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Filling the Screen with One View


Fills the screen with the perspective view or with one orthographic (flat, non-perspective) view. Use these configurations to see a particular view with the most detail.

How to Use

Depending on which window you want to fill the screen, select one of the following cascading choices from the Layouts menu: Perspective, Front, Right, Top.

Changing Perspective Window Defaults

See Setting Up Your Own Window Layout on page 445.

The initial view in the Perspective window is the current default view. To change your window defaults, use Layouts > User windows > Save.

Coordinate Systems Used in Orthographic Views

The following coordinate systems are used in the orthographic views:

  • For the Front view:
    • For the Z-up coordinate system, shows the X and Z dimensions, looking along the positive Y-axis.
    • For the Y-up coordinate system,shows the X and Y dimensions, looking along the negative Z-axis.
  • For the Right view:
    • For the Z-up coordinate system, shows the Y and Z dimensions, looking along the negative X-axis.
    • For the Y-up coordinate system, shows the Y and Z dimensions, looking along the negative X-axis.
  • For the Top view:
    • For the Z-up coordinate system, shows the X and Y dimensions, looking along the negative Z-axis.
    • For the Y-up coordinate system, shows the X and Z dimensions, looking along the negative Y-axis.





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