3D View

Place a 3D view in a window. This is called View3D in the Toolbox.

Create a 3D View

Open the destination window to add the Control.

From the Toolbox, select the Control icon, move the pointer into the window and drag out the initial position and size for the control.

Access 3D View properties

If the Property Editor is not displayed, click on RibbonHomeProperty Editor

Click on the Control. The Properties for the control will appear in the Property Editor panel and allow changes to be made.

3D View Properties

Name: Name of the control

Alias: Alias of the control

General:

Camera: Select from one of the available cameras in the project

Template: Select one of the defined templates to use for this control. See "Templates"

Block Rotation: To block the rotation of the view. If rotation is blocked, the mouse left click will be used for translation.

Block Translation: To block the translation (or pan) of the view.

Block Zooming: To block the zooming in and out.

 

Layout: Defines the layout parameters for the control

X: X location in the window to place the control

Y: Y location in the window to place the control

Width: Width of the control

Height: Height of the control

Anchor: Which edge of the window the control is anchored to when the window is resized. See "Anchors"

 

Visual: The Visual category allows the user to configure the look and feel of the control.

Visible: Defaults to visible but untick if you wish this Control to be invisible.

Locked: Defaults to unlocked but tick if you wish the 3D view to be locked. The user won't be able to pan/zoom/rotate with mouse or touch screen while the view is locked.

Tooltips Enabled: Default to ticked but untick if you do not want Tooltips to be displayed.

Background Color: Select the color of the text from the list of available colors defined in the project.

 

Binding: The following properties of the View3D Control may be bound to a tag;

Visible: