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ADOBE ACROBAT 8 STANDARD
User Guide
If an object ever moves out of your view, you have, in essence, turned your camera completely away from the object.
Click the Default View icon on the 3D toolbar to move the object back into view.
Views menu
Lists any views defined for the current 3D model.
Toggle Model Tree
Opens and hides the Model Tree.
Play/Pause Animation
Plays or pauses any JavaScript-enabled animation. The Play/Pause Animation pop-up
menu opens a slider that you can drag back and forth to move to different times in the animation sequence.
Projection
Toggles between using perspective and orthographic projection of the 3D object.
Model Render Mode menu
Determines how the 3D shape appears. For an illustrated guide, see “Examples of model
rendering modes” on page 291.
Enable Extra Lighting menu
Lists the different lighting effects, in which the number, color, orientation, and
brightness of the lights, the reflectivity of the surface, and other factors affect the illumination of the 3D object.
Experiment to get the visual effects you want.
Background Color swatch
Opens the color picker, which you can use to select a different color for the space
surrounding the 3D object.
Toggle Cross Section
Shows and hides cross sections of the object. Click the pop-up button to open the Cross
Section Properties dialog box. For more information, see “Create cross sections” on page 295.
Examples of model rendering modes
The model rendering modes include combinations of factors that affect the appearance of the 3D object. The illus
tration below shows a simple object rendered in each of the available modes.