Saving Viewpoints in a Scene

This task shows you how to save viewpoints in a scene. It can be very useful to save specific viewpoints in a scene different from the initial product viewpoint.
Insert  the following sample model files in the samples folder:

ATOMIZER
BODY1
BODY2
LOCK
NOZZLE1
NOZZLE2
REGULATOR
TRIGGER
VALVE
REGULATION_COMMAND

1.  Click the Create Scene icon I_ScreenReferenceP2.gif (247 bytes)

The Edit Scene dialog box and a scene representation in the document window are displayed:

2.  Click Ok to end the scene creation.

You are now in a scene window:

  1. The background color turns to green.
  2. Scene 1 is identified in the specification tree.
  3. The default viewpoint is the initial product viewpoint.
3.  Modify the viewpoint.
 
4. Click the Save Viewpoints icon from the DMU Select toolbar.
5. Click the Exit From Scene icon I_CloseP2.gif (214 bytes) to return to the initial document window.
The initial product viewpoint is displayed.
6. Double-click Scene1 either in the specification tree or in the geometry area to swap to the scene window.
The viewpoint saved is taken into account in the scene.
If you did not use the save viewpoint command, the default viewpoint is used.