11 Menu Window

10.1 Window Management

The following commands are related to 3DMF document windows (main and side views). When Reserve Space For Utility Windows (see Preferences) is on, Geo3D leaves room on the right side of the main screen for its open tool palettes when creating or rearranging windows.

Stack

Stacks and scales (Default Window Size: “Small” or “Large”) every document window (main and side views) so that some part is visible. The active window remains the frontmost.

Tile

Geo3D tiles the windows in rows and columns. The last opened window appears at the bottom right of the screen.

Stack and Tile run separately on each screen.

Bring All To Front

Use this menu item to bring all of your open windows to the foreground.

Small 9

Large 9

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Fit To Screen 0

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Full Screen 0

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(menu bar: see Always Show Menubar).

All Screens

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(menu bar: see Always Show Menubar).

Open Documents

A dynamically generated list of all open 3DMF files. Select the file you want to activate from this menu to switch between files.

10.2 Palettes

Show/Hide Navigation Tools

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Show/Hide Camera Tools

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Show/Hide Info

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10.3 Side Views

Show/Hide Top View J

Show/Hide Front View K

Show/Hide Left View L

In side views movement takes place along the world coordinate axes. The line of sight is parallel to the world coordinate axes. There are side view related settings in Camera panel of the “Options” dialog. The picture (“l’Institute Arabe” by Jean Nouvel) shows that orientation and navigation become much easier in such complex models.