Graphics Viewing Controls

Navigation in the Main Window can be performed using mouse-controlled zooming, rotating, and translating.

Toolbuttons used to set the mode to control mouse behavior are located on the right side of the Main Window, and shown in the table below.

Also note that:

• as the view changes, the viewing (eye) position is displayed in the lower right portion of the Main Window
• the mouse wheel (or mouse middle button) can be used to:
  • pan and zoom by scrolling with the wheel
  • rotate the view by holding down the mouse wheel
  • translate the view by holding down the mouse wheel and SHIFT key

Icon	Shortcut	Description
	Space bar	Normal mouse pointer -- use mouse to pick Target Component or Laser Beam -- use SHIFT with mouse to pick Surface Element -- double-click to show properties of picked item
	'z'	Zoom -- use Shift key to zoom 10x faster -- use Ctrl key (Command key on Mac) to zoom 10x slower
	'r'	Rotate -- if Target Component or Surface Element is picked, rotate about it -- if nothing picked, rotate about target chamber center
	't'	Translate
	'c'	Translates view to put picked Target Component at center of view
		Rotate view along Eye-Scene axis (see below) -- A dial is used the change the rotation angle (or 'Up' vector) of the view
		Rotate about an axis or surface element normal -- select specific axis of Target Component, Surface Element, or Diagnostic Port to rotate about
		Render surface elements as wire frame
		Render surface elements using front fill
		Render surface elements filling front and back sides
		Select surface element for writing out frequency- and time-dependent incident radiation to a file
		Display results for picked surface properties
		Display picked surface element node positions
		Display target component key point positions
		Measure distance between two points -- To measure a distance, select the button and position the mouse at a starting point and click. A line appears and follows the cursor until the mouse is clicked again. The distance is shown in a box located in the upper right portion of the Main Window
		Measure angle using three points -- To measure an angle, select the button and click the mouse at two points to provide a reference line. The reference line is then shown, as is a second line extending to the cursor. The angle is shown in a box located in the upper right portion of the Main Window
		Add text box
		Add arrow

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