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Chapter 32:

3D Views

Little preparation is needed to create a 3D Chapter Contents
view of a model: simply click a button to • OpenGL and Hardware
create an overview or click and drag to create • Types of 3D Views
a camera or cross section/elevation view. • Defaults and 3D Preferences

To improve the quality of the rendering and • Camera Defaults Dialogs
create a custom look, you can adjust lighting • 3D View Defaults Dialog
and edit the materials used in the plan. You • 3D View Tools
can create Final and Ray Trace views that are • Creating Camera Views
even more realistic. See “3D Rendering” on • Creating Overviews
page 1087. • Cross Section/Elevation Views
• Auto Detail
Many objects can be placed and edited in 3D • Displaying 3D Views
views, and any camera view or overview can • Repositioning Cameras
be saved or even used to record a • Editing 3D Views
walkthrough. See “Pictures, Images, and • Cross Section Slider
Walkthroughs” on page 1139. • Working in 3D
• Virtual Reality
• Saving and Printing 3D Views
• Camera Specification Dialog
• Cross Section/Elevation Camera
Specification Dialog

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