Use 3Dconnexion 3D mouse to Navigate Views

A 3Dconnexion 3D mouse is used to reorient and navigate a model’s view. The device has a pressure sensitive controller cap designed to flex in all directions. Push, pull, twist, or tilt the cap to pan, zoom, and rotate the current view.

When a view change occurs with the 3Dconnexion 3D mouse, the ViewCube tool is reoriented to reflect the current view. You can change the behavior of the 3Dconnexion 3D mouse from the navigation bar.

3Dconnexion options on the navigation bar

Option	Description	Example
Object Mode	Navigates and reorients the view in the direction of the controller cap.	Move the controller cap right to pan the view to the right.
Walk Mode	Simulates walking through a model. The view of the model is moved in the opposite direction of the controller cap. The orientation and height of the current view is maintained.	Move the controller cap up to elevate the view. This makes the model appear to move down.
Fly Mode	Simulates flying through a model. The view of the model is moved in the opposite direction of the controller cap. The orientation and height of the current view is not maintained.	Move the controller cap up to elevate the view. This makes the model appear to move down.
2D Mode	Navigates the view using only 2D navigation options. The view moves in the direction of the controller cap.	Move the controller cap to pan and zoom the view.
3Dconnexion Settings	Displays 3Dconnexion Settings dialog box to change the settings of the 3Dconnexion 3D mouse.	Adjust the navigation speed used for view changes.

In locked viewports, navigation bar options are disabled including 3Dconnexion tool options. Moving the controller cap of the 3Dconnexion 3D mouse will only pan and zoom the object.

NoteWhile 3Dconnexion and other navigation tools are in synchronization, using one temporarily disables the other.

Use View Management Keys in 3Dconnexion 3D Mouse

You can access different views (such as Top, Front, Left, Right, or Home) with buttons available on some 3Dconnexion 3D mouse models. Use the Button Configuration Editor to customize the operations of these buttons. When you click any of these buttons on the device, you can

Fit the view to the model extents. Rotates the view of the object around the center of the scene and zooms out to fit the scene into the viewport.
Reorient the current view to a preset view. Returns the view of the object to a predetermined view.
Maintain selection sensitivity. Reorients the model around a defined pivot point based on the current selection.

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