The 3D Ribbon Page

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The 3D Ribbon Page

The 3D Ribbon page, which contains 43 separate commands, will only be visible if a 3D viewport is visible and selected: see the View/Edit ribbon page and the viewport context menu

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The 3D Ribbon Page

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MiniusThe Import/Export Command Group

clip1678 Import 3D

 

clip1679 Export to STL

 

clip1680 Export to OBJ

 

clip1681 Export to Colada

 

clip1682 Export to POV RAY

 

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Import/Export Commands

MiniusThe Model Command Group

clip1635 3D Copper

View copper as true 3D else view copper as a 2D image on the PCB. Viewing copper as 3D may make your 3D viewing slower - it depends on your graphics card.

clip1636 Refresh All 3D Models

Click to rebuild all the 3D content in the 3D viewport. You might do this if the 3D looks out of sync with your design. Generally, you should not need to do this as DEX automatically rebuilds your 3D models if needed.

Tutorial Video

 

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Model Commands

MiniusThe Move/View Command Group

clip1672 Move

 

clip1673 View

 

 

Tutorial Video

 

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Move/View Commands

MiniusThe Zoom Command Group

clip1674 Zoom Window

 

clip1675 Zoom In

 

clip1676 Zoom Out

 

clip1677 View All

 

Tutorial Video

 

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Zoom Commands

MiniusThe Pan Command Group

clip1654 Pan Left

 

clip1656 Pan Right

 

clip1655 Pan Left

 

clip1657 Pan Down

 

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Tutorial Video

 

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Pan Commands

MiniusThe View From Command Group

 

clip1660 View from Standard Home Position

 

clip1661 View from Preset Camera Position

 

clip1662 View from the Top

 

clip1663 View from the Bottom

 

clip1664 View from the Left

 

clip1665 View from the Right

 

clip1666 View from the Front

 

clip1667 View from the Back

 

Tutorial Video

 

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View From Commands

MiniusThe View Command Group

clip1683 Copy Inage to Clipboard

 

clip1684 View/Hide the PCB Base Board

 

clip1685 Toggle Perspective/Orthographic View

 

Tutorial Video

 

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View Commands

MiniusThe Render Command Group

clip1671 Show Shadows

 

Tutorial Video

 

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Render Commands

MiniusThe Rotate Command Group

clip1642 Rotate About the X Axis

 

clip1643 Rotate About the Y Axis

 

clip1644 Rotate About the Z Axis

 

 

Tutorial Video

 

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Rotate Commands

MiniusThe 3D Add Command Group

clip1637 Adding a Box

 

clip1638 Adding a Sphere (Ball)

 

clip1639 Adding a Cylinder

 

clip1640 Adding a  Cone

 

clip1641 Adding a Torus (Donut)

 

Tutorial Video

 

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Add Commands

MiniusThe 3D Viewports Command Group

•You have 5 preset view configurations.

•If there is more than 1 view visible then the active view has a red border.

•View can have separators that you can drag to re-size.

Tutorial Video

 

clip1645 Viewing a Single 2D Viewport

 

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Single Viewport

clip1646 Viewing two (1+1) 3D Viewports

 

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Two (1+1)  Viewports

clip1647 Viewing three (2+1) 3D Viewports

 

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three (2+1)  Viewports

clip1648 Viewing three (1+2) 3D Viewports

 

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Three (1+2) Viewports

clip1649 Viewing Four 3D Viewports

 

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Four 3D Viewports

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3D Viewport Commands