Selecting a Custom View

RockPlot2D | View | Custom

RockPlot3D offers a number of pre-set positions from which to view your image. In addition, you can specify your own custom view.

Step-by-Step Summary

With an image displayed in the RockPlot3D window, click on the View menu and select the Custom View option.
Enter the requested information:
- Compass Bearing: Type into this prompt or use the up/down arrows to specify the azimuth bearing of the direction from which the image is to be viewed. For example, to view the image from due north, you would enter: 0. To view the image from 15 degrees west of north, you would enter: 345.
- Angle from horizon: Type into this prompt or use the up/down arrows to specify the viewing angle, where 0 = horizontal, 15 = 15 degrees above the horizon,–20 = 20 degrees below the horizon, and so on.
- Click Apply.
The program will adjust the viewpoint as requested.

! Use the View | Add View menu option to save the current view position for later retrieval.