Places

In the Places view, you can select a scene from the list or enter coordinates to jump to a specific location in the 3D model. There are a number of default scenes, and there can be shared scenes synchronized from eShare. You can also add and remove user-defined scenes. If you are a project administrator, you are asked if a new scene is set as public or private. If a clip box is enabled when saving a new scene, the clip box is stored and applied when you open the scene.

Managing places

You can create and delete locally stored scenes, and jump to a specific scene or coordinates.

Prerequisites

  • To create a new scene, in the 3D view navigate to the location that should open when you open the scene.
  • To apply a clip box to the new scene and store it in the scene, define the clip box and leave it enabled.

Do the following:

  1. In the 3D view, select to open the Places view. The view lists the 3D view locations that have been stored as scenes. These scenes can be found in all models:

    • Top View
    • Right View (Fore)
    • Left View (Aft)
    • Front View (SB)
    • Back View (PS)
    • Isometric View – viewed from a 45° angle, slope 35.264
    • Bottom View

  2. To jump to the location of an existing scene, select the scene from the list. The prefixes indicate whether they are model, project, or personals scenes. The default eGo scenes are shown first on the list.

    1. Select .

    2. Enter a name for the scene and select OK. The new scene is added to the end of the scene list.

      Note: If you enabled the clip box before opening the Places view, the currently defined clip box is stored in the scene.

    1. Select . The custom scenes of the model are listed.
    2. Select the scene to be deleted. You are prompted to accept the deletion.

    1. Select .

    2. Follow the on-screen instructions to enter the X-coordinate, Y-coordinate, and Z-coordinate of the camera.

    3. When you return to the 3D view, the camera is in the specified location.

     

    1. Select .

    2. View returns to the first scene and all objects are set visible.

    1. Select .

    2. Define the following scene saving settings:

      Visibility of Objects

      • Do Not Save Visibilities– None of the visibilities are saved in the scene.
      • Save Visible Objects – Visible objects are saved in the scene.
      • Save Hidden Objects – Hidden objects are saved in the scene.

      Transparency of Objects

      • Do Not Save Transparency – None of the transparencies are saved in the scene.
      • Save Transparent Objects – Transparent objects are saved in the scene.
      • Save Opaque Objects – Opaque objects are saved in the scene.