Panning and zooming in 2D

Use the 2D Pan/Zoom feature to pan and zoom in 2D and see the results in your scene view. Using this feature, you can view details in specific areas when doing precise tracking, placement or rotoscoping work without having to physically move your camera.

You can toggle 2D Pan/Zoom in the panel menu

You can easily toggle in and out of pan/zoom mode. You can even create two panels and display the full camera view in one panel and the pan/zoom view in the other.

The pan/zoom mode does not render by default and therefore you have the option of rendering the full camera view or the pan/zoom view. In addition, you can also create 2D Pan/Zoom bookmarks.

To enable the 2D Pan/Zoom feature (Method 1)

  1. In the panel menu, select View > Camera Attribute Editor.
  2. Expand the Display Options section, 2D Pan/Zoom subsection and select Pan Zoom Enabled to enable the 2D Pan/Zoom feature.
  3. Enter the desired values in the Pan and Zoom attributes to move your view horizontally or vertically and zoom into or out of your scene.
    Note: Optionally, you can render your panned/zoomed view. To do so, select the Render Pan Zoom attribute.
  4. Make sure that View > Camera Settings > Ignore 2D Pan/Zoom is turned off so that you can see the panned/zoomed view in your scene view.

    You can also select Ignore 2D Pan/Zoom by right-clicking the icon in the Panel toolbar.

Tip:
Switch to the Two Panes Side by Side layout and check the Ignore 2D Pan/Zoom option in one panel while unchecking it in the other. This way, you can work in the panned/zoomed view in one panel while working in the full camera view in the other.

To enable 2D Pan/Zoom (Method 2)

  1. In the panel menu, select View > Camera Tools > 2D Pan/Zoom Tool > to pan or zoom interactively.

    The Tool Settings window appears. Select between the 2D Pan or 2D Zoom mode.

    Note: After selecting the 2D Pan/Zoom Tool, you can also dolly in and out by Ctrl + dragging 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.
  2. Make sure that View > Camera Settings > Ignore 2D Pan/Zoom is unchecked so that the panned/zoomed view is displayed in your scene view.
Tip: You can also toggle between enabling and disabling 2D Pan/Zoom by clicking the hotkey \ or the button in the Panel toolbar.

To disable the 2D Pan/Zoom feature (Method 1)

  1. Use the \ hotkey to toggle between enabling and disabling the 2D Pan/Zoom.

To disable the 2D Pan/Zoom feature (Method 2)

  1. Click the button in the Panel toolbar to toggle between enabling and disabling the 2D Pan/Zoom.

To create Pan/Zoom bookmarks (Method 1)

  1. In the panel menu, select View > Bookmarks > Edit Bookmarks.

    The Bookmark Editor appears.

  2. Click New 2D Bookmark to create a new 2D Pan/Zoom bookmark.

    Your bookmarks will be listed under View > Bookmarks and also by right-clicking the icon in the Panel toolbar.

Create Pan/Zoom bookmarks (Method 2)

  1. Right-click the icon in the Panel toolbar and select Create 2D Bookmark.

    A bookmark is created with your current Pan and Zoom settings.

    Tip: You can also access the Bookmark Editor by right-clicking the icon in the Panel toolbar and selecting Edit 2D Bookmarks.

Render 2D Pan/Zoom

The 2D Pan/Zoom feature does not render by default. To render the panned/zoomed view, you must enable the Render Pan Zoom attribute under the Camera Attribute Editor, Display Options section, 2D Pan/Zoom subsection.

Related topics

Parent topic: Camera Setup