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| | ''Ctrl+E'' | Center all 2D views onto the currently selected object(s). | | | ''Ctrl+E'' | Center all 2D views onto the currently selected object(s). | | ||
| | ''Z'' | Toggle the pan feature: Pressing ''Z'' once is like holding down ''RMB'' or ''Space'' all the time. Pressing ''Z'' anew turns panning off again. | | | ''Z'' | Toggle the pan feature: Pressing ''Z'' once is like holding down ''RMB'' or ''Space'' all the time. Pressing ''Z'' anew turns panning off again. | | ||
| + | | ''Tab'' | Cycle through top, front or side view modes as described [[#changing_the_view_mode|above]] (''Shift+Tab'' for opposite order). | | ||
| ^ Mouse Input ^ Action ^ | ^ Mouse Input ^ Action ^ | ||
| | ''RMB'' (click) | Open the context menu (or apply a tool-specific function). | | | ''RMB'' (click) | Open the context menu (or apply a tool-specific function). | | ||
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| ^ Keyboard<nbsp>Input ^ Action ^ | ^ Keyboard<nbsp>Input ^ Action ^ | ||
| - | | Arrow keys ''←↑↓→'' | Rotate the camera / look around. | | + | | Arrow keys ''←↑↓→'' | Rotate the camera (look around). | |
| | ''W'', ''A'', ''S'', ''D'' | Move the camera left/right and forwards/backwards (along its depth axis). | | | ''W'', ''A'', ''S'', ''D'' | Move the camera left/right and forwards/backwards (along its depth axis). | | ||
| | ''Space'' | An alternative to the ''RMB'' that works exactly alike, including all combinations of ''Shift'' and ''Ctrl''. | | | ''Space'' | An alternative to the ''RMB'' that works exactly alike, including all combinations of ''Shift'' and ''Ctrl''. | | ||
| | ''Z'' | Toggle camera control: Pressing ''Z'' once is like holding down ''RMB'' or ''Space'' all the time. Pressing ''Z'' anew turns camera control off again. | | | ''Z'' | Toggle camera control: Pressing ''Z'' once is like holding down ''RMB'' or ''Space'' all the time. Pressing ''Z'' anew turns camera control off again. | | ||
| + | | ''Tab'' | Cycle through the render modes as described [[#changing_the_view_mode|above]] (''Shift+Tab'' for opposite order). | | ||
| + | | ''1'', ''2'' | Advanced: Move the far clip plane closer to or farther from the camera. | | ||
| ^ Mouse Input ^ Action ^ | ^ Mouse Input ^ Action ^ | ||
| | ''RMB'' (click) | Open the context menu (or apply a tool-specific function). | | | ''RMB'' (click) | Open the context menu (or apply a tool-specific function). | | ||
| - | | ''RMB'' (drag) | Rotate: Move the mouse to rotate the camera / look around. | | + | | ''RMB'' (drag) | Rotate: Move the mouse to rotate the camera (look around). | |
| | ''RMB+Shift'' | Pan: Move the mouse to pan the camera left/right and up/down. | | | ''RMB+Shift'' | Pan: Move the mouse to pan the camera left/right and up/down. | | ||
| - | | ''RMB+Ctrl'' | Fly: Move the mouse to pan the camera left/right and move forward/backward along its depth axis. | | + | | ''RMB+Ctrl'' | Fly: Move the mouse to pan the camera left/right and move it forwards/backwards. | |
| - | | ''RMB+Ctrl+Shift'' | Walk: Move the mouse to rotate the camera left and right, and move it forward and backward. | | + | | ''RMB+Ctrl+Shift'' | Walk: Move the mouse to rotate and move the camera in the XY-plane. | |
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| | ''MMB'' (drag) | Orbit around the point under the mouse pointer (horizontally and vertically). | | | ''MMB'' (drag) | Orbit around the point under the mouse pointer (horizontally and vertically). | | ||
| | ''MMB+Shift'' | Orbit, and move the camera closer to or farther from the object under the mouse pointer. | | | ''MMB+Shift'' | Orbit, and move the camera closer to or farther from the object under the mouse pointer. | | ||
| | ''MMB+Ctrl'' | Same as ''MMB+Shift''. | | | ''MMB+Ctrl'' | Same as ''MMB+Shift''. | | ||
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| - | | Wheel | "Zoom" (move the camera closer to or farther from the object under the mouse pointer). | | + | | Wheel | "Zoom" (move the camera closer to or farther from the object under the mouse pointer). \\ Combine with ''Ctrl'' __or__ ''Shift'' for slower (but more precise) movement. \\ Combine with ''Ctrl'' __and__ ''Shift'' for even slower (but even more precise) movement. | |
| Notes and references: | Notes and references: | ||
| - | * Except for opening the context menu, which requires a RMB //click//, the mouse buttons RMB and MMB must be pressed //and held// while the mouse is moved to control the camera respectively. | + | * Except for opening the context menu, which requires a RMB //click//, the mouse buttons RMB and MMB must be pressed //and held// while the mouse is moved to control the camera. |
| * You can use the [[mapping:cawe:editingtools:camera|Camera Tool]] for more exotic (and less frequently needed) camera control features, such as creating additional cameras or setting the camera origin and orientation in a 2D view. | * You can use the [[mapping:cawe:editingtools:camera|Camera Tool]] for more exotic (and less frequently needed) camera control features, such as creating additional cameras or setting the camera origin and orientation in a 2D view. | ||
| * The [[mapping:cawe:dialogs:options#d_views1|Configure CaWE]] dialog has options that affect the 3D views and their cameras, e.g. for setting the movement speed or reversing the mouse Y-axis. | * The [[mapping:cawe:dialogs:options#d_views1|Configure CaWE]] dialog has options that affect the 3D views and their cameras, e.g. for setting the movement speed or reversing the mouse Y-axis. | ||
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| + | ===== Video ===== | ||
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| + | This video demonstrates the most important concepts for navigating the 2D and 3D views: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <HTML> | ||
| + | <div style="text-align: center;"> | ||
| + | <object width="770" height="488"> | ||
| + | <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7TyxggIvmHI?fs=1&hl=de_DE"></param> | ||
| + | <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> | ||
| + | <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7TyxggIvmHI?fs=1&hl=de_DE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="770" height="488"></embed> | ||
| + | </object> | ||
| + | </div> | ||
| + | </HTML> | ||
| + | \\ | ||
| + | You can also download the high-quality edition: [[http://www.cafu.de/files/videos/CaWE_Navigating_the_Views.mp4|CaWE_Navigating_the_Views.mp4]] | ||
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