The Default View tool lets you quickly revert to the starting view. You can find the Default View function on the 3D Toolbar or right-click and choose Views > Default View. You can also save the current views of the 3D model to the list.

Default view

You can use the Default View tool on the 3D Toolbar to revert the 3D model to its default view, which is normally the initial view when it’s first placed on a PDF page.

  1. Use the Hand tool to activate 3D models.

  2. Use the Default View tool on the 3D Toolbar to revert the 3D model view to the starting view any time you interact with the 3D model. Or you can right-click on the model and choose Views > Default View.

Create and display a custom view

You can use the Views Editor option or directly click the Add a New View on the 3D Toolbar to add a new view. In the Views Editor dialog box, you can not only add a new view, and set a default view, but also delete, rename, and rearrange the list of views. All available views for the 3D models are listed in the View Menu drop-down list on the 3D Toolbar.

  1. Activate the 3D model. Click the 3D object with the Hand tool, or right-click on it and select Activate 3D.

  2. Adjust the view using the Rotate, Spin, Pan, Walk, and Zoom tools.

  3. Do any of the following to add a new view:

    • Click Add a new view on the 3D Toolbar.

    • Right-click the 3D model and choose Views > View Editor. In the Views Editor dialog box, click Add a new view and then click

  1. To change the view, do an appropriate action:

    • Select the view you want to display from the View Menu drop-down list on the 3D Toolbar.

    • Right-click the 3D model and choose Views > (Name of the View).


The View Editor dialog box (from left to right): A. Add a new view; Use view as default; Delete a view; Rename a view; Move up a view; Move down a view. B. A list of all available views

Change the default view

  1. Right-click the 3D model and choose Views > View Editor from the menu.

  2. In the Views Editor dialing box, click to highlight the view you want to set as the default view and click Use view as default. Click OK.

Delete a 3D view

You can use the Views Editor dialog box to delete a selected view.

  1. Right-click the 3D model and choose Views > View Editor.

  2. In the Views Editor dialog box, select the view you want to remove from the list and then click the Delete a view icon .

  3. Click OK.

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