9.5.2

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VIEWS AND VIEWPORTS • 33
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This allows you to place a background picture in a planar view for use as a modeling aid. For example,
suppose you are building a model of a car — you can load scale diagrams of the car into the top, right
and front views and use the diagrams to help you model the car accurately. The picture will be zoomed
automatically when you zoom the view.
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Image
Click the three dots button and use the le selector that opens to choose the background picture.
Show Picture
Here you can temporarily switch a background picture on or off.
Keep Aspect Ratio
Ensures that the background picture will keep its original proportions when scaled.
Offset X, Offset Y, Size X, Size Y
Here you can move or scale the background picture horizontally or vertically.
Rotation (OpenGL only)
This parameter allows you to rotate the background picture.