User`s guide

Navigate Using the Simulink 3D Animation Viewer
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Navigation Function Keyboard Shortcut
Pressing Ctrl alone acquires the examine lock
at the point of intersection between the line
perpendicular to the screen, coming through
the center of the viewer window, and the closest
visible surface to the camera. Pressing the arrow
keys without releasing Ctrl rotates the viewpoint
about the acquired center point.
Ctrl+Left/Right/ Up/Down Arrow
Tilt the camera right and left. Shift+Alt+Left/ Right Arrow
Mouse Navigation
The following table summarizes the behavior associated with the movement modes and
navigation zones when you use your mouse to navigate through a virtual world. Turn the
navigation zones on and experiment by clicking and dragging your mouse in the different
zones of a virtual world.
Simulink 3D Animation Viewer Mouse Navigation
Movement Mode Zone and Description
Walk Outer — Click and drag the mouse up, down, left, or right to
slide the camera in any of these directions in a single plane.
Inner — Click and drag the mouse up and down to move forward
and backward. Drag the mouse left and right to turn left or right.
Examine Outer — Click and drag the mouse up and down to move forward
and backward. Drag the mouse left and right to slide left or right.
Inner — Click and drag the mouse to rotate the viewpoint
around the origin of the scene.
Fly Outer — Click and drag the mouse to tilt the view either left or
right.
Inner — Click and drag the mouse to pan the camera up, down,
left, or right within the scene.
Center — Click and drag the mouse up and down to move
forward and backward. Move the mouse left or right to turn in
either of these directions.