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3D View Settings

Control how the mouse and keyboard interact with the 3D views — the Assembly View, 3D Input, and 3D Output.

Open via Settings → Client → 3D View.

Mouse Buttons

Assign actions to each mouse button:

ButtonDefault actionOptions
Left buttonRotateRotate, Select, Pan, Zoom
Middle buttonPanRotate, Select, Pan, Zoom
Right buttonSelectRotate, Select, Pan, Zoom
Scroll wheelZoomZoom in/out

Modifier Keys

Hold a modifier key (such as Shift or Ctrl) while using the mouse to temporarily switch the active tool — for example, holding Shift while left-clicking might switch from Rotate to Pan.

Projection

Choose how the 3D scene is rendered:

ProjectionBest for
PerspectiveGeneral viewing — objects appear with natural depth
OrthographicTechnical review — parallel lines stay parallel, no perspective distortion

Zoom Inversion

By default, scrolling the mouse wheel upward zooms in and downward zooms out. Enable Zoom inversion to reverse this behaviour — upward scroll zooms out, downward zooms in.

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