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Working in 3D

All moving or resizing is in the plane of the Material dialog for that material. See “Adjust
handle surface. You cannot move an object Material Definition” on page 1021.
directly towards or away from the camera, Select 3D> Material Painter to apply
for example, because that surface plane materials to surfaces in the view using
cannot be seen in the view.
the Material Painter Tools. See “The Material
By default, object movement is restricted to Painter” on page 1014.
one inch or 10 mm increments, but this Select 3D> Material Painter>
restriction can be set to custom increments in Material Eyedropper to apply the
the Plan Defaults dialog and toggled off and
material on a surface in the view to other
on using the Grid Snaps button. See surfaces in the view. See “Material
“Grid Snaps” on page 172. Eyedropper” on page 1016.
Unrestricted positioning can also be enabled
by holding down the Ctrl key while moving Rebuild 3D
or resizing an object. See “Unrestricted As changes are made to your plan, a
Movement” on page 249.
3D view automatically updates to
Temporary dimension lines display when reflect any changes visible in the view. If you
many objects are selected to help you resize find that a view is not updating as expected,
the object and determine its height. These are select 3D> Rebuild 3D to rebuild the entire
sometimes easier to see when the color is 3D model.
toggled off. See “Temporary Dimensions” on
page 468. Annotating 3D Views
Because cross section/elevation views are The Dimension Tools, Text Tools, and CAD
orthogonal and display objects at their actual Tools are available in cross section/elevation
dimensions, they are sometimes more views, allowing you to add technical
suitable for editing objects than camera information, call attention to details, and
views or overviews. See “Cross Section/ other tasks in these views. See “Detailing
Elevation Views” on page 1052. Cross Section/Elevation Views” on page
1055.
When several 3D views are open, changes
made in the plan automatically rebuild the You can also add annotation to any other 3D
model in all views. Because of this, it is view by first making a line-drawn copy of
typically faster to make changes to your plan the view using the CAD Detail from
with as few windows open as possible.
View tool. See “CAD Detail from View”
on page 334.
Editing Materials in 3D Views
Select 3D> Materials> Adjust Cross Section Lines
Material Definition, then click on a
surface in the 3D view to open the Define Cross Section Lines are created in cross
section views to represent any objects split
by the cross section line of the camera. They

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