Moving in the 3D View
The following table describes all of the keyboard and mouse commands that you can
use to move in the 3D view.
| Control
|
Camera Type
|
| Fly
|
Ortho
|
Walk on NavMesh
|
| UP ARROW
|
Move forward in the view.
|
Moves the view up relative to the 3D window.
|
Walk forward in the view.
|
| DOWN ARROW
|
Move backwards in the view.
|
Moves the view down relative to the 3D window.
|
Walk backwards in the view.
|
| LEFT ARROW
|
Move left along the X-axis.
|
Move left along the X-axis.
|
Walk sideways to the left.
|
| RIGHT ARROW
|
Move right along the X-axis.
|
Move right along the X-axis.
|
Walk sideways to the right.
|
NOTE:depending on keyboard layout or language, the keys at the top left of the keyboard—the
"gaming keys"—also function as movement keys. On an English-language keyboard these
are the w, a, s, and d keys.
|
| Mouse: right click
|
Opens the contextual or shortcut menu, which contains command shortcuts for several
Navigation Lab functions.
|
| Mouse: left click and drag
|
Rotates the view.
|
Rotates the view.
NOTE:you can also lock the rotation of the Ortho view in the Camera Settings dialog.
|
Right or left: changes direction during movement (steering).
|
| Mouse: double left click
|
Move the point of view to the location of the cursor.
|
| Mouse: CTRL+left click
|
Select VisualDebug elements in the 3D view.
|
| Mouse: wheel button
|
Changes the altitude of the camera: scroll forward to decrease the altitude; scroll
backward to increase the altitude.
|
| SHIFT+Keypad 2
|
Move backwards in the view.
|
Move the view down relative to the 3D window.
|
Walk backwards in the view.
|
| SHIFT+Keypad 8
|
Move forward in the view.
|
Move the view up relative to the 3D window.
|
Walk forward in the view.
|
| Keypad 2
|
Move back along the Y-axis.
|
Move back along the Y-axis.
|
not available.
|
| Keypad 4
|
Move left along the X-axis.
|
Move left along the X-axis.
|
not available.
|
| Keypad 6
|
Move right along the X-axis.
|
Move right along the X-axis.
|
not available.
|
| Keypad8
|
Move forward along the Y-axis.
|
Move forward on the Y-axis.
|
not available.
|
NOTE:movement along the X and Y axes is relative to the axis and the 3D object; if the
view is rotated, movement along an axis will follow the repositioned (rotated) axis.
|
| PAGE UP
|
Move up along the Z-axis
|
Move down along the Z-axis
|
not available.
|
| PAGE DOWN
|
Move down along the Z-axis
|
Move up along the Z-axis
|
not available.
|
| F
|
Move the point of view to the location of the cursor.
|
| F3
|
Toggle Stats on or off.
|
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