3D viewport navigation

This page summarize the controls available to navigate in the 3D viewport:

Mouse controls:

• Left click and drag to orbit around the current focus position:

• Mouse wheel to zoom in/out:

• Shift + Left click to snap the position camera's focus onto a 3D graphic:

• Right click on any 3D graphic to obtain a context menu proposing to start/stop tracking it:

• Right click and drag to rotate the camera about itself:

Keyboard shortcuts:

Note that keyboard navigation shortcuts work only when the 3D viewport is in focus, i.e. the last GUI element to have been clicked.

• A/D to translate left/right in camera coordinates.
• W/S to translate forward/backward in camera coordinates.
• Q/Z to translate up/down in world coordinates. This controls are still active when tracking a 3D graphic.