Spin the 3D Scene

RockPlot3D contains three tools that offer continuous rotation (or spin) of the current 3D scene. Their buttons can be found in the toolbar.

Set up the Spin Settings: Select the View | Spin Options menu command.
- Frames per second: This setting determines how fast the spinning should be. The default is 10 frames per second. Increase this value to make the image spin faster (more frames per second), decrease this value to make it spin more slowly.
  ! It is possible that the program will be unable to accomplish the requested frames per second if the image is complicated and difficult to re-render at each rotation.
- Degrees per frame: This setting determines how much rotation should occur at each frame. The default setting is 10 degrees. Increase this setting to make the image rotate more at each frame. Decrease this setting to make the image rotate less at each frame.
  Click OK to close the Spin Options window.
Adjust the view (rotate, pan, zoom) to the desired starting point.
Spin the image:
- To rotate the image around an imaginary horizontal axis, click on this Spin button . The top portion of the image will rotate away from you, and the bottom toward you.
- Or, to rotate the image around an imaginary vertical axis, click on this Spin button . The right side will rotate toward you and the left side away from you.
- Or, to rotate the image in plan view, click on this Spin button . The image will rotate clockwise like the hands of a clock.
To stop the spinning, simply click again on the button so that it is no longer selected.

Exporting RockPlot3D Scenes for details about capturing the spin in an animation file.
Rotating RockPlot3D Scenes for information about manual rotation of the display.