Using Fly Navigation in Screen Mode
- Last UpdatedOct 29, 2025
- 1 minute read
To navigate in Fly mode
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Click Fly on the main toolbar.

Fly navigation
In the Fly navigation mode, you can turn the point of view with the mouse and use the keyboard to move.
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Actions |
Keyboard |
Mouse |
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Move (forward-left-backward-right) |
[w][a][s][d] |
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Turn (up-left-down-right) |
[i][j][k][l] |
Mouse drag (left button) |
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Focus (centers screen to selected object) |
[f] |
Zoom in and out while in a fly mode
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Scroll mouse wheel up and down to zoom in/out centered on mouse cursor position.
Pan navigation
In the Pan navigation mode, the user can move around in the scene with the typical usability of CAD tools.
To pan the scene
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Press mouse wheel to pan.
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Actions |
Keyboard |
Mouse |
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Pan (up-left-down-right) |
Mouse drag (middle button) |
Orbit navigation
In the Orbit navigation mode, the camera turns around a fixed point. This point corresponds to the selected item if any; otherwise, it turns around a fixed point in front of the user. It’s also possible to zoom in and out.
Orbit a fixed point
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Keep X key pressed + middle mouse [keep pressed] button to orbit.
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Actions |
Keyboard |
Mouse |
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Turn (up-left-down-right) |
[x] pressed + mouse drag (left button) |
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Zoom (in-out) |
[x] pressed + mouse drag (left button) + [w][s] |