1. How to use the 3D view

The 3D View can be found via the Windows menu. The keyboard shortcut is Shift+F1

3D View may be open already in a tab. Look for the matching tab name.

Change active camera in the Scene with the 3D view > camera selector. There is always a default Camera 1

Render: Activate render passes. Each render pass draws one type of thing the camera might see in the 3D view. They can be set to Never, Sometimes, or Always.

Copy to Scene: Makes a copy of the active camera and adds it to the root of the Scene. Here a camera has been added and renamed by the user.

Pan and tilt: Drag the mouse while holding the middle mouse button.

Dolly: Drag the mouse while holding the middle mouse button and SHIFT.

Pedestal and Truck: Drag the mouse while holding the right mouse button and SHIFT.

Orbit: Drag the mouse while holding the right mouse button. Change the orbit distance by rolling the mouse wheel.

Did you know? You can see one camera from another. Add a second camera and try it!

Use the Scene to Add a Camera. The new camera will appear in the Scene graph under the selected nodes. It will be at world origin, facing down.

In 3D View, select the new Camera. The view will now draw from the new point of view.

Move one camera until it is pointing at the other camera.

Make sure Render > Cameras is set to Always or else the cameras will be invisible.

The Compass appears in the top right of the view.

The handles with letters are the positive direction of each axis. The handles without are the negative.

Hover the cursor over the compass and the background will change. Hover the cursor over a handle. The letter will appear in white.

Click the mouse on each handle to make the camera orbit to face that direction.