Navigation Controls

PiXYZ STUDIO offers 2 different modes to navigate in the viewport: "Standard" (DCC-like navigation) or “Catia-like navigation” mode (mouse only).

By default, the navigation is set to Standard.

You can choose the 3D viewer navigation mode in the Preferences window.

To manipulate the camera position and orientation in the viewport, use the following key combinations for each navigation mode:

Standard Navigation

Combinations	Description
ALT Key + Left-click	Rotate camera.
ALT Key + Middle-click	Pan camera.
ALT Key + Right-click (or Mouse wheel)	Zoom camera.

Combinations	Description
Center-click + Left-click	Rotate camera.
Center-click + Middle-click	Pan camera.
Center-click + Right-click (or Mouse wheel)	Zoom camera.

The rotation center is the camera pivot point.

It is represented in the viewport by a 3D move & rotate gizmo to help you manipulate the view:

Item

Description

Mouse Middle-click

Changes rotation center (camera pivot point). Automatically centers the camera view on the selected pixel.

The click needs to be executed on an occurrence (part) present in the viewport.

To fit the camera view to the current selection of parts in the viewport, use:

NOTE When nothing is selected in the viewport (or the "Root" node is selected), the view is fit to the bounding box of the scene.