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4.6 Tool Box
4.6.8
World View
The World view tool is used to steer your view on the scene. The position, rotation, and the
viewing angle may be manipulated. In the World view tool an overview of the current scene is
displayed in form of the bounding boxes of each object or group of objects.
You activate the World view tool by pressing the World view mode button in the icon bar or by
clicking World view mode in the Scene Menu. All changes can be observed in the 3D view
Fig. 172 The World view tool
of VGStudio MAX.
window. Changes in the World view tool will not affect the scene itself.
Click the Move button to activate the World view tool’s Move mode.
The Move mode is characterized by the green color of the scene coordinate system axes in the
World view tool. The scene may be moved in the image plane by clicking into the Scene viewer
area with the left mouse button and dragging the mouse while the left mouse button is pressed.
The scene may be moved forwards or backwards by clicking into the Scene viewer area and
dragging the mouse while the middle mouse button (or the Alt key and the left mouse button) is
pressed.
Using the Shift modifier in Move mode allows you to move the scene in vertical or horizontal
direction.
Click the Rotation button to activate the World view tool’s Rotate mode.
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