Toolbar: View > Define View ()

Menu: View > Define View

Keyboard: DVIEW

Alias: DV

Dynamically defines parallel or visual perspective views. Cameras and targets are used to dynamically view your three-dimensional drawing. You can specify the viewing direction between the camera and the target. The center point of the selected entities is considered the target.

Camera viewing direction and target.

ENTER for all entities ?: Select the entities you want to preview. To preview all entities, press Enter. DVIEW: CAmera ?TArget ?TWist ?Distance ?POints ?Off ?Hide ?PAn ?Zoom ?Undo ?: To quit dynamic viewing, press Enter or choose eXit. To rotate the camera around the target, choose CAmera. To rotate the target around the camera, choose TArget. To twist the view, choose TWist. To specify the camera's distance to the target, choose Distance. To specify the x,y,z location of the camera, choose POints. To turn perspective off, choose Off. To suppress hidden lines, choose Hide. To move the display window, choose PAn. To change the magnification, choose Zoom. To reverse the last Dynamic View Control selection, choose Undo. To rotate the camera You can specify a new camera position by rotating the camera around the target. The camera is rotated to view your drawing from one angle. The camera is rotated another direction. Choose CAmera. The Rotate Camera dialog box appears. To rotate the target You can specify a new position for the target (the entities you are viewing) by rotating the target around the camera. The target is rotated to view your drawing from one angle. The target is rotated another direction. Choose TArget. The Rotate Target dialog box appears. To twist the view A view twisted -20-degrees. You can tilt the view of your three-dimensional drawing by twisting the view around the line of sight between the camera and the target. Choose TWist. New view twist <0°>: To accept the current setting, press Enter or enter a new value. TIP The twist angle is measured counterclockwise. To specify the camera's distance from the target You can change perspective by changing the camera's distance from the target. The camera is moved to view your drawing from a farther perspective. The camera is moved to view your drawing from a closer perspective. Choose Distance. New camera-to-target distance : To accept the current setting, press Enter or enter a new value. To specify the x,y,z coordinates of the camera and target Choose POints. Enter target point : Specify a point, or enter the coordinates for the target point. Enter camera point <0.0000, 0.0000, 0.0000>: Specify a point, or enter the coordinates for the camera point. To move the display window You can move the image displayed in the window without changing the magnification by panning the display.

View of entity before panning.	View of entity after panning to the left.

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