Camera Navigation¶
X3DOM provides some generic interaction and navigation methods. Interactive objects will be handled by HTML-like events. Navigation can be user-defined or controlled by specific predefined modes.
Currently X3DOM supports the following interactive navigation modes:
- Examine
- Walk
- Fly
- Look-at
- Look-around
- Game
- Helicopter
Non-Interactive movement encompasses the functionality of:
- Resetting a view
- Showing all
- Upright view
Interactive camera movement¶
Examine¶
Activate this mode by pressing the "e" key.
| Function | Mouse Button |
|---|---|
| Rotate | Left / Left + Shift |
| Pan | Mid / Left + Ctrl |
| Zoom | Right / Wheel / Left + Alt |
| Set center of rotation | Double-click left |
Walk¶
Activate this mode by pressing the "w" key.
| Function | Mouse Button |
|---|---|
| Move forward | Left |
| Move backward | Right |
Fly¶
Activate this mode by pressing the "f" key.
| Function | Mouse Button |
|---|---|
| Move forward | Left |
| Move backward | Right |
Helicopter¶
Activate this mode by pressing the "h" key.
To look downwards/upwards and to move higher/lower use the keys (8/9 and 6/7).
| Function | Mouse Button |
|---|---|
| Move forward | Left |
Look at¶
Activate this mode by pressing the "l" key.
| Function | Mouse Button |
|---|---|
| Move in | Left |
| Move out | Right |
Game¶
Activate this mode by pressing the "g" key.
To look around (rotate view) move the mouse.
| Function | Key |
|---|---|
| Move forward | Cursor up |
| Move backward | Cursor down |
| Strafe Left | Cursor left |
| Strafe Right | Cursor right |
Non-interactive camera movement¶
| Function | Key |
|---|---|
| Reset view | r |
| Show all | a |
| Upright | u |
Mid-Button troubleshooting¶
If the web page has scroll bars and autoscrolling is enabled, Mid-Button currently does not work correctly. As a workaround, you can disable autoscrolling by unchecking the Use autoscrolling checkbox in the Firefox browser options, as is shown in the screenshot below (for the Firefox case).
