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Change perspective

The camera position (viewpoint) can be changed in the “Perspective” frame. Let's actually change the viewpoint.

First, move the mouse cursor to the “Perspective” frame.
If you press the “F” key here, the object (in this case the cube) will appear to fill the frame.

Recovery / movement of viewpoint
The following operations can be used to rotate and move the camera position in various ways.

• “O” key + left mouse button: rotate freely
• “O” key + middle mouse button: rotate vertically
• “O” key + right mouse button: rotate horizontally
• “P” key + mouse up / down drag: Change the distance between camera and object (Left button: Low speed, Middle button: Medium speed, Right button: High speed)
• "Z" key + left mouse button drag: move the camera up / down / left / right

Scaling an object on the screen
The following operations can be used to enlarge and reduce the object on the screen.

• "Shift" key + "Z" key + left mouse button drag: Enlarged display of enclosed area
• Drag of “Shift” key + “Z” key + right mouse button: Reduced display in the enclosed area

Camera reset

"Z" key + middle mouse button zooms in, "Z" key + right mouse button zooms out. However, it is not recommended to use it because it may be crazy.
If Perth is crazy,
[Camera] → [Reset]
Select to restore.

Please note that the menu notation of “Mesh” is “Polygon” in SOFTIMAGE 3D (version3.0 or later). The term “Mesh” in the text also means “Polygon” in SOFTIMAGE 3D.

Perform the above operation to change the viewpoint so that it is easy to see as shown in Figure 2-3.

Figure 2-3 Change of camera position (viewpoint)

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