VIEW TOOLBAR IN CATIA V5

View tool bar is used to customize display of catia environment. In all work environments we will use this toolbar.View toolbar is common to all work environments or Modules.

Here we are having some set of options to customize the display.we will see one by one.

Fly mode:- Fly mode is used to switch between parallel projections and perspective projections.

 Fit all in:- Fit all in is used for Fit View.

   Pan:- Pan is Used to Move the Object along the linear direction 

  Rotate:- Rotate is used to Rotate the object.

  Zoom in:- Zoom in is used to Increase the zoom level of object.

  Zoom out:- Zoom out is used to Decrease the Zoom level of object.

 Normal View:- we have two applications of this option

 i)In 2D:- while drawing 2D sketch unfortunately i have used  rotate option and my work environment is disturbed.To make the sketch environment parallel to the screen we will use NORMAL VIEW option.

ii)IN 3D:- Select Normal view Option and select the reference plane you will see the view of object Normal to the selected  plane.

  Multi View:- Using the Multi View option We can see the four views of the object at a time. screen is divided into four equal parts and in each part we can see the differnt views.If want we can switch between the views also.

  Quick view:-  This is For Generating the quick possible views of the object like Front,Back,Top,Bottom,Right,Left views of the object.If you click the arrow key at quick view you will fine all these sub options.

  View Mode:- View mode is set the appearance object. if you click the arrow key of View mode you will find all sub options available.We will see one by one.

i)shading(SHD):- Object is appears with shaded material one.

ii)Shading with edges:-Object appears with shading as well as edges also highlighted.

iii) shading with edges without smooth edges:- Just like shading with edges only.addition to it smooth edges(cylinder edges,fillet edges)also highlighted.

iv)shading with edges and hidden edges:- addition to the shading with edges, it will show the hidden edges also.

v)shading with material:- The Material applied also visible in this type of appearance.

  Note: to apply material for the object click this icon , select the material and drag it on to object

vi)Wire frame(NHR):- If you activate this mode, the object appears with lines and point.

 Hide/show:- To hide or show the selected object.

 Swap visible space:-Useful when trying to find geometry hidden deep down in the tree.

This is about view tool bar in catia. If you have any doubts please mention them in coments. If you found this tutorial as useful don't forget to share it. 

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