Chapter 1:
Getting Started
VSP User Manual
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Version 1.7.92
Basics
Mouse Buttons
The first and most important thing to learn about VSP is how to use the mouse.
Click and hold each mouse button to engage that button’s function, and release the button
to disengage the function. For example, the left button rotates the model around in the
Main Screen; as the left mouse button remains held and the user drags the mouse, the
model will continue to rotate in the Main Screen towards the direction that the mouse is
being dragged.
The middle button on the mouse controls zoom. Note that only moving the
mouse forward or backward will activate the zoom; when the zoom button(s) are pressed,
moving the mouse side to side will have no effect. For mice with a scroll wheel, click
and hold the scroll wheel to activate the middle button functions.
The right mouse button translates the model around the screen.
View Keys
The Function Keys at the top of the key board are for preset views. F1 through F4
are user-defined views. To set a user-defined view, adjust the model on the Main Screen,
then hold the Shift key and push the desired function key. To come back to that view
later, simply push that function key.
The preset views in VSP are as follows:
Key
Preset View
F5
Top
F6
Front
F7
Left
F8
Left Isometric
F9
Bottom
F10
Back
F11
Right
F12
Right Isometric
The “c” key has two functions: the first is to center the model in the Main Screen;
the second is to resize the view from the
F5
through
F12
keys. For instance, a fuselage is
added (and its default size is 30) for a small UAV. Pressing one of the function keys for
a preset view will give a view that is zoomed out too far to see any detail of the aircraft.
When the “c” key is pressed, VSP automatically zooms in to fill the Main Screen with the
model.
Note:
The function keys (
F1
-
F12
) can only be used when the main screen
is selected or if the mouse is hovering over the main screen.
