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The document provides guidance on using navigation tools in Fusion 360, including mouse shortcuts, trackpad gestures, and the ViewCube for orienting views. It details the Navigation Bar commands and Display Settings for customizing the visual experience. Additionally, it explains how to enable Multiple Views for simultaneous observation of model changes.

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03_Navigation-and-display-settings

The document provides guidance on using navigation tools in Fusion 360, including mouse shortcuts, trackpad gestures, and the ViewCube for orienting views. It details the Navigation Bar commands and Display Settings for customizing the visual experience. Additionally, it explains how to enable Multiple Views for simultaneous observation of model changes.

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Navigation and display settings

Learn how to use the navigation tools in Fusion ● Enable Multiple Views.
360 so that you can move around your designs
with ease.

o Navigation and display settings

Learning objectives:

● Use Mouse shortcuts.


● Use Trackpad gestures.
● Orient the ViewCube.
● Identify the Named Views.
● Locate the Navigation commands.
● View Display settings. Multiple Views in Fusion 360

1. Use Mouse shortcuts to zoom in and out,


pan, and orbit the view of the model.

Zoom In and Out: Scroll the mouse wheel


forward and backward.

Pan: Left-click and hold, then drag.

Orbit: Hold the Shift key, click and hold the


middle mouse button, then drag.

Zoom Extents: Double-click the middle


mouse button. Figure 1. Set Pan, Zoom, Orbit, and additional
navigation settings in your Preferences.
Note: Change Orbit type and navigation
settings in your Preferences. Select your
profile photo > Preferences > General (tab).

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2. If you have a computer with a touchpad or
an Apple Magic Mouse, you can use multi-
touch gestures to navigate the view.

Zoom In and Out: Use the 2-finger spread


and 2-finger pinch.

Pan: Use the 2-finger drag.

Orbit: Hold Shift and use the 2-finger drag.

Figure 2a. Zoom In and Out gestures

Figure 2b. Pan gesture

Figure 2c. Orbit gesture

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3. The ViewCube controls the camera view.

Orbit: Click and drag on the ViewCube to


orbit the viewpoint of design in the canvas.

Isometric views: Click the corners of the


ViewCube to rotate the camera to
predefined isometric views.

Orthographic views: Click the named faces


of the ViewCube to rotate the camera to
predefined orthographic views (e.g. Front,
Figure 3. The ViewCube is located in the top-
Top, Right).
right corner of Fusion 360
Home view: Click the Home icon to
return to the home view.

4. Named Views, which appear in the Fusion


360 Browser, map to the ViewCube views
with the same name: Top, Front, Right, and
Home. Each design file will include these
four orthographic named views by default.

Create custom Named Views to help you


navigate your design. Orient the model in
the Canvas to a view that you desire, right-
click the Named Views folder in the Browser
and select New Named View.
Figure 4. The Fusion 360 Browser includes
Named Views

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5. The Navigation Bar is positioned at the
bottom of the Canvas of the current model.
It contains the Navigation Commands from
left to right:

Orbit: Rotates the current view around the


center mark (constrained orbit) or around
the X and Y axes (free orbit).

Look At: Zooms and rotates the model to


display selected elements planar to the
screen or a selected edge or line horizontal
Figure 5. Navigation Commands and Display
to the screen.
Settings at the bottom of the Canvas

Pan: Drags the view in the canvas.

Zoom: Increases or decreases the


magnification of the current view. You can
zoom while other commands are active.

Window: Defines a frame for the view. The


elements within the frame zoom to fill the
canvas.

Fit: Positions the entire model within the


canvas.

6. Display Settings let you specify visual style,


mesh display, environment, effects, object
visibility, camera settings, and ground plane
offset. You can also enter full-screen mode.

Figure 6. Change Display Settings at the bottom


of the Fusion 360 Canvas

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7. Enable Multiple Views to display four
viewports in the Canvas to see changes you
make to your model from multiple camera
positions simultaneously.

Tip: Shift + ! will enable/disable Multiple


Views.

Figure 7. Enable Multiple Views in the display


settings at the bottom of the Canvas.

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