7 Menu Viewer

7.1 Navigation

Modes

Fly F

Center View C

Axes A

These navigation modes will be discussed in chapter Navigation. Use the following three adjustements in order to modify the navigation modes:

Don’t Modify M

The mode won’t be modified.

Stabilize Horizon H

Keeps the horizon level when yawing left and right.

Walk W

The preferred mode modification for digital elevation models. [...]
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The following five commands are related to Picking. [...]
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Don’t Pick F5

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Go To F6

Navigation mode “Fly” only: [...]
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Set Center F6

Navigation mode only “Center View”: [...]
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Distance F7

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Launch URL F8

Edit URL F9

Both URL modes will be discussed in chapter Internet Addresses.

Mouse

The seven mouse modes will be discussed in chapter Navigation.

When Moving

During navigation sequences you may accelerate the rendering by the following commands.

As Is

No change.

Quesa OpenGL

During navigation sequences Quesa OpenGL renderer is active.

Main Window Only

During navigation sequences only the main window is updated.

Save As Defaults

Click on the Save As Defaults menu item to save the settings of the three submenus above as the defaults.

Viewpoints

Geo3D presents a list of viewpoints using their names. When you “travel” to a viewpoint, the browser may (but doesn’t have to) animate between the viewpoints. [...]
Viewpoint Transitions [...]

Previous Viewpoint

Selects the previous viewpoint.

Next Viewpoint

Selects the next viewpoint.

Add Viewpoint... D

Appends a new viewpoint.

Remove Viewpoint

Removes the current viewpoint.

Remove All

Removes all viewpoints.

Viewpoints list

A dynamically generated list of all viewpoints. Select the viewpoint you want to activate from this menu.

Camera

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Initial View

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Front View F

Back View

Left View

Right View

Top View

Bottom View

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Horizontalize J

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Look Back

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Auto Cirle

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Left H

Right J

Up

Down

Geo3D provides four circular orbits.

Center

Navigation mode “Center View” only.

Set Default Center

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Reset Center

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7.2 Rendering

Renderer

Quesa OpenGL

Realtime surface renderer. In the majority of cases the fastest one.

Quesa Interactive

Realtime surface renderer.

Quesa Hiddenline

Realtime surface and edge renderer.

Quesa Wireframe

Realtime wireframe renderer.

Quesa Cartoon

Realtime cartoon renderer. In certain cases good results.

Plug-in Renderers

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Rendering... -

Opens the “Rendering” panel of the “Options” dialog. Live-Feedback [...]

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Shading: [...]
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Lambert [...]
Phong [...]
Style: [...]
Filled [...]
Edges [...]
Points [...]
Backfacing: [...]
Hide [...]
Show [...]
Flip [...]
See also 3D Metafile Format (3DMF).

Interpolation [...]
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Pixel [...]
Texture Filtering [...]
To change the Background Color, click the color box. Geo3D will open the system Color Picker dialog to select a new color.

Fog can be switched on. There are four different modes: Linear [...]
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Alpha [...]
The fog color is forced to match the background color.

7.3 Lighting

Lights... -

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Head Light [...]
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Remove Rename... [...]
New Ambient Light and New Direct Light [...]

Is On [...]
To change the light Color, click the color box. Geo3D will open the system Color Picker dialog to select a new color. Brightness [...]
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Cast Shadows [...]
Azimuth [...]
Elevation [...]

7.4 Camera

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Clipping Planes (Back Front Ratio) [...]
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Walk [...]

Field Of View [...]
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Side Views [...]
Distance Camera-Center [...]
Horizontalize Cameras [...]

Click on the Save As Defaults button to save the new settings as the defaults.

7.5 Axes and Planes

The axes are parallel to the main axes and linked to each other. The planes are parallel to the main axes. Each plane is individually controlled. The figure shows a semitransparent plane and all axes. You will find axes and plane related settings in the Axes/Planes panel of the “Preferences” window. The key commands in order to control the axes and planes are listed in the “Axes/Planes” panel of the “Navigation Shortcuts” window (menu Help / Navigation Shortcuts).

Coordinate Axes home

Show/hide the axes.

Coordinate Planes end

Show/hide the planes.