Pan Camera

The Pan Camera feature (see Figure 1 below) lets you pan the camera in the 3D view. This means that you can move the drawing area and objects without changing the scale. This feature is accessed from the right-click menu in the 3D view.

 

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Figure 1

 

Follow these steps:

 

  1. Place the mouse pointer on the drawing area in the 3D view.

  2. Right-click and select Pan from the menu. The pan_camera.gif icon is shown.

  3. Click and then drag the drawing in the desired direction.

  4. Release the mouse button.

 

Note:

  • The first time you move the mouse pointer into the 2D view, hold down the mouse and drag, Pan is always the default command.

  • Besides clicking the toolbar button above the 3D view, you can access the Pan feature by right-clicking in the drawing area and selecting it from the shortcut menu.

  • To pan while you are inserting an object, click and hold the middle mouse button and drag the drawing area in the desired direction. When releasing the mouse button, you will notice that you are still in the active insertion command. Click the left mouse button to position the object.