Positioning and orienting the camera in 2D and 3D views
Moving around the plan, profile, and perspective views
Table of Contents
There are several ways to position and orient the camera in the plan, profile, and perspective views in Neara.
Zooming
To zoom in and out in the plan, profile or perspective views, scroll up or down with a mouse using its scroll wheel or touch surface:
This page contains video demonstrations – click each to play them
Advanced
Right-click and hold while scrolling has two effects:
- In the perspective view it will change the field of view; and
- In the profile view it will change the horizontal-to-vertical scale ratio. This can also be set under the View menu.
Orbiting / rotating
Orbiting is rotating a 3D view around a fixed point. To orbit in Neara, right-click anywhere in the 3D perspective view and drag your mouse cursor around. The view will orbit around the point that you right-clicked on.
Panning
Panning is shifting the view around without changing the angle that you're viewing from.
On horizontal axes
To pan on the horizontal axes in the plan, profile or perspective view either:
- Press the ALT key (Windows) or OPTION key (Apple), and left-click and drag your mouse cursor around;
- If your mouse has 3 buttons, you can just middle-click and drag your mouse cursor around; or
- Select the Pan tool on the toolbar () and left-click and drag your mouse cursor around
On the vertical axis
To pan on the vertical axis, hold down the SHIFT key while doing any of the above panning actions:
Keyboard and mouse/trackpad shortcuts
When a pole or conductor span is selected, these additional keyboard shortcuts are available:
Keyboard shortcut | Action |
---|---|
Z |
Zoom the camera to the selected item(s). If multiple items are selected, the level of zoom encompasses all. |
1 |
Orients the camera to a top-down, north-aligned view |
2 |
Orients the camera to a transverse view |
3 |
Orients the camera to an oblique, north-aligned view |
4 |
Orients the camera to an oblique, east-aligned view |
A complete reference, including video examples, is available in: Keyboard and mouse/trackpad shortcuts
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