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Beta

These docs cover RhinoArtisan 7.0, which is still in beta. The contents are provisional: features and pages can still be added, changed or removed before the final release.

Tabs

View

The View tab. Each divider marks a group, described below in the same order

Seven groups, left to right. Buttons with a submenu list it underneath.

  • PanSlides the view without rotating it.
  • Rotate ViewOrbits the camera around the model.
  • Zoom DynamicZooms by dragging.
  • Zoom ExtentsFits everything in the viewport.
  • Zoom WindowZooms to a rectangle you draw.
  • Zoom SelectedFits the current selection.
  • Undo View ChangeSteps back through view changes.
    • Toggle Linked Views
    • Single Viewport Mode
  • Dolly ZoomMoves the camera in or out instead of zooming.
  • Zoom 1:1Shows the model at actual size on screen.

Standard views

  • TopLooks straight down.
  • BottomLooks straight up.
  • FrontLooks from the front.
  • RightLooks from the right.
  • LeftLooks from the left.
  • BackLooks from behind.
  • PerspectiveThe three-quarter perspective view.

Named views and projection

  • Edit Named ViewsOpens the named views manager.
  • Toggle Named Views PanelShows or hides that panel.
  • Save View by NameStores the current view under a name.
  • Read Viewport Layout from FileLoads a saved viewport arrangement.
  • Toggle View ProjectionSwitches between parallel and perspective.
  • Set 2 Point PerspectiveKeeps verticals vertical, as in product shots.

Camera

  • Place TargetSets what the camera looks at.
  • Move Target to ObjectsPoints the camera at the selection.
  • Plan View of CPlaneLooks straight down on the construction plane.
  • Look at SurfaceAims the camera square at a surface.
  • Match Perspective ProjectionMatches this viewport's projection to another.

CPlane views

  • Bottom of CPlaneBottom view relative to the construction plane.
  • Top of CPlaneTop view relative to the construction plane.
  • Front of CPlaneFront view relative to the construction plane.
  • Back of CPlaneBack view relative to the construction plane.
  • Right of CPlaneRight view relative to the construction plane.
  • Left of CPlaneLeft view relative to the construction plane.

Look around

  • Look LeftTurns the camera left on the spot.
  • Look RightTurns the camera right on the spot.
  • Look UpTilts the camera up.
  • Look DownTilts the camera down.

Turntable and lens

  • TurntableSpins the model continuously, to inspect it.
  • Set Rotate IncrementSets how far each rotate step turns.
  • Lens LengthSets the camera lens, which changes the perspective.
    • 17 mm
    • 25 mm
    • 50 mm
    • 100 mm
    • Set Lens Length