Panda3D Manual

Enhanced mouse navigation is only available when 'Direct Tools' are enabled. Information on enabling 'Direct Tools' is available in the Panda Tools section.

Direct Tools gives more functionality to the middle mouse button. First, clicking the middle mouse button changes the pivot point it uses to rotate around the environment. The middle mouse button will also move the camera depending on where the cursor is on the screen.

Middle Mouse Click	Sets pivot point for rotating around the world
Middle Mouse + Middle Region	Move camera parallel to ground
Shift + Middle Mouse + Middle Region	Move camera vertically
Middle Mouse + Edge Region	Rotate camera around pivot point
Middle Mouse + Corner Region	Roll camera around pivot point
Shift + Middle Mouse + Edge Region	Changes pitch of the camera

The left mouse button is now used to select and manipulate objects in the environment. Once an object is selected, it may be moved and rotated.

Left Mouse Click	Select an object
Left Mouse + Middle Region	Move object vertically
Shift + Left Mouse + Middle Region	Move object parallel to ground
Left Mouse + Edge Region	Rotate object around its pivot point
Left Mouse + Corner Region	Roll object around its pivot point
Control + Left Mouse	Rescale the model

Direct Tools uses a large number of hot keys for camera control, rendering styles, and object control. The full list is in the table below.

Camera Control		Render Style
+	Zoom in	Shift + A	Show all
-	Zoom out	Control + F	Flash selected
1	Front view (relative to render)	B	Toggle backface
2	Back view (relative to render)	L	Toggle lights
3	Right view (relative to render)	T	Toggle texture
4	Left view (relative to render)	W	Toggle wireframe
5	Top view (relative to render)
6	Bottom view (relative to render)	Direct Controls
7	¾ view (relative to render)	Delete	Delete selected object
8	Roll view about axis relative to camera’s axis	Escape	Delete all
9	Rotate around hot point	Page Down	Move down selected object’s hierarchy
0	Rotate around hot point	Page Up	Move up selected object’s hierarchy
C	Center on hot point	Tab	Toggle widget mode
F	Fit on hot point	Shift + F	Grow widget to fit current window
H	Move to (0,0,0)	I	Plant selected object at cursor intersection point
Shift + L	Toggle camera pivot point lock	M	Move widget in front of camera
N	Select next possible camera COA (along last intersection ray)	P	Set active parent to selected object
U	Orbit upright camera about hot point	R	WRT reparent selected to active parent
Shift + U	Upright camera	Shift + R	Reparent selected to active parent
`	Kill camera move task	S	Reselect last selected object
		V	Toggle widget visibility
Undo/Redo		Shift + V	Toggle COA marker visibility
[	Undo	<	Shrink widget
]	Redo	>	Expand widget

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