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Appendix A: Toolbar Quick Reference
View Menu
Render Quality:
For performance reasons, the piece is normally displayed in a lower-quality format while being
manipulated, and then redisplayed in a high quality format after all manipulation has ceased. Click
this option to disable this feature, or click the drop-down button for a list of rendering quality
settings. Faster machines with good graphics cards may be able to turn off auto-render and run with
the highest “++” quality setting
Lighting Direction:
Clicking this option allows you to change which direction the light is shining on the board, thus
changing the shadows on the board
Toggle Auto Re-Render:
For performance reasons, the piece is normally displayed in a lower-quality format while being
manipulated, and then redisplayed in a high quality format after all manipulation has ceased.
Toggle Perspective View:
Click this option to toggle between perspective and orthographic view of the currently displayed
piece. Perspective view applies a natural depth perspective to the 3D rendering, whereas orthographic
view does not
Rotate Tool:
Select this tool, then position the mouse over the board. Now hold down the left mouse button and
move the mouse to rotate the board to the desired view. TIP: An alternate method for rotating the
board is to hold down the SHIFT key and the middle mouse button while rotating the board with the
mouse.
Pan Tool:
Select this tool, then position the mouse over the board. Now hold down the left mouse button and
move the mouse to pan/move the board. TIP: An alternate method for panning the board is to hold
down the SHIFT key and the right mouse button while panning the board with the mouse.
Zoom Tool: Select this tool, then position the mouse over the board. Left-click the mouse to zoom
in and right-click the mouse to zoom out. TIP: An alternate method for zooming in and out is to hold
down the SHIFT key and the left mouse button while zooming in and out with the mouse
Front View:
Click this button to re-orient the currently displayed piece to its front face.
Rear View:
Click this button to re-orient the currently displayed piece to its rear face
Isometric View:
Click this button to re-orient the currently displayed piece to an isometric front view. This angle of
rotation is convenient for viewing three-dimensional carvings
Square Board:
Click this button to re-orient the work piece to the most prominent surface displayed
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