Users familiar with SOLIDWORKS CAD camera navigation can use it instead of the standard SOLIDWORKS Visualize camera navigation.
To use SOLIDWORKS CAD camera navigation, do the following:
- While running SOLIDWORKS Visualize, click . In the Options dialog box, on the
User Interface tab, under Viewport Navigation for
Navigation Mode, select SOLIDWORKS
CAD mode.
When you manipulate the camera, the pointer corresponds to the selected tool.
The following navigation behavior is available:
| Action |
Cursor |
Visualize keyboard shortcuts |
SOLIDWORKS keyboard shortcuts |
|---|
| Rotate view |
 |
Alt + click |
Drag with the middle mouse button. Press the arrow keys. Hold down Shift to rotate in 90º increments.
|
| Pan camera |
 |
Alt + middle mouse button |
Hold down Ctrl and drag with the middle mouse button. Hold down Ctrl and press the arrow keys.
|
| Roll view |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + Scroll |
Hold down Alt and drag with the middle mouse button. Hold down Alt and press the left-right arrow keys.
|
| Zoom in and out |
 |
Alt + right-click |
Hold down Shift and drag with the middle mouse button. Press Z to zoom out or Shift + Z to zoom in.
|
| Zoom to area |
 |
Home |
Scroll wheel when Zoom about screen center is cleared. |