Tumble, track, dolly, and tilt the view

Interface and General Tasks > Move around the scene >

Tumble, track, dolly, and tilt the view

Hold + (also + on the Mac) and drag one of the three mouse buttons to tumble, track, or dolly the camera.

Note

You can use NavBar tools to tumble, track, dolly, and tilt the view. See NavBar Tools.

Tumble, track, or dolly the view

Hold + (also + on the Mac).
Do any of the following:
- Drag the to tumble around the point of interest.
- Drag the to track up, down, left or right.
- Drag the to dolly in and out.

Tilt the view

Choose View > Local Move Camera > Twist.
Note
Twist can only be used in the Perspective window.
Drag with the mouse, or type the twist angle and press (Windows) or (Mac).
Dragging the mouse to the right rotates the view counter-clockwise, and dragging to the left rotates the view clockwise. Dragging across the whole window rotates the view 360 degrees.

Reset a view to the default

Choose View > Reset View.
Click the view window you want to reset.
The view is reset, including the clipping planes.

Note

Resetting a window does not change the physical size of the window, but resets the view inside that window.

What if...?

I can’t use the on Windows?
Your may be assigned to “autoscroll” by Windows.

In the Windows Start menu, choose Settings > Control Panel. Open the Mouse control panel. Go to the Buttons tab and turn off Autoscroll.
I have a three-button mouse, but I can’t use the on the Mac?
Your mouse may not be set up for three-button use. If your mouse came with a preference program for customizing mouse buttons, set it to activate the . Refer to the documentation that came with your mouse to find out how to do this.