Every model is initialized with one view that is continually updated as you change the model display, and that is saved with the model. This dialog lets you save additional, independent views. When you store a view, you save the orientation, size, and lighting conditions of the whole model, and also the color, display type, material, and other properties of all of the objects.

Click a view in the list to select and display it.

• The Store button stores the properties of the current display in the currently selected view.
• The Revert button returns the display to the stored values of the currently selected view.
• The Delete button deletes the currently selected view.
• The New View button adds a new view to the list, with the properties of the current display.
• The Save Model button will save the model to a file and make the existing file be a backup with extension ~.
• The Autostore check box controls whether view changes are automatically saved for you. If this button is selected, the current display properties are stored into the current view whenever you go to a different view and whenever you save the model. In other words, what you see is what you save, without your having to push the Store button. To return to the stored settings of a view when operating in this mode, press the Revert button or double-click on the view in the list before going on to a different view or saving the model. If Autostore is not selected, your display changes are not saved into the current view unless you push Store.

You can edit the name of the currently selected view in the edit box at the bottom. Press [Enter] after changing a name.

When you create a new object, its properties will be added to all of the views when you take some action that causes views to be stored (i.e., pushing Store, going to another view, or saving the model when Autostore is selected). This means that if you have more than one view, you should set the basic object properties such as open versus closed or 3-D point size before saving or changing views, otherwise only the current view will acquire those new properties.

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