The Animation Toolbar

Each ETBX Animation Panel has its own toolbar that appears just above the main view. The buttons in the animation toolbar allow you to perform common functions quickly, such as rotating the model and zooming in and out.

A description of the buttons in the animation toolbar is provided below.

Zoom

The Zoom button places the view in zoom mode. To zoom in, press the left mouse button and drag the mouse to draw a box around the area that you want shown in the view. Release the left mouse button and the view is redrawn to match the area in the zoom box.

Translate

The Translate button places the view in translate/pan mode. To pan the view, press the left mouse button and drag.

Rotate

The Rotate button places the view in rotate mode. To rotate the view, press the left mouse button and drag.

Zoom In

The Zoom In button increases the view magnification.

Zoom Out

The Zoom Out button reduces the view magnification.

Fit Data

The Fit button causes the view to be scaled and redrawn so that the displayed graphics fit entirely within the view area.

Copy To Clipboard

The Copy To Clipboard button creates save the current graphics image to the system clipboard. This feature allows you to paste ETBX graphics into your favorite word processor, graphics program, etc.

Reverse Black and White

The Reverse Black and White tool changes the color of all black entities to white and change the color of all white entities to black. It does not affect entities with colors other than black or white.

Predefined View Orientations

The animation toolbar contains 10 predefined view orientations. Click on a button to change the view to the desired orientation.