Navigation Controls

Pixyz Studio offers 2 different modes to navigate in the viewport:

  • Standard mode (DCC-like navigation) - Default Mode
  • Catia-like navigation mode (mouse only).
Note

You can choose the 3D viewer navigation mode in the Preferences window, or from the Settings folder in the Visualization panel.

To manipulate the camera position and orientation in the viewport, use the following key combinations for each navigation mode:

Standard Navigation

Combinations Description
Image ALT Key + Left-click Rotate camera
Image ALT Key + Middle-click (or Mouse wheel) Pan camera
Image ALT Key + Right-click Zoom camera

Catia-Like Navigation

Combinations Description
Image Middle-click (or Mouse wheel) + Left-click (or Right-click) Rotate camera
Image Middle-click (or Mouse wheel) Pan camera
Image Middle-click (or Mouse wheel) + Left-click (or Right-click) + Release Zoom camera

Camera Rotation Center

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The rotation center is the camera pivot point.

It is represented in the viewport by a 3D move & rotate gizmo (called a TrackBall) to help you manipulate the view:

Item Description
Image Middle-click (or Mouse wheel) Changes rotation center (camera pivot point). Automatically centers the camera view on the selected pixel. The click needs to be executed on an occurrence (part) present in the viewport.
Note

The TrackBall visibility can be turned on and off from Preferences > Viewer > Navigation, or from the Settings folder in the Visualization panel.

Constraint Up Axis

The camera can be kept from rotating around the up-axis by toggling on the Lock Camera Up Axis parameter (from the Preferences , or from the Visualization panel).

Fit Camera View

To fit the camera view to the current selection of parts in the viewport, use:

  • F keyboard shortcut
  • The Fit view button from the Main Toolbar: Image
Note

When nothing is selected in the viewport (or the Root node is selected), the view is fit to the bounding box of the scene.