Navigating around a model

Once a model is loaded into Reveal4D, you may use a mouse, the keyboard or a 3D controller to move around the model.

Panning (moving) the model

Mouse

Middle-click and drag or Alt-left click and drag

Keyboard:

A, D: Pan left and right

Q, E: Pan up and down

Zoom in and out

Mouse:

Scroll wheel

Keyboard:

W, S

Rotation

Rotate the model around the current centre of rotation by holding the right mouse button and moving the mouse.

To change the centre of rotation, left click on the model at the desired rotation point.

Centre on a point

Double click with the left mouse button on the point to bring to the view centre. The point must be on the model, double clicking on the background will have no effect.

Defined views

There are 6 defined views. These are accessible from the keyboard.

Top: T

Bottom: Shift-T

Left: L

Right: R

Front: F

Back: Shift F

Selecting a standard view zooms to the full model extent.

Note that the standard views are defined in terms of the currently active Coordinate Reference System (CRS). Creating a new CRS with a rotation is common, to align the CRS with the structure.

Snap to nearest Axis

The Model rotation can be aligned to the nearest axis using Shift-X. This changes the model rotation without altering the zoom.