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does anyone know of a tutorial that describes how to navigate cameras inside of maxwell studio?

i must be doing something wrong...i have been trying to setup cameras for the last couple of hours.
i prefer moving the camera around manually, but the camera movement is unpredictable when using
the 'handles'

i have the manual, but it is of little use.

any advise?
thanks

It's actually very easy, once you get used to it: Hold the alt key down, and move around with the mouse with the different mouse buttons pressed.

thanks for the reply.

while that works, i cannot seem to rotate 360 degrees (similar to what can be done in rhino).
is there a way to rotate (spin) an object around?

soarchitect wrote:thanks for the reply.

while that works, i cannot seem to rotate 360 degrees (similar to what can be done in rhino).
is there a way to rotate (spin) an object around?

No there is no turntable option, but you can do it manually: Zoom in on the desired object, rightclick and select "focus to". Now hold "alt" and drag the mouse with left mouse button pressed.

thanks! exactly (almost) what i was looking for.

Shift and Ctrl are also modifiers. For example Alt+Shift+Left click will keep the camera in the same spot but "look around" that location. Alt+Shift+Middle Mouse button will "roll" the camera. If you add Ctrl to any of those button combos you'll be able to make more minor adjustments.

-Brodie

All this info is in the manual, I don't understand why you say it's of little help. The camera navigation in Studio is pretty standard.

soarchitect wrote:i have the manual, but it is of little use

Maybe it's upside-down?

Kidding kidding. Glad these guys helped you.

If you have a programmable mouse you can set another button as the alt button (I use the thumb button) and all nav can be done from the mouse!