3D Navigation

Introduction

This custom menu is in part a virtual numpad emulator and a user perspective navigation tool.

Activation

  • Open Blender and go to Preferences then the Add-ons tab.
  • Click 3D View then 3D Navigation to enable the script.

Interface

Located in the 3D View ‣ Sidebar ‣ View tab This add-on is split over two panels.

3D Nav

This panel provides some common navigation tools and emulates the numpad hot keys.

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View Global/Local
Switch Global/Local view.
View Persp/Ortho
Switch perspective/orthographic view mode.
View Camera
View from active camera.
Align View from
Front/Back
Align view to front/back.
Left/Right
Align view to left/right.
Top/Bottom
Align view to top/bottom.
Lock View to Object
Select an object to align view, from the list.
View to Select
Align view on selected object.
Cursor
World Origin
Snap cursor to center (scene 0,0,0).
View
Align view to center (scene 0,0,0).
Cursor to Selected
Snap cursor to object center (selected).

Pan Orbit Zoom Roll

This panel provides incremental “User Screen View Perspective” navigation in the Sidebar.

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Up
Move towards the top of your screen.
Down
Move towards the bottom of your screen.
Left
Move to the users left or left of screen as you view it.
Right
Move to the users right or right of screen as you view it.
Zoom In/Out
Zoom the view in/out.
Roll Left/Right
Roll the view left/right.

Reference

Category:3D View
Description:Navigate the 3D View and Camera from the Sidebar.
Location:3D View ‣ Sidebar ‣ View tab
File:space_view3d_3d_navigation.py
Author:Demohero, uriel, meta-androcto
Maintainer:Brendon Murphy (meta-androcto)
License:GPL
Support Level:Community
Note:This add-on is bundled with Blender.