Defining navigation buttons

Use the following procedure to place a navigation button in your model and to assign a navigation function to the button.

For more information about the types of buttons you can add to your model, see Overview: Buttons.

To define a navigation button

1. On the Interface, Map, or Model layer toolbar, click and hold the Information button tool and then click the Navigation button tool .

   Tip: You can specify the button type in the Button dialog box, regardless of the type you select to place in this step, by selecting the type you want under "Button Purpose" and then clicking the appropriate button to define the type you selected. You can also change the button's type by right-clicking it, selecting Change To, and then selecting the button type.

2. Click the diagram to place the button.

   The Button dialog box opens and the Define Navigation dialog box opens on top of that.

3. At the top of the Define Navigation dialog box, select the type of navigation the button should perform: Camera, Return, or / / Page. For descriptions of each of these options, see Define Navigation dialog box.

4. Select the visual effect, if any, that you want to apply when the navigation happens.

5. Select the options, if any, that you want to apply when the navigation happens.
6. When you are finished defining the button, click OK to close the Define Navigation dialog box.
7. Click OK to close the Button dialog box.

To change or delete the assigned navigation

1. Open the Button dialog box for the Navigation button.

2. Click the Define Navigation button next to the Navigate option.

   The Define Navigation dialog box opens.

3. Make the changes you want:

   • To change the visual effect and other options for the currently assigned navigation, select the option you want in the Visual Effect box, and select the appropriated check boxes under "Options".
   • To delete the currently assigned navigation, click the Delete Navigation button.
   • To assign a new navigation to the button, follow steps 3 -5, above.
4. When you are finished defining the button, click OK to close the Define Navigation dialog box.
5. Click OK to close the Button dialog box.

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