This page provides information about navigation controls in Chaos Vantage.
Overview
There are various controls to enable you to navigate the scene in Chaos Vantage's viewport. Some controls are enabled entirely with the mouse, with the keyboard, or with combinations between the two. The navigation can be set to work as in 3ds Max, SketchUp, or Maya. A full list of shortcuts can be found in Edit > Mouse and Key shortcuts. See the Shortcuts page.
To understand the controls, you should assume the following abbreviations:
| Abbreviation | Control |
|---|---|
| LMB | Left Mouse Button |
| RMB | Right Mouse Button |
| MMB | Middle Mouse Button |
Commands
The following commands are universal for all navigation presets:
| Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Alt+LMB | Change Focus Distance |
| Ctr+MMB | Roll Camera |
| ` | Toggle First Person Mode |
| C | Toggle Camera Collision |
| Alt+Z | Undo Camera |
| Alt+Shift+Z | Redo Camera |
| X | Level the Camera and resets Camera roll |
| Home | Switch to Home Camera |
| PgDown | Switch to Next Camera |
| PgUp | Switch to Previous Camera |
| Ctrl+F1..F12 | Save Camera Slot |
| F1..F12 | Load Camera Slot |
| In Fist Person mode | |
| W | Camera Move Forward |
| S | Camera Move Backward |
| A | Camera Move Left |
| D | Camera Move Right |
| E | Camera Move Up |
| Q | Camera Move Down |
| Shift+ | Camera Move Faster |
| Ctrl+ | Camera Ignore Collisions |
| In Edit mode | |
| RMB+W | Camera Move Forward |
| RMB+S | Camera Move Backward |
| RMB+A | Camera Move Left |
| RMB+D | Camera Move Right |
| RMB+Up | Camera Pan Up |
| RMB+Down | Camera Pan Down |
| RMB+Left | Camera Pan Left |
| RMB+Right | Camera Pan Right |
| RMB+Shift+ | Camera Move Faster |
| RMB+Ctrl+ | Camera Ignore Collisions |
The following commands have different shortcuts depending on the selected preset:
| Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
| MMB | Dolly Camera Sideways |
| Alt+MMB | Orbit Camera |
| Alt+RMB | Change FOV |
| Z | Frame Selected/Scene |
| Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
| Alt+MMB | Dolly Camera Sideways |
| Alt+LMB | Orbit Camera |
| Alt+RMB | Fine/Smooth Camera Zoom |
| F | Frame Selected/Scene |
| Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
| MMB | Orbit Camera |
| Shift+MMB | Dolly Camera Sideways |
| Alt+RMB | Change FOV |
| Z | Frame Selected/Scene |