Moving the Camera

You can rotate, pan, and zoom the camera relative to its look-at point (the point in the scene that the camera is focused on). You can also change the look-at point and save a camera to a file.

By default, the camera is restricted to moving above the floor. To move the camera below the floor, clear Keep Above Floor on the Camera tab of the Palette.

To rotate the camera:

 Do one of the following:
  • Press Alt + left-click and drag.
  • On the main toolbar, click Camera Tools > Rotate , then click and drag.

To pan the camera:

 Do one of the following:
  • Press Alt + middle mouse button and drag.
  • On the main toolbar, click Camera Tools > Pan , then click and drag.

To zoom the camera:

 Do one of the following:
  • Press Alt + right mouse button and drag.
  • On the main toolbar, click Camera Tools > Zoom , then click and drag.

To zoom the camera to fit:

 Do one of the following:
  • Press F.
  • In View Presets (on the main toolbar or in the Camera panel), click Zoom to Fit .

To twist the camera:

 Do one of the following:
  • On the main toolbar, click Camera Tools > Twist , then click and drag.
  • In the Palette, on the Camera tab, on the Transform subtab, enter a value for Twist.

To reset the camera:

 In the Palette, on the Camera tab, in the tree, right-click a camera and click Reset.

To lock or unlock the camera:

 Do one of the following:
  • Press L.
  • Press Ctrl + Shift +L.
  • In the Palette, on the Camera tab:
    • In the tree, right-click a camera and click Lock.
    • On the General subtab, select or clear Locked.
  • In View Presets (on the toolbar or in the Camera panel), click Locks the camera or Unlocks the camera .