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Use the old window area tool to propagate the display depth
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Use the old window area tool to propagate the display depth
Original Tip Date:
November 2005
Updated:
November 2011
With thanks to
Mary Bloswick
for contributing this awesome 3D viewing tip!
When working in a 3D file with one "master view" and a couple of "detail views", try using the keyin
window area
instead of the window area icon on the view control tool bar.
Although you might think it's the same, it's not. The icon is executing the keyin
window area extended
which does not propagate the
Display Depth
setting to the target view. In addition, it also retains the target view rotation, rather than aligning it with my source view.
So to overcome this, I have the old
window area
command on a function key and use that when I need to apply my source view settings to my target view.
Try it yourself! Oh yeah, one last thing...if you do a
SHIFT+Right Click
and select the
Window Area
from that menu, it will be the old one command that asks you to select a view.
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Created by
Nicholas Fuschino
When:
Mon, Jun 16 2008 11:41 AM
Last revision by
Inga Morozoff
When:
Wed, Nov 2 2011 11:25 AM
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