On the 3D toolbar (or after right-clicking the 3D model and choosing Tools), select a desired 3D navigation tool to manipulate the 3D model.
Rotate
Rotating a 3D model allows you to turn it around in the desired direction. Click the model, hold the left mouse button, and move the mouse in the direction you want it to rotate.
Spin
Spinning a 3D model turns a 3D model in parallel around the X-axis and Y-axis. Click the model, hold the left mouse button, and move the mouse in the direction you want it to spin.
Pan
The Pan tool allows you to move the model vertically and horizontally. Click the model, hold the left mouse button, and move the mouse in the desired direction.
Zoom
With the Zoom tool selected, click and drag the left mouse vertically to move toward or away from the 3D model. If you right-click and drag an area on the 3D model, that area will be magnified and fill the document window.
Walk
The Walk tool is useful for navigating through an architectural 3D model like rooms or buildings. For example, the 3D model is a two-story building and you can simulate walking through the building. Click and drag the mouse vertically up and down to go forward and backward, and drag the mouse horizontally left or right to turn left or right in the building. The Walk tool maintains a constant elevation as you drag the mouse. So moving upstairs or downstairs in the building is not available for the Walk tool (You need to use the Fly tool instead).
Fly
The Fly tool lets you navigate through the 3D model while maintaining the surface orientation, which is useful when viewing an architectural or a landscape model. When “flying” through a model, you are not constrained by the elevation, so you appear to “fly” over an area in a model. With the Fly tool selected:
- Click and drag the left mouse in the direction you want to look at. The Fly tool moves the view more slowly (which seems to increase the magnification) the closer you approach an object.
- Right-click and drag the mouse does not change the magnification.
- Scroll the mouse wheel to move backward and forward in the scene.