Control Bar

The control bar is used to undo/redo actions, manipulate the view of the camera and the objects position and rotation, align objects to the terrain, render the current view into an image and to enter full screen mode. You can find the Control Bar on the top of the 3D viewer.

Undo/Redo

1

Undo

To undo the last action made for the current project. The maximum number of actions you can undo can be set in the Preference panel. It is also limited by the amount of space on your hard disk.

2

Redo

To redo the last action.

Camera Tools

1

Home

To snap the camera to a 45 degree perspective to the selected object.

2

Zoom

To zoom in and out of the scene.

3

Pan

To pan the camera.

4

Orbit/Roll

To rotate the camera. Click its down arrow to switch to Rotate or Roll mode.

5

Camera View

To switch the camera to different view, click the down arrow and choose from Front, Right, Top, Left, Bottom, Back, Face or All.

6

Center

Click this button so the camera snaps to view the selected object in the current project.

7

Walk/Fly

Switch the camera into Walk or Fly mode. You can then move the camera in game-like fashion by using the W.A.S.D., or other specified keys on your keyboard.

If you want to switch back to the normal camera mode, press ESC key.

Manipulation Tools

1

Select Object

Toggles the Select mode. You may then directly pick the object in the 3D viewer.

You may also drag a rectangle around multiple objects to select them in this Mode.

2

Move Object

To switch to Move mode. You may then directly move the selected object in the 3D viewer instead of manually entering the values on the Modify page.

Left Mouse Button: Move object.
Mouse Roller: Uplift/Downshift object.
Right Mouse Button: Rotate object.

3

Rotate Object

To switch to Rotate mode. You may then directly rotate the selected object in the 3D viewer instead of manually entering the values on the Modify page.

Left Mouse Button: Rotate by Z axis.
Right Mouse Button: Rotate by X axis.
Both Mouse Buttons: Rotate by Y axis.

4

Scale Object

To switch to Scale mode. You may then directly scale the selected object in the 3D viewer instead of manually entering the values on the Modify page.

Left Mouse Button: Uniform scale object.
Right Mouse Button: Scale object along Z axis.
Both Mouse Buttons: Scale object along X - Y axis.

In Move Object, Rotate Object or Scale Object modes, you may even:
Alt - Left Mouse Button: To Pan the camera.
Alt - Right Mouse Button: To Rotate the camera.
Alt - Both Mouse Buttons: To Zoom the Camera.

5

Align to Terrain

Click this button so the selected objects will always be moved along the terrain, if present.

If you switch to Snap to Terrain or Follow Terrain modes, movement is constrained to the ground and will follow the contours of the terrain as you move.

You must select Off to cancel the constrain.

Preview and Full Screen

1

Preview

To render the current view of the 3D viewer into an image. You may then save this image afterwards.

2

Full Screen

To enter full screen mode.