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[[File:3D View-ss.png|right|frame|<center>'''3D View''' with a Calibration Box model loaded.</center>]]
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[[File:3D View-ss.png|right|frame|<center>'''3D VIEW''' with a Calibration Box model loaded.</center>]]
  
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3D View has tools for scaling and rotating models, as well as [[Advanced Plating]].
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'''3D VIEW''' allows the user to preview and make changes to a model or multiple models in a 3D environment.
  
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The 3D View panel can be [[Pop out|popped out]] into its own window. [[File:Pop out.png]]
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It is accessed by clicking the [[File:3D View.png]] icon in the pane on the right side of the [[Main Screen]].
  
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== View Controls ==
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The pane can be [[Pop out|popped out]] into its own window. [[File:Pop out.png|link=Pop out]]
  
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[[File:3D View-Controls.png]]
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== [[View Controls]] ==
  
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The '''View Controls''' bar allows the user to manipulate the view in 3D.
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[[File:View Controls.png]]
  
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=== Reset View ===
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View Controls is a set of tools which allow the user to manipulate the view and/or models currently displayed.
  
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[[File:3D View-Controls-Reset.png]]
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In 3D VIEW, the following tools are avaiable:
  
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Restores the default view angle (as shown in the [[:File:3D View-ss.png|3D View screenshot]])
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*[[View Controls#Reset View|Reset View]]
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*[[View Controls#Rotate|Rotate]]
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=== Rotate ===
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*[[View Controls#Move|Move]]
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*[[View Controls#Zoom|Zoom]]
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[[File:3D View-Controls-Rotate.png]]
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*[[View Controls#Select Part|Select Part]] (only in [[3D VIEW/Edit|Edit mode]])
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When the '''Rotate''' button is selected, the left mouse button and movement of the mouse rotates the view. Alternatively, clicking the right mouse button is a shortcut to this function.
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[[File:3D View-Rotate-example.gif]]
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=== Move ===
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[[File:3D View-Controls-Move.png]]
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When the '''Move''' button is selected, the left mouse button and movement of the mouse moves the view. Alternatively, clicking the middle mouse button (if present) is a shortcut to this function.
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[[File:3D View-Move-example.gif]]
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=== Zoom ===
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[[File:3D View-Controls-Zoom.png]]
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When the '''Zoom''' button is selected, the left mouse button and movement of the mouse zooms the view. Alternatively, scrolling the middle mouse button (if present) is a shortcut to this function.
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[[File:3D View-Zoom-example.gif]]
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== Insert ==
 
== Insert ==
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3D View automatically enters [[3D View/Edit|Edit mode]] once a file is loaded.
 
3D View automatically enters [[3D View/Edit|Edit mode]] once a file is loaded.
  
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== [[Edit]] ==
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== [[3D VIEW/Edit|Edit]] ==
  
 
[[File:3D_View--Edit.png]]
 
[[File:3D_View--Edit.png]]
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The '''Edit''' button enters [[3D View/Edit|Edit mode]], where the user can make minor alterations to the model.
 
The '''Edit''' button enters [[3D View/Edit|Edit mode]], where the user can make minor alterations to the model.
 
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== Export... ==
 
== Export... ==
 
[[File:3D_View-Export-window.png|right|framed|<center>The '''Export...''' window.]]
 
[[File:3D_View-Export-window.png|right|framed|<center>The '''Export...''' window.]]
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[[File:3D_View-Export.png]]
 
[[File:3D_View-Export.png]]
  
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The '''Export...''' button opens the '''File export options''' dialog box which allows the user to export the model in one of several formats.
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The '''Export...''' button opens the [[File export options]] dialog box which allows the user to export the model in one of several formats.
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=== Export as STL ===
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Saves the model(s) currently in 3D View as its own .stl model file.
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Saves the model(s) currently in 3D View as its own .amf model file.
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Slices the model(s) currently in 3D View using the [[Settings|slice settings]] currently selected and saves the output as a .gcode file.
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=== [[Export_G-Code_as_X3G|Export as X3G]] ===
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Slices the model(s) currently in 3D View using the [[Settings|slice settings]] currently selected and saves the output as a .x3g file.
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=== Show file in folder after save ===
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[[File:3D_View-Export-Show_file.png]]
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Checking this box will cause MatterControl to open the operating system's folder manager to the location in which the outputted file was saved after the export is complete.
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[[Category:Features]]
 
[[Category:Features]]

Latest revision as of 15:06, 30 November 2016

3D VIEW with a Calibration Box model loaded.

3D VIEW allows the user to preview and make changes to a model or multiple models in a 3D environment.

It is accessed by clicking the 3D View.png icon in the pane on the right side of the Main Screen.

The pane can be popped out into its own window. Pop out.png

View Controls

View Controls.png

View Controls is a set of tools which allow the user to manipulate the view and/or models currently displayed.

In 3D VIEW, the following tools are avaiable:

Insert

3D View-Insert.png

The Insert button opens the operating system file manager so a model file can be selected for addition to any existing models in the current view.

3D View automatically enters Edit mode once a file is loaded.

Edit

3D View--Edit.png

The Edit button enters Edit mode, where the user can make minor alterations to the model.

Export...

The Export... window.

3D View-Export.png

The Export... button opens the File export options dialog box which allows the user to export the model in one of several formats.
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