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Navigate Toolbar

Navigate commands let you navigate in the viewport by moving the position and orientation of the camera.

Command NameDescription
Select

Selects actors when you click in the viewport. This is the default mode.

Tip: You can exit other modes and return to selection mode by pressing Esc one or more times as needed.

Notes: The following modes are always available:
  • Camera rotation mode - Right mouse button
  • Camera pan mode - Middle mouse button (press Ctrl to pan the paper space)
  • Zoom mode - Mouse wheel (press Ctrl to zoom the paper space)

Select GeometryLets you select geometry actors. When cleared, you cannot select parts but you can select assemblies when Assembly Selection Mode is enabled.
Select CollaborationLets you select collaborative actors.
Rotate

Rotates the camera when you left-click and drag in the viewport. By default, rotation is relative to the vertical axis. Clicking a geometry actor and dragging rotates the camera around the clicked point . Otherwise, rotation is around the center of the viewport.

  • To rotate freely, without respect to the orientation of the vertical axis, press Ctrl while dragging.
  • To rotate the view point from which you observe the model, press Shift while dragging.
  • To roll about the clicked point or center of the viewport, press Alt and drag.

Tip: You can rotate when not in rotation mode by right-clicking in the viewport.

Pan

Moves the model across the scene when you left-click and drag in the viewport. To pan the paper space, press Ctrl while dragging.

Tip: You can pan while in other modes by clicking the mouse wheel in the viewport and dragging.

Zoom

Zooms the model when you left-click and drag in the viewport.

Tip: You can zoom while in other modes by rolling the mouse wheel in the viewport. The zoom focus point is the mouse pointer location. To zoom the paper space, press Ctrl while rolling the mouse wheel.
Zoom Window

Creates a zoom region when you left-click and drag in the viewport.

  • To zoom in, drag left-to-right.
  • To zoom out, drag right-to-left.
Zoom Fit All

Fits the entire scene while keeping the same camera direction.

Tip: You can also double-click in the viewport or double-click the middle button over the model.
Zoom Selection

Zooms to the selected actors while keeping the camera direction.

Tip: You can also double-click an actor.

Fly Through Moves the model as though you were flying. To move closer to the model, hold down the left mouse button. To move farther away, hold down the right mouse button. To control the speed of the fly-through effect, press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys.


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