ViewCube properties

To open the ViewCube properties, click the menu button next to the ViewCube and select Properties.

Show the ViewCube: Controls whether the ViewCube is shown or hidden in the scene view. When the setting is on, the ViewCube appears as a heads-up display over top of the 3D workspace. See Show or hide the ViewCube.
On-screen position: Controls the placement of the ViewCube within the scene view.

The ViewCube can be set to appear in any corner of the view by selecting a preset from the drop-down menu: Top Right, Bottom Right, Top Left, or Bottom Left. The additional controls (Home Button, Roll Arrows) are automatically repositioned depending on the corner that the ViewCube occupies. The default setting is Top Right.
ViewCube Size: Controls the size of the ViewCube.

Setting options are Small, Normal, and Large. The default setting is Normal. The ViewCube does not change size as the scene view is resized.
Inactive Opacity: Controls the opacity level of the ViewCube and the additional controls whenever the mouse cursor is not in the vicinity of the ViewCube.

Setting options are 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. When set to 0% the ViewCube will disappear when the mouse cursor is moved away from it. When set to 100% the ViewCube appears regardless of the mouse cursor position. The default setting is 50%.

When dragging on the ViewCube

Snap to closest view: Controls whether or not the ViewCube automatically snaps to any of the pre-defined viewing angles whenever it is click-dragged to a position within proximity of a fixed view. The default setting is on.

When clicking on the ViewCube

Fit-to-view on view change: Controls whether or not the scene view is automatically re-framed to fit the contents of the 3D scene within the new view whenever the view changes.

When turned off (by default), the view change and animated transition occurs without an automatic re-framing of the view.
Use animated transitions when switching views: Controls whether or not an animated transition occurs whenever the view is changed.

The animated transition setting animates the camera position during the view change to visually aid in determining the relationship between the existing view and the new one. The default setting is on. When the contents of your 3D scene is large you may wish to turn off this setting in order to improve the speed of view changes when using the ViewCube.

Show the compass: When on, displays a compass below the ViewCube for determining the view orientation in a geographic context.
Angle of North (degrees): Lets you specify the compass orientation. For example, to rotate the compass a quarter-turn clockwise, set Angle of North to 90.0.