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3. Select 3D> Camera View Options>
Once Perspective Crop Mode has
Perspective Crop Mode . been enabled in a camera view, it
4. Zoom in on the object, but try to limit should remain toggled on and navigation in
any panning or other changes to the that view should be limited.
camera’s perspective.

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3Dconnexion 3D Mice
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3Dconnexion 's 3D mice can be used to In Orthographic views, navigation is
navigate in all views - including camera centered around the camera’s focal point; for
views and overviews. Perspective views, you can specify whether
navigation is centered about the camera or its
In the Windows version of Chief Architect, focal point in the Preferences dialog. See
pre-programmed view direction hotkeys are “Render Panel” on page 134.
supported on devices with buttons for that
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purpose. MacOS does not provide mapping Note that rolling is not supported in Chief
support to the view direction commands; Architect and that 3D mice cannot be used to
however, you can create custom hotkeys for move the mouse pointer. For details about
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the commands in Chief Architect and then using your 3D Connexion mouse, refer to
program your 3D mouse to use those its documentation.
hotkeys. See Hotkeys.

Move Camera with Mouse
An active camera’s position can be exception of Mouse Orbit Camera, which is
edited using the mouse. Select 3D> available in Orthographic Overviews, these
Move Camera With Mouse to access the tools are not available in Orthographic
Move Camera with Mouse modes. With the views.

Hotkey Description

Alt + O Mouse-Orbit Camera lets you move the mouse to rotate the camera
around its focal point. The camera’s position and direction both change.

To continuously rotate the camera around its focal point, click in the 3D
view, drag the mouse, and release the mouse button to “throw” the
view. Click again in the view to stop it from rotating.

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