Autodesk LIGHTSCAPE, Manual

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Lightscape
Using Interactive View Controls
Use the interactive view controls to change the view
of the model in the Graphic window.
You can use any of the following methods to access
the interactive view controls.
When you select a view control, the left mouse
button is used solely for changing the view interac-
tively. Any movement with the mouse in the Graphic
window will change the view, based on the view
control selected.
To use the interactive view controls:
1.
Choose View | Interactive and the appropriate
interactive view control, or choose an interactive
view control from the View Control toolbar.
2.
To exit the view control mode and return to the
previous left button mode, reselect that mode.
Note: Press just the hot key (without pressing
Shift) to enable the view control for only as long as
the hot key is pressed. Any action with the mouse
in the display area changes the view. Once you
release the hot key, the left mouse button returns
its previous state.
You can only use view controls that apply to a
specific view projection, as described in the
following sections.
Orbit
Use Orbit to orbit around the model. The
viewer position rotates around the focus point in all
three axes. The direction of the mouse movement
controls the angle of orbit.
Orbit is available in Perspective view only.
Rotate
Use Rotate to rotate the focus point around the
viewer position. The direction of the mouse move-
ment controls the angle of rotation.
Rotate is available in Perspective view only.
Zoom
Use Zoom to zoom in or out on the model.
When zooming, the focal angle of the camera
changes, while the viewer position and the focus
point remain the same. This is similar to a zoom lens
on a photographic camera. The size of the view
frame on the picture plane is adjusted automatically.
Menu: Button: Hot Key:
View | Interactive | Orbit Shift+O
View | Interactive | Rotate Shift+R
View | Interactive | Zoom Shift+Z
View | Interactive | Zoom
Window Shift+W
View | Interactive | Undo
Zoom Window Shift+U
View | Interactive | Pan Shift+P
View | Interactive | Dolly Shft+D
View | Interactive | Scroll Shift+S
View | Interactive | Tilt Shift+T
Orbit
Rotate
Zoom
Zoom Window
Dolly
Scroll
Tilt
Pan
Undo Zoom Window