Workshop - Step 4

# Preview mode

Preview

### Display the sector using the preview window

By now we have seen the sector only two dimensional. To have a three dimensional view you must change to the preview mode.

Ok, there must be a sector loaded, you must have the sector window active. Now you learn the meaning of the green arrow. It's the virtual player. The view of this player is displayed in the preview mode (window). You can set and rotate the green arrow as you like.

- Holding CTRL+ALT and pressing the left mousebutton you can set the position.
- Holding CTRL+ALT and moving the mouse while pressing the right mousebutton you can rotate the player (move mouse left and right).

Please set the arrow as shown in the following screenshot:

Now please activate the preview window with the keys CTRL-P:

Now please activate the checkbox Quick Options: Textured to get a textured display. Every time this checkbox changes from unchecked state to checked state, all graphics set in the dialog General level settings are loaded into memory. Using the left mousebutton click within the black area - and the picture will be calculated:

You can manually set the position of the player using the arrow buttons. Using Up and Down the height of the player changes - but only if the checkbox Automatic height is unchecked.

Take a closer look at the reference. Ok, close the preview window.

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