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            <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Visualization</b>. 
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            <p class="para_item">In the <b class="uiTerm">Visualization Preferences</b> dialog box, click the <b class="uiTerm">View/Screen</b> tab and select the <b class="uiTerm">Show View Triad</b> check box.
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            <p class="para_item">In the graphics window, select a <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('visualizing_a_part/vie_op_rot_view_triad_r.html');return(false);">View Triad</a> axis to lock. The axis you select is indicated with a cone on the end. 
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            <p class="para_item">Use the <b class="uiTerm">Rotate</b> command or the middle mouse button to rotate about the selected axis.
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            <p class="para_item">To reset dynamic rotation, click the View Triad origin, click the middle mouse button, or press Esc.</p>
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