3D Orbit

The 3D orbit command activates an interactive 3D orbit view in the current viewport, which is accessed from the Standard toolbar (see Figure 23.13).

Figure 23.13. Access the 3D Orbit from the Standard toolbar.

You may also open the 3D Orbit toolbar by right-clicking any toolbar and selecting 3D Orbit from the list (see Figure 23.14). This 3D viewing feature enables you to view the object in either wire-frame mode or shaded mode from any angle.

Figure 23.14. The 3D Orbit command, in addition to many other viewing commands, can be accessed from the 3D Orbit toolbar.

This is accomplished by manipulating the rotation of an "arcball" circle ...

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