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.
![[IMAGE]](reload.gif)
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.
![[IMAGE]](viewsource.gif)
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.