Flyover
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Tool sets |
Shortcut |
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Flyover
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Basic 3D Modeling Visualization |
Shift+C |
The Flyover tool simulates movement over and around a real-world model.
To control the movements of the Flyover tool, drag the cursor around a selected center of rotation. The Tool bar buttons set the center of rotation. When Two-Point Perspective is enabled for a perspective projection (see Projection), it remains active until the view moves too near the top or bottom of the model to maintain two-point perspective without distortion.
The Onscreen View Control cube also permits flyover actions, using the Flyover tool's View Center mode, shortcut keys, and rotation sensitivity; see The Onscreen View Control.
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Mode |
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View Center
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Automatically sets the center of rotation based on the current view |
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Interactive Origin
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Sets the center of rotation with a mouse click |
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Object Center
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Sets the center of rotation to the center of the selected objects; if no objects are selected, sets the center of rotation to the center of the visible objects |
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Active Layer Plane Origin
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Sets the center of rotation to the center of the active layer plane |
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Working Plane Origin
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Sets the center of rotation to the origin of the current working plane |
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Preferences
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Sets the speed of the flyover in response to mouse movements |
To fly over a drawing:
Click the tool and mode. In all modes except View Center mode, the center of rotation is indicated by dashed axis lines.
If Interactive Origin mode is selected, click to specify the center of rotation for the flyover movement. This mode behaves differently depending on how it is used.
To set and maintain the same center of rotation through multiple consecutive flyover operations, click and release the mouse button to set the origin before beginning the first flyover. The center of rotation is maintained until another tool or mode is clicked, which clears the setting.
To use the cursor's position at the beginning of each flyover operation as the temporary center of rotation for that flyover only, click and drag for each flyover without releasing the mouse button.
To fly over the drawing, click the drawing and drag in the direction of movement while you hold the mouse button. To stop the movement, release the mouse button. Alternatively, use shortcuts on the keyboard to fly over the drawing.
To change the speed of the flyover, click Preferences. The Flyover Preferences dialog box opens; set the Rotation Sensitivity.
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Mouse movement |
Shortcut keys |
Description |
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Move left or right |
Turns left or right about the selected center of rotation |
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Move up or down |
Moves up or down about the selected center of rotation |
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Move in toward center |
Alt + move right (Win) or Option + move right (Mac) |
Moves the view toward the center of rotation (in perspective projection) |
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Move outward from center |
Alt + move left (Win) or Option + move left (Mac) |
Moves the view outward from the center of rotation (in perspective projection) |
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Move down toward active layer plane |
Alt + move up (Win) or Option + move up (Mac) |
Moves down toward the active layer plane (in perspective or orthogonal projection) |
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Move up from active layer plane |
Alt + move down (Win) or Option + move down (Mac) |
Moves up from the active layer plane (in perspective or orthogonal projection) |
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Shift key |
Constrains the rotation to the global Z axis, or to the Z’ axis of the active working plane (when Working Plane Mode is enabled from the View bar) |
Activating the Flyover tool temporarily
While another tool is active, press and hold the mouse wheel button and the Ctrl key (Windows) or Control key (Mac) simultaneously to activate the Flyover tool. Orient the view, and release the mouse. The previous tool becomes active again automatically. If Interactive Origin mode was the active mode the last time the Flyover tool was used, the temporary center of rotation is located at the mouse click that begins each flyover operation.
This feature will not work properly if the wheel button is assigned a custom function in the mouse setup. For example, if the wheel button is set to perform a delete when clicked, a wheel click in the Vectorworks program deletes rather than activates the Flyover tool. (The specific setting required for this feature depends on the type of mouse being used.)
