Orbit/Pan Camera

Rotates a camera about the target (Orbit) or rotates the target about the camera (Pan).

Reference

This button replaces the Arc Rotate button when a camera viewport is active.

You can constrain the rotation to a single axis by first pressing SHIFT before beginning the rotation. The rotation is constrained to the axis you begin rotating about.

To accelerate panning, hold down the CTRL key before you pan.

Orbit Camera: Rotates the camera about its target. Free cameras use the invisible target, set to the target distance specified in the camera Parameters rollout.

Pan Camera: For a target camera, rotates the target about the camera. For a free camera, rotates the camera about its local axes.

How To

To pan a camera or spotlight

1. Activate a Camera or Spotlight viewport.
2. Click Pan Camera/Spotlight.
3. Drag to rotate the view about the camera or spotlight.
• Dragging rotates the view freely using the world X and Y axes.
• Press CTRL and drag horizontally to lock view rotation about the world Y axis. This produces a horizontal pan.
• Press CTRL and drag vertically to lock rotation about the world X axis. This produces a vertical pan.

To orbit a camera or spotlight

1. Activate a Camera or Spotlight viewport.
2. Click Orbit Camera/Spotlight.
3. Drag to rotate the view around the target.
• Dragging rotates the view freely using the world X and Y axes.
• Press CTRL and drag horizontally to lock view rotation about the world Y axis. This produces a horizontal orbit.
• Press CTRL and drag vertically to lock rotation about the world X axis. This produces a vertical orbit.