Tumble, track, dolly, or tilt the view

To look around in a scene, you move the virtual camera associated with a view panel.

To... Do this

Tumble

+ drag

Track

+ -drag

Dolly

+ -drag or -drag

or

+ + drag a box around the part of the view you want to dolly in on.

  • If you drag the box out from left to right, you dolly in.
  • If you drag the box out from right to left, you dolly out.

These keyboard shortcuts actually correspond to tools. While it is much more convenient to use these keyboard shortcuts, you may occasionally want to use the tool form, or set the options for the tool:

To roll (tilt) the camera

  1. In a view panel, select View > Camera Tools > Roll Tool.
  2. Drag to roll the camera.

To zoom the camera lens

  1. In a view panel, select View > Camera Tools > Zoom Tool.
  2. Drag to zoom the camera lens.

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