To display: Choose File > Preferences from the main menu. In the explorer that appears, click the Tools > Camera icon.
Contains preferences for controlling camera/viewpoint interactions with common navigation tools.
General
Number of Undo Levels |
Sets the number times you can consecutively undo camera/viewpoint moves in a 3D view. |
Nav
Mouse Mapping |
Specifies how the mouse buttons are mapped when the Nav tool (S key) is activated. You can choose the standard XSI mapping or the alternate mapping. XSI Mouse Mapping: • Left Mouse Button: Tracking/Pan • Middle Mouse Button: Zoom/Dolly • Right Mouse Button: Orbit • Shift + Left Mouse Button: Constrained Tracking/Pan • Shift + Middle Mouse Button: Roll • Shift + Right Mouse Button: Constrained Orbit • Ctrl + Left Mouse Button: Rect Zoom (drag left to right to zoom in and right to left to zoom out) • Ctrl + Middle Mouse Button: Rect Zoom Out Alternate Mouse Mapping: • Left Mouse Button: Orbit • Middle Mouse Button: Tracking/Pan • Right Mouse Button: Zoom/Dolly • Shift + Left Mouse Button: Constrained Orbit • Shift + Middle Mouse Button: Constrained Pan • Shift + Right Mouse Button: Roll • Ctrl + Left Mouse Button: Rect Zoom (drag left to right to zoom in and right to left to zoom out) • Ctrl + Middle Mouse Button: Rect Zoom Out |
Use Alt Key for View Navigation |
When on, you can activate the Nav tool by holding down the Alt key. The tool will obey the mouse mapping specified by the Mouse Mapping setting. |
Orbit Around Selected Components |
These options control whether the camera orbits selected components or the normal camera interest. Off: the orbit tool will always orbit around the camera’s point of interest. On: if you are in object selection mode, the orbit tool orbits the camera around the selected object, rather than the normal camera interest. If you are in component selection mode, using the orbit tool orbits the camera about the selected components. Components Only: if you are in object selection mode, the orbit tool orbits the camera around the normal camera interest. If you are in component selection mode, using the orbit tool orbits the camera about the selected components. |
Orbit Speed |
Changes the speed at which the Nav tool’s Orbit function orbits. Increasing the value increases the speed. |
Pan Speed |
Changes the speed at which the Nav tool’s Pan function pans. Increasing the value increases the speed. |
Zoom/Dolly Speed |
Changes the speed at which the Nav tool’s Zoom/Dolly function zooms and dollies. Increasing the value increases the speed. |
Pan/Zoom
Zoom In/Out |
Sets the rate for zooming in units per second higher values cause faster zooming, and vice-versa. |
Zoom on Cursor |
When activated, zooming in focuses on the mouse pointer position instead of the 3D view’s center. |
Walk/Fly
Look Speed |
Controls the speed for “looking” with the mouse, in units per second, while using the Walk or Fly tools. Higher values cause faster movement ad vice-versa. |
Forward |
Controls the speed for forward and backward motion, in units per second, while using the Walk or Fly tools. Higher values cause faster movement ad vice-versa. |
Sideways |
Controls the speed for leftward and rightward motion, in units per second, while using the Walk or Fly tools. Higher values cause faster movement ad vice-versa. |
Slow Multiplier |
The factor by which speed is adjusted for slow movement (Middle Mouse Button) while using the Walk or Fly tools. |
Fast Multiplier |
The factor by which speed is adjusted for fast movement (Right Mouse Button) while using the Walk or Fly tools. |
Drive
Speed |
Specifies the acceleration factor for the Drive tool. |
Turn (deg/sec) |
Sets the speed at which the drive tool turns, in degrees per second. |
Up/Down (units/sec) |
Sets the speed at which the drive tool looks up and down, in units per second. |
Show Guide |
Displays the overlay guide for the Drive tool. |
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