Navigating in 3D with Mouse
This section summarizes the mouse operations when navigating in 3D edit mode.
The table below lists the mouse pointers for various navigation states.
Pointer | Tool or mode |
|---|---|
 | Pan |
 | Zoom |
 | Zoom Rectangle |
 | Rotate |
You can also zoom, pan, rotate the camera and other operations using the mouse.
Operation | What it does |
|---|---|
Hover | Highlights a part being hovered. |
Click | Selects a part. |
Right-drag | Rotates around the point where the right-click happened. |
Right-click | Shows the context menu. |
Middle (scroll)-drag | Pans. |
Wheel scroll up | Zooms in the camera at the mouse pointer is. |
Wheel scroll down | Zooms out the camera at the mouse pointer is. |
Ctrl + wheel scroll up | Zooms in the view bounds. |
Ctrl + wheel scroll down | Zooms out the view bounds. |
The behavior of click-and-drag depends on modes as discussed in the table below.
Mode | Behavior |
|---|---|
Select Rectangle | Creates a rectangle selecting parts within and touching. |
Pan | Pans around. |
Zoom | Dragging up zooms in where the left-click happened. Dragging down zooms out where the left-click happened. |
Rotate | Rotates around the point where the left-click happened. |