Basic Model Navigation in Perspective View

Perspective view features more advanced navigation modes in order to allow you to manoeuvre the model as if you are “moving through” and “looking” around the model. Thus is is possible to viewing the model as if you are inside the model. The perspective model can therefore be very useful when examining specific areas of a model, to determine the relationship of structural elements to one another, particularly when used in conjunction with the 3D viewing options active.

Once in Walk Through mode, the following controls can be used to manipulate the view.

Walk

Mouse: use the mouse wheel

Keys: W to walk forwards, S to walk backwards

Look Orbit

Mouse: Shift and mouse wheel

Pan Vertically

Mouse: middle mouse button

Keys: R to pan upwards, F to pan downwards

Pan Horizontally

Mouse: middle mouse button

Keys: A to pan to the left, D to pan to the right

Pan in X Direction

Keys: G to pan in positive X direction, J to pan in negative X direction

Pan in Z Direction

Keys: Y to pan in positive Z direction, H to pan in negative Z direction

Move Between Levels

Keys: Page Up to move up a storey, Page Down to move down a storey