Options

Use the Options window to modify various attributes that apply to the whole model in the 3DWindow. Open the Options window by choosing View | Options from the 3D Model window menu.

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Show Model For Waves

Show or hide all of the objects associated with a wavelength. At the top of the menu are toggles for the 5 possible wavelengths that a data set can have.

Object Labels

Show the number of each object at its first point.

Current Point Marker

Show the red dot where the current point is.

Display All

Override any settings that hide objects. (All objects are displayed.)

Show Box

Display the box that surrounds the model.

Show Ticks

Display the tick marks on the box.

Anti-Aliasing

Smooth out the lines in your model.

Displayed

Display the scalebar.

Vertical

Switch the scalebar to vertical.

Position

Set the position of the scalebar (left side if horizontal; bottom if vertical), in 2d space. 0 is the bottom of the window and 100 is the top. The same range applies for left and right.

Length

Set the length in real space for the scalebar.

Thickness

Set the width of the scalebar in pixels.

Note To set the color for the scalebar, select Scalebar from the Set Color For option list and select the color from the Color option list.

Mouse Button Assignments

Change actions assigned to the three mouse buttons. You can perform five actions with the mouse in the 3D Window. This menu lets you select which of the following actions you want to associate with each mouse button.

 

  • Pick - Click on an object in the 3D window to select an object.

  • Rotate - Drag the mouse with the button pressed to rotate the model.

  • Zoom - Drag the mouse with the button pressed to change the zoom.

  • Translate - Drag the mouse with the button pressed to translate the model.

  • Time - Drag the mouse vertically to view the model through time.

By default, you can use the left mouse button to select an object in the Model window. The middle mouse button is for rotating your model around, and the right mouse button is for using zoom.

Clipping Planes

Cut out parts of the image.

Lighting Options

Select lighting effects.