Shaded View Camera Control

This feature enables you to choose the camera control in Shaded view.

Camera Control

The Shaded View Camera Control feature in the General tab of the Application Options window enables you to choose either Traditional WYSIWYG or Other 3D Applications.

When you select Traditional WYSIWYG, the commands used to control the camera(s) in Shaded view are standard WYSIWYG commands used in all versions of WYSIWYG.

When you select Other 3D Applications, the commands used to control camera(s) in Shaded view comply with the commands of the different 3D application.

Mouse Actions

 

Action

Traditional WYSIWYG

0ther 3D Applications

Select at point

With Selection Mode On, Left Mouse click

Always (i.e. permanent Selection Mode On), Left Mouse click

Selection box

With Selection Mode On, Left Mouse button Up

Always (i.e. permanent Selection Mode On), Left Mouse click and drag; on Left Mouse button Up

 

Move camera along plane defined by initial camera position and camera axis as normal; target follows translation of camera

Ctrl+Left Mouse drag/Right-click held during Left Mouse drag*

Middle Mouse drag*

Move camera around sphere with camera target at its center, target is fixed

Left Mouse drag*

Right Mouse drag*

Pan camera along camera axis; target is fixed

Ctrl+Alt+Scroll

Scroll

Pan camera and target along camera axis maintain distance between them

Ctrl+Scroll

Ctrl+Scroll

Change Field of View

Scroll

Alt+Scroll

Fine control modifier

Shift

Shift

Roll Camera

Middle Mouse drag

Ctrl+Alt keyboard button + Mouse Right button pressed, and the mouse is dragged

Right-click menu

Right Mouse button Down

Right Mouse button Up if and only if no drag occurred between Mouse down up

Camera pitch and yaw; camera axis rotates; camera target moves but maintains distance

Alt+Left Mouse drag*

Alt+Right Mouse drag*

*Affected by View Option, “Pan tool moves objects”.

Keyboard Actions

 

Key

Traditional WYSIWYG

Other 3D Applications

Field of View

Page Up/Page Down (unmodified)

Alt+Page Up/Page Down

Pan camera and target along camera axis

Ctrl+Page Up/Page Down

Ctrl+Page Up/Page Down

Roll Camera

Alt+Page Up/Page Down

Ctrl+Alt+Page Up/Page Down Keys

Pan camera only along camera axis; target is fixed

NONE

Page Up/Page Down

Camera pitch and yaw

Arrow Keys (unmodified)

Alt+Arrow Keys

Move camera along plane

Ctrl+Arrow Keys

Ctrl+Arrow Keys

Move camera around sphere

Alt+Arrow Keys

Arrow Keys

Fine control modifier

Shift

Shift