3D Viewer Mode
In addition to the small 3D orientation display on the rotation tab, QuatView also
provides a larger 3D viewer window that can be scaled to any size up to full screen.
This larger 3D viewer mode is enabled by clicking on the 3D View link on the rotation
tab GUI.
Figure 18 shows how QuatView looks in the 3D viewer mode. The local and global
axes are labeled and colored just like the smaller 3D view on the rotation tab. The
background color is hardwired to black. The current quaternion components are
displayed along the lower left, and the current Euler angles are displayed along the
lower right. The exit link button at the lower right turns off the 3D viewer mode and
returns to the standard rotation tab GUI.
Once the 3D viewer mode is enabled, the user can rotate and scale the image using
the left mouse button and mouse wheel respectively. Pressing the right mouse
button displays the context menu shown in Figure 19. This context menu allows the
user to turn animation on and off, access the options dialog, and copy the current 3D
image to the Windows clipboard.
Figure 18. 3D Viewer Mode
Figure 19. 3D Viewer Mode Right Mouse Context Menu
