Ensight Navigation

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Navigation Tips and Shortcut Keys

Left Mouse Button
Holding the left mouse button whilst navigating in the viewport (graphics display)

  • Navigating mouse up-down = rotate about horizontal screen X-axis
  • Navigating mouse left-right = rotate about vertical screen Y-axis
  • Ctrl-key plus up-down or left-right navigation = rotate about Z-axis extending outward from the screen

Right Mouse Button
Holding the right mouse button whilst navigating in the viewport (graphics display)

  • Navigating mouse up-down or left-right = Model zooms in and out
  • Ctrl-key plus right button acts as a pan operation

Middle Mouse Button (Scroll)

  • Model zooms in and out

Shortcut Keys
F1 - Window will rotate about the screen X-axis by 45 degrees
F2 - Window will rotate about the screen Y-axis by 45 degrees
F3 - Window will rotate about the screen Z-axis by 45 degrees
Ctrl F1, F2, F3 rotates by -45 degrees about the screen axes

F4 - Spins the window – (try with the left mouse click)
F5 - Front view
F6 - Side view
F7 - Top view
F8 - Will return to last view before F5, F6 or F7 was pressed
F9 - Maximizes the graphics windows on the display; press F9 again or use Esc to go back


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