Navigating around in the Viewport can be done with the mouse and/or the keyboard. This article explains the different navigation modes and the buttons that allow you to control the navigation.
Overview
You have several options to navigate around:
| Navigation | Mouse | Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Pan | YES | YES |
| Zoom in/out | YES | YES |
| Move up/down | X | YES |
| Rotate | YES | YES |
Panning
Panning can be done with your mouse and/or keyboard.
- With the mouse
- Press and hold left-click and move your mouse in any direction. The terrain will follow your mouse cursor.
- Release the left button to stop panning.
- With the keyboard
- Use the arrow keys (up, down, left, right) to pan around the Viewport.
Zoom in/out
Zoom in/out can be done with your mouse and/or keyboard.
- With the mouse
- Scroll the mouse wheel.
- Scroll forward to zoom in. You zoom to the position of your mouse cursor.
- Scroll backward to zoom out.
- With the keyboard
- Press + to zoom in. You zoom to the center of the screen.
- Press – to zoom out.
Move up/down
Move up or down can be done with the keyboard.
- With the keyboard
- Click Ctrl + to move down
- Click Ctrl - to move up
Rotate
Rotating can be done with your mouse and/or keyboard.
- With the mouse
- You need to click the scroll wheel.
- Move your mouse forward or backward to change the view angle (tilt).
- Move your mouse left or right to change the direction towards north (azimuth).
- You don’t have a scroll wheel? Click R instead.
- With the keyboard
- Hold Shift and press the up or down arrow keys to change the view angle (tilt)
- Hold Shift and press the left or right arrow keys to change the direction towards north (azimuth)
Tips & Tricks
- Combine mouse and keyboard techniques to navigate.
- Press the R key with one hand and move around with your mouse. In this way you don’t need to do two operations with one hand.
- Clicking your mouse wheel doesn’t work?
- Open your mouse configuration utility and set the setting to the Wheel / Middle Click function.
