User`s guide

Navigate Using Orbisnap
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Navigate Using Orbisnap
You can navigate around a virtual world using the menu bar, toolbar, navigation panel,
mouse, and keyboard.
Navigation view — You can change the camera position. From the menu bar, select the
Navigation menu Straighten Up option. This option resets the camera so that it points
straight ahead.
Navigation methods — Navigation with the mouse depends on the navigation method
you select and the navigation zone you are in when you first click and hold down the
mouse button. You can set the navigation method using one of the following:
• From the menu bar, select the Navigation menu Method option. This option
provides three choices, Walk, Examine, or Fly. See the table Orbisnap Mouse
Navigation.
• From the toolbar, select the drop-down menu that displays the navigation options
Walk, Examine, and Fly.
• From the navigation panel, click the W, E, or F buttons.
• From the keyboard, press Shift+W, Shift+E, or Shift+F.
Navigation zones — You can view the navigation zones for a virtual world through the
menu bar or keyboard.
From the menu bar, select the View menu Navigation Zones option. The virtual
world changes as the navigation zones are toggled on and appear in the virtual world.
Alternatively, from the keyboard, press the F7 key.
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.
Orbisnap 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.