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Getting Started with EM.Cube

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/* Basic View Operations */
When you start [[EM.Cube]], the default grid cell size is set to 5 units. The default view may not be good enough for very small or very large structures. You can easily change the view settings of the project workspace. The simplest view operation is zooming in or out. This can easily be done using the scroll wheel of your mouse. Turning the scroll wheel towards yourself zooms out of a structure, while turning it away from yourself zooms in to the structure. Zooming in and out using the mouse scroll wheel is a temporary operation and does not change the view mode. [[EM.Cube]] provides a number of view modes, which persist until you change the mode or return to the '''Normal Mode'''. You can always return to the normal mode using the {{key|Esc}} (Escape) key of your keyboard. You can also return to the normal mode by clicking the '''Select''' [[File:select-tool_tn.png]] button of the View Toolbar or selecting the menu item '''View → Normal View'''.
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| View Operation
! scope="col"| Temporary
! scope="col"| Persistent Mode
|-
| Dynamic zoom
| style="width:350px;" | mouse scroll wheel or {{key|Ctrl+RMB}}
| style="width:250px;" | PEC, PMC, PML
|-
| Pan View
| style="width:350px;" | {{key|Shift+RMB}}
| style="width:250px;" | Radiation BC
|-
| Rotate View
| style="width:350px;" | {{key|RMB}}
| style="width:250px;" | Radiation BC
|-
| Zoom to Fit
| style="width:350px;" | {{key|Ctrl+E}}
| style="width:250px;" | N/A
|}
 
 
One of [[EM.Cube]]'s persistent view modes is the "Dynamic Zoom Mode" and it can be activated by clicking the '''Zoom Dynamic''' [[File:zoom-tool_tn.png]] button of the 'View Toolbar. In this mode you can continuously zoom in or zoom out by dragging the mouse around in the project workspace. You can pan the view by dragging the right mouse button (RMB) in the workspace while holding the {{key|Shift}} key down. Again, this is a temporary state and as soon as you release the right mouse button, the view operation ends. Alternatively, you can click the '''Pan''' [[File:pan-tool_tn.png]] button of the View Toolbar to enable the "Pan Mode". In this case, the shape of the cursor changes to a hand, and the program stays in the Pan Mode until you return to the normal mode.
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