Model Views and Portfolios Panel Right-Click Menu

Use

The Model Views and Portfolios panel menu contains a number of commands used to control the model views. Available options differ depending on the current position of the cursor. For example, if your cursor is positioned on a portfolio, the options displayed relate to portfolios.

Features

Portfolios

The right-click options for portfolios are the following:

Menu Option

Functional Description

Update Thumbnail

Update the thumbnail for the portfolio.

New Portfolio

Creates a new portfolio, to which you can add model views.

Rename Portfolio

Changes the name of a portfolio

Delete Portfolio

Deletes a portfolio

Duplicate

Duplicates a selected portfolio and all model views within the selected portfolio, or a single model view

Render to Raster

Opens the Render To window, and allows you to render the file.

Create Model View

Creates a new model view within the portfolio

Portfolio Properties

Opens the Portfolio Properties window, and allows you to modify properties for the selected portfolio.

Model Views

The right-click options for model views are the following:

Menu Option

Functional Description

Update Model View

Updates the selected model view with the current render and viewport settings

Store Object Positions

Saves the object position when creating a model view

Update

Performs various update functions:
  • Update Render Mode: Update the render mode of the selected model view, ignoring the camera view and scene visibility, to current render mode state.

  • Selection Visibility: Update visibility options for the selected model view. For example, grid.
  • Camera: Update the camera of the selected model views to the current camera view. This option enables you to easily adjust the initial view in a selected model view or make consistent camera view in all model views.

Activate

Activates the selected view in the selected viewport

Delete

Deletes the selected view

Add to

Adds the model view to the portfolio of your choice

Move to

Moves the model view to the portfolio of your choice

New Portfolio

Creates a new portfolio, to which you can add model views.

Copy Link to Clipboard

Creates a link to the clipboard

Render to Raster

Opens the Render To window, and allows you to render the file.

Render to Vector

Opens the Render To window, and allows you to render the file.

Render to Video

Opens the Render To window, and allows you to render the file to video.

Properties

Opens the Model View Properties window, and allows you to modify properties for the selected model view.