Learn how you navigate the 3D scene of the Procedure Builder
General navigation
There are several ways users can navigate the scene:
- Movement: Using WASD the user can move around in the scene – W: forward; A: left; S: back; and D: right. Users can also use Q to move directly up, and E to move directly down. Using SHIFT+WASD will increase the movement speed allowing users to cover larger distances.
- Rotation: Holding the right-mouse button will rotate the view while keeping the same position. Holding ALT+right-mouse button will orbit the view around the current focus, enabling the user to rotate around an object while keeping the object in focus.
- Zoom: Using the scroll wheel users can zoom in and out of the current view.
- Focus: Pressing F will center the view on the selected object.
Camera gizmo
The Procedure Builder also offers a camera gizmo located in the top-left corner, allowing users fine control over the view:
- Axis-aligned view: By clicking one of the cones (x, y, or z), the user is presented with an axis-aligned view of the scene.
- Perspective view: This is the normal view where the scene is rendered in normal perspective, where objects further away appear smaller.
- Orthographic view: This is a special view where the scene is rendered “flat” without any perspective. In this mode, rotation is disabled, always offering an axis-constraint view. This mode is very useful when aligning objects precisely. Users can switch between perspective and orthographic view by clicking the label under the camera gizmo, or by clicking the cube in the center of the gizmo.
- Info: Clicking the small light bulb will show a panel explaining how to navigate the scene.
Object focus
It is possible to get objects into focus by double-clicking the object in the Object panel or in the Steps panel. On subsequent double-clicks, the object will stay in focus but switching between two different zoom levels. The same object focus can be achieved by pressing the ´F´-key.