PRIMER 22.1

General Information on Using the Compass Rose

General Information on Using the Compass Rose

The Compass Rose operates in one of three modes selected by the Rotate , Translate and Zoom buttons available from the Type pop-up menu as shown in the example above ( Rotation mode is selected). The options provide:

Rotate Arrow buttons provide pre-defined increments of rotation about each of the X,Y,Z axes in screen or model space.
Translate Arrow buttons provide pre-defined increments of translation in each of the X,Y,Z axes in screen or model space.
Zoom Buttons provide pre-defined increments of magnification and reduction of viewing scale.

Also, a single click on a function button will deliver a single instance of that function; but holding the button down will, after an initial delay (see Settings), cause it to repeat its function at a pre-defined rate. If command-file recording is on each such repeat is recorded as a separate button click: this makes it possible to record and replay sequences of view changes.