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Orbit Camera & Navigation

Orbit, pan, and zoom naturally, with an Alt/Cmd navigation gate so you never paint by accident.

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Final video is on the way, thank you for your patience!

Left-drag off the model rotates; left-press on the model paints; right-drag pans; scroll zooms (or sizes the brush over the model). Press F to frame the model on a point.

The navigation gate

Hold Alt/Cmd to move the view without ever drawing: Alt/Cmd+left always rotates, Alt/Cmd+scroll always zooms, Alt/Cmd+right drag zooms. A left-press with Alt/Cmd down never lays a dab.

Lock the view

The Lock fab (bottom-right) freezes the camera, all rotate/pan/zoom drags are disabled and the scroll wheel only sizes the brush, so you can paint a critical stroke without nudging the view.

Camera memory

Tools that store a view, like Live Regions, remember the camera position they were made from and restore it when you reopen them, so you pick up from the same angle you left off.

Orbit Camera & Navigation
Final photos are on the way, thank you for your patience!
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