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View > Camera Tools > Tumble Tool >

For a description of the Tumble tool, see Tumble.

Tumble scale: Scales the speed of the camera movement. The slider range is 0.01 to 10. The default value is 1.

Tumble camera about

Select one of the following options:

Center of Interest: The camera tumbles about its center of interest. Tumble camera about is set to Center of interest by default.
Tumble Pivot: The camera tumbles about its pivot point. This tumble pivot can also be set in the camera’s Attribute Editor (see “Tumble Pivot” for details). These values are stored in world space coordinates.

View operations such as Frame Selection, Frame All, Look at Selection, Default Home, and Bookmarks all set the tumble pivot.

Orthographic views

Select one of the following options:

Locked: If on, you cannot tumble an orthographic camera. If off, you can tumble an orthographic camera. Locked is on by default.
Stepped: If on, you can tumble an orthographic camera in discrete steps. The Stepped operation lets you easily return to the Default Home positions. If off, you can tumble an orthographic camera smoothly. Stepped is only available if Locked is off. Stepped is on by default.
Ortho step: The angle of steps (in degrees) that you can tumble an orthographic camera when Locked is off and Stepped is on. The valid range is 0.01 to 180. The default value is 5.

View > Camera Tools > Track Tool >

For a description of the Track tool, see Track.

TipYou can also press

+middle-drag to use the Track tool. Press the Shift key to constrain movement in horizontal or vertical directions.

Track Geometry: If off, as the camera moves an object moves at a speed that may be different than the speed of the cursor. This problem occurs with objects far from the camera. Track Geometry is off by default.

If on, as the camera moves, an object moves at the same speed as the cursor. The object selected at the beginning of the Track operation remains under the cursor. Tracking is slower (especially if there are many objects in the scene) if Track Geometry is on.
Track Scale: Scales the speed of the camera movement. The slider range is 0 to 100. The default value is 1.

View > Camera Tools > Dolly Tool >

For a description of the Dolly tool and tips on how to use it, see Dolly.

Scale: Scales the speed of the camera movement. The slider range is 0.01 to 10. The default value is 1.

Dolly

Select one of the following options:

Local: If on, drag in the camera’s view to move the camera toward or away from its center of interest. If off, drag in the camera’s view to move both the camera and its center of interest along the camera’s sight line. Local is on by default.
Center of Interest: If Center of Interest is on, middle-drag in the camera’s view to move the camera’s center of interest toward or away from the camera. If off, drag in the camera’s view to move the camera toward or away from its center of interest. drag a region and snap the center of interest to the center of those objects. Center of Interest is off by default.

If Center of Interest (and, or Local) and Bounding box are on, when you drag in the views, a red line with a small x at the end points to indicate the Center of Interest.

Snap box dolly to: A box dolly moves the center of interest to the marquee region when you use the ++drag method to dolly the camera.
Surface: If on, when you perform a box dolly (+drag) on an object, the center of interest moves onto the surface of the object. Calculating the surface point is slower if Smooth Shade mode is off (and especially if there are many visible objects in the scene).
Bounding box: If on, when you perform a box dolly (+drag) on an object, the center of interest moves to the center of the object’s bounding box. Bounding Box is on by default.

View > Camera Tools > Zoom Tool >

For a description of the Zoom tool, see Zoom.

Zoom Scale: Scales the speed of the camera movement. The slider range is 0.01 to 3. The default value is 1.

View > Camera Tools > Roll Tool >

For a description of the Roll tool, see Roll.

Roll Scale: Scales the speed of the camera movement. The slider range is 0.01 to 10. The default value is 1.

View > Camera Tools > Azimuth Elevation Tool

For a description of the Azimuth tool, see Azimuth Elevation.

Scale: Scales the speed of the camera movement. The slider range is 0.01 to 10. The default value is 1.
Rotation type: Controls whether the camera movement is an Azimuth Elevation movement or a Yaw Pitch movement.

TipPress Shift to constrain the camera’s movement.

View > Camera Tools > Yaw-Pitch Tool >

For a description of the YawPitch tool, see Yaw-Pitch.

Scale: Scales the speed of the camera movement. The slider range is 0.01 to 10. The default value is 1.
Rotation type: Controls whether the camera movement is a Yaw Pitch movement or an Azimuth Elevation movement.

TipPress Shift to constrain the camera’s movement.