views.
NOTE In previous versions of Autodesk Navisworks, the front face view was fixed and linked to the ‘up’ direction of
the current viewpoint by default. In Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2010 you can customize the location of the front
face by using the ViewCube. This change is global, and affects all viewpoints.
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