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The View Menu

WebSpace provides two ways of navigating and viewing scenes and objects: the Walk Viewer and the Examiner Viewer. The Walk Viewer lets you navigate a scene by walking through it. The Examiner Viewer lets you view an object by rotating it while you remain stationary. Usually the type of viewer for the scene is specified by the author. For more information, see "Choosing a Viewer."

The commands on the View menu let you switch from one Viewer to panother. In addition, commands on this menu let you view the scene at different levels of detail and choose different viewing speeds. You see the following commands:

The "Reload" Command
Requests WebSpace to reload the scene that you previously loaded. This command is equivalent to the Reload button shown in Figure 2-2.

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Figure 2-2 : The Reload Button


The "VRML Source" Command
Displays the "View Source" window (shown in Figure 2-3) that contains the title and location of the file, and the HTML source for the image. You cannot edit the data in this window, but you can save it by clicking the Save... button. Choose the directory into which you want to place the file, type in the file name, and then click the OK button. The file is saved. This is equivalent to using the "Save as..." command from the File menu.

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Figure 2-3 : The View Source Window


The "Full Detail" Command
Renders the scene in the highest level of detail specified by the author.

The "No Textures" Command
Renders the scene without any textures. Scenes often render faster with no textures.

The "Low Detail" Command
Renders the scene at a low level of detail without textures. Scenes often render faster at a lower level of detail.

The "Headlight" Command
Turns on a headlight: a light that illuminates the scene from the point at which you view the scene. The headlight moves automatically as you change the viewpoint of the scene. Some scenes have objects that render without the need for lights. In this case, turning the headlight on or off has no effect.

The "Move Faster" Command
Lets you move around the scene faster than the current speed.

The "Move at Default Speed" Command
Moves you around the scene at the speed originally estimated by WebSpace for this scene, or at the speed defined by the author.

The "Move Slower" Command
Lets you move around the scene slower than the current speed.

The "Walk Viewer" Command
Lets you view a 3D scene or object by walking through it. You can also stop, look around, and look up at the ceiling or down at the floor. See "Navigating a Scene Using the Walk Viewer"for step-by-step instructions.

The "Examiner Viewer" Command
Lets you view a 3D object or scene by rotating it or moving it up, down, left or right, while you remain stationary. See "Viewing Objects in the Examiner Viewer"for step-by-step instructions.

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