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Status Bar

The status bar is located at the bottom of the Composer window. It displays instructions for using commands and other useful information, and it contains several commands.

Tip: To configure which commands appear in the status bar, right-click the status bar and select or clear commands.

Icon Command Name Description
N/A Total Actors When no actor is selected, displays the total number of actors in the model (including collaborative actors as well as the Compass, BOM pane, camera, and ground).

Click to display a dialog box detailing:

  • the total number of geometry actors in the model
  • the total number of Assembly groups in the model
  • the total number of Collaborative actors in the model
  • (in fully-shattered mode only) the total number of actors that are not loaded
  • the maximum depth of the assembly tree

Note: In fully-shattered mode, all numbers take into account actors that are not loaded.

N/A n of n Actors Displays the number of selected actors.

Click to display a dialog box detailing:

  • the total number of geometry actors in the model
  • the total number of Assembly groups in the model
  • the total number of Collaborative actors in the model
  • the depth range for the selection (minimum depth - maximum depth)

Note: In fully-shattered mode, all numbers take into account actors that are not loaded.

Design Mode When cleared, simulates the behavior of the Composer file in Composer Player. For example, clear Design Mode to test event links.
Camera Perspective Mode

Toggles between perspective and orthogonal projection modes. In perspective mode, actor sizes depend on their distance from the camera viewpoint. Perspective mode is the view normally seen by the eye. Parallel lines recede into the distance to a vanishing point. Orthogonal mode eliminates the effect of distance from the camera (actor sizes remain constant).





Orthogonal Mode Perspective Mode

Notes:

  • You can change the default perspective angle. See Camera.
  • To ensure smooth animation between views, use the same mode for each view.

Grid Mode Snaps actors to grid lines when you create or translate actors. Also, actor rotation snaps to 45 degree increments. For example, create a grid and enable Grid Mode to draw polylines or to position collaborative actors. See Tools Commands.
Show/Hide Paper

Displays paper margins (paper space) in the viewport.





Disabled Enabled Letter, Portrait

Notes:

  • Define the paper space. See Paper Space.
  • Paper space is always displayed when the Technical Illustration or High Resolution Image workshop is open.

  Zoom Paper Level Displays the current paper zoom scale.
  Zoom Paper

Zooms the paper space from 10% to 400% of the viewport size. To zoom, drag the slider or click or . You can also zoom the paper space by pressing Ctrl while rolling the mouse wheel.







50% 100% 400%

Fit Paper to Viewport Resets the paper space to fit the viewport (100% zoom).

Tip: You can also double-click in the viewport outside the paper space.



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