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   pmview    ( 1 )

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METRIC SELECTION

When the pointer cursor is active, more information about the 3D
       scene can be obtained.  Text describing the metric represented by
       the block under the cursor will be displayed in the top text box
       of the pmview window.  The text contains the source and name of
       the metric, current value and units, and the percentage of the
       expected maximum (or normalization) value.  The text box is
       updated whenever the scene is updated with the latest metric
       values or when the cursor is moved over another block in the
       scene.  Moving the cursor over a base plane block, text or the
       surrounding space will clear the text box.

       Clicking the left mouse button on a block will bind the text box
       on that metric instance so that the metric can be monitored while
       performing other actions with the mouse.  The block will be
       highlighted with a red wire frame.  Clicking the left mouse
       button on text or the space surrounding the scene will unselect
       the object, causing the text box to revert to the original
       behavior of showing the metric underneath the cursor.

       Selecting a base plane instead of a modulated block will cause
       all the blocks on that base plane to be selected.  When more than
       one object is selected, the text box behaves as if nothing is
       selected, so the metric displayed is the metric currently under
       the cursor.  Multiple selections are also possible by pressing
       the SHIFT key while selecting an object with the left mouse
       button.