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Navigation Modes

In the Viewer you will find 5 navigation modes, click the mouse to display the options.

By default, you will be set to Orbit mode, this mode allows you to move using your mouse only, you can:

  • Zoom in/zoom out using your scroll wheel

  • Zoom in by holding down the scroll wheel

  • Rotate your camera around its target point by holding down the left click of your mouse (target point: the point your camera is looking towards)

  • Move your camera vertically and laterally by holding down the right click of your mouse, the vertical/lateral axes are not defined by the point cloud but according to the tilt of the camera

 

The second mode you will find is Earth control , this mode has some similarities with the previous one, here you can:

  • Zoom in/zoom out using your scroll wheel

  • Move by holding down your scroll wheel , if you move your mouse while holding down the scroll wheel it will change the direction you are going

  • Rotate your camera by holding down the right click of your mouse, by clicking, you will see a point appear, this point symbolizes the center of the rotation

  • Move your camera on the 2 horizontal axes while keeping the left click of your mouse pressed

 

The third mode you will find is Flight control , this mode is completely different, here you can:

  • Rotate your camera around its position by holding down the left click of your mouse

  • Move your camera vertically and laterally by holding down the right click of your mouse, the vertical/lateral axes are not defined by the viewer but according to the tilt of the camera

  • Move your camera forward following the camera step by holding the up arrow key or W

  • Move your camera backwards following the camera step by holding the down arrow key or S

  • Move your camera to the left following the camera step by holding the left arrow key or A

  • Move your camera to the right following the camera step while holding the right arrow key or D

  • Move your camera up following the camera step by holding the page up or the R key

  • Move your camera down following the camera step by holding page down or F key

  • Use your scroll wheel to change camera speed

 

The third mode you will find is helicopter control , this mode is similar to the previous one, here you can:

  • Rotate your camera around its position by holding down the left click of your mouse

  • Move your camera vertically and sideways by holding down your right mouse click , the vertical/lateral axes are set relative to the viewer's actual axes

  • Move your camera forward along the horizontal axis by holding the up arrow key or W

  • Move your camera backwards along the horizontal axis by holding the down arrow key or S

  • Move your camera to the left along the horizontal axis by holding the left arrow key or A

  • Move your camera to the right along the horizontal axis by holding the right arrow key or D

  • Move your camera up along the vertical axis by holding the page up or R key

  • Move your camera down along the vertical axis by holding the page down or F key

  • Use your scroll wheel to change camera speed

 

For each of these modes, you can double-click anywhere on the point cloud to move your camera to where you clicked.

 

Finally, there is one last mode, 360 images mode , select it to enter the nearest 360 image, then navigate from bubble to bubble.

 

In the event of a problem or difficulty, do not hesitate to contact the platform team.