You can use the mouse to zoom, or change the camera view.

• Zoom

  To  zoom in or out, rotate the mouse wheel button. You can change how the rotation works in Preferences.

• Change Camera View

  Use your mouse to change the camera view.

  As you move your mouse in the 3D window - except when over the garment - the cursor changes to a directional arrow. Click to move the camera as follows:

  • Up

  • Down

  • Rotate left

  • Rotate right

  • Up and rotate left

  • Up and rotate right

  • Down and rotate left

  • Down and rotate right

  The camera continues to move in the selected direction while you hold the mouse button down.

  The arrow shows the direction the camera moves, and therefore the avatar moves in the opposite direction.

If this mode is enabled (in Preferences), instead of the default navigation mode (Browzwear) described in Using the Mouse, you navigate in the 3D window like this:

In addition, you can use the keyboard shortcut F.

• If nothing is selected, pressing F zooms in to the avatar and garment in general.

• If something is selected, pressing F zooms in, centering on the 3D bounding box of the selected piece.

The Navigation toolbar is on the right of the 3D window. Click an icon to change the camera view as indicated.

In this mode, you can not only view the garment from a 360 degree perspective, but also from the top, bottom, and indeed any real-world perspective.

To activate this mode:

1. Right-click on the avatar or the garment.

2. Click Focus or Look At, depending on the software version you are ising.

The location of your cursor is now the center of the 3D window. Changes made are relative to that center. All the usual navigation techniques work, but you can change the view to more points.

To return to normal navigation mode:

1. Right-click on the avatar or the garment.

2. Click Navigate.

The 3D window toolbar is displayed at the top of the 3D window.

2021.3.1 and newer

The features available on the toolbar are detailed in the following table.

On the 3D window toolbar, click to use the 3D measuring tape on the avatar. The 3D Measurements dialog box is displayed.

You can use this feature to:

• Make a measurement on the avatar and store the result.

• Have the measurement always display on the selected avatar.

Measurement Types

There are the following types of measurement:

• Tape - replicates the real life behavior of a measuring tape applied to the points created.

• Surface - measures the distance going along the shortest path on the surface of the avatar between the points created.

• Straight - measures the shortest direct distance between the points created. This may go through the avatar.

• Circumference - measures the circumference around the selected point, replicating the real life behavior of a measuring tape.

Adding a Measurement

To add a measurement:

1. Click . The text box is enabled.

2. Type a name for the measurement.

3. Select the measurement type.

4. On the avatar, press Ctrl+Click (Windows) or Command+Click (Mac) to add whatever measurement points you want.

   The measurement is displayed in the dialog box.

   Note that the measurement goes from point to point in the order each point is added.

5. If required:

   1. Drag a point to adjust its location.

   2. Press Ctrl+Click (Windows) or Command+Click (Mac) on a point to delete it.

6. If using Circumference:

   1. Press Ctrl+Right-Click (Windows) or Command+Right Click (Mac) to set your measuring tape parallel to the floor.

   2. When you create your measuring point, the measurement is highlighted along with the gizmo. Use the gizmo to adjust placement of the measurement.

   The following image shows a measurement being created and the gizmo in action.

   

7. When your measurement is complete, click Save.

Displaying a Measurement

This feature allows you to set a measurement so that it always displays with the avatar, even when the 3D Measurements dialog box is closed. For example, you might want to create a measurement for the avatar Deborah which you always want to display.

To always display a measurement for the current avatar:

1. If the 3D Measurements dialog box is not already open, on the 3D window toolbar, click . The 3D Measurements dialog box is displayed.

2. On the 3D Measurements dialog box, in the Always Show column, select the measurement you want to always display.

   

3. Click Close to close the dialog box.

Deleting a Measurement

To delete a measure, select the measure, and click .

Sharing Measurements

You can export the measurements so that other users can import them for use with the same avatar.

To export or import measurements:

1. If the 3D Measurements dialog box is not already open, on the 3D window toolbar, click . The 3D Measurements dialog box is displayed.

2. On the 3D Measurements dialog box, click . A menu is displayed.

3. Click Export All 3D Measurements to export the measurements. A file explorer window is displayed.

   1. Navigate to where you want to save the VSM file.

   2. Type a name for the file.

   3. Click Save.

4. Click Import 3D Measurements to import measurements. A file explorer window is displayed.

   1. Navigate to where the VSM file is located and select it.

   2. Click Open. The measurements are imported.

Measurements and Avatar Changes

If you are using an avatar on which there are existing measurements, any changes are automatically made to the other avatars based on the original avatar. Therefore, the recommended course of action is to add a new measurement rather than edit an existing one.

For example, assume you are using measurements on the avatar Deborah. In addition, you have created other versions of Deborah such as Deborah 1, Deborah 2 and so forth all based on the original avatar. If you edit any of the measurements on, for example, Deborah 1, the same edit is replicated on the measurements for Deborah and Deborah 2. The same applies the other way around.