Centering the view in the ArcCatalog 3D preview window

Available with 3D Analyst license.

You can center the view direction inside the ArcScene 3D View preview window in ArcCatalog to look at specific locations inside your 3D data.

By default, the center of the view is the center of the data. The Navigation tool , Zoom In tool , Zoom Out tool , and Field Of View tool all change the view of the data relative to the current center of the view. If you want to zoom in to see a particular area, centering on it first will prevent it from zooming out of your field of view. Centering on a point also allows you to rotate the view around it.

Follow the steps to center the view direction inside the ArcScene 3D View preview window in ArcCatalog.

Be sure that you already have the ArcGIS 3D Analyst extension enabled and the 3D View Tools toolbar added to the display. The 3D View Tools toolbar can be added by clicking Customize > Toolbars > 3D View Tools.

1. In ArcCatalog, select the data source in the navigation tree.
2. Click the Preview tab.
3. Click the Preview drop-down arrow and click 3D View.
4. Click the Center On Target button .
5. Click the part of the data that you want to occupy the center of the view.

Tip:

• You can optionally select Globe View from the Preview drop-down menu to view the data in the embedded ArcGlobe 3D preview.
• You can open ArcScene from the 3D View Tool toolbar inside ArcCatalog by clicking the ArcScene button .