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Advanced Camera tools

SketchUp Advanced Camera Tools: Moving and aiming an ACT camera

Moving and aiming an ACT camera You can perform serveral standard moving and aiming operations while in camera view mode.

These operations are dolly (1), pedistal (2), truck (3), pan (4), tilt (5), roll (6), and changing focal length.

Tip: Press the + or - keys prior to moving and aiming the camera will increase or decrease the speed of the action.

Performing a dolly

Hold the Shift key while pressing the up and down arrow keys to move a camera forward or back. Or, hold the Shift key and the left mouse button while moving the mouse forward or backward to move a camera forward or back.

Performing a pedistal

Hold the Shift and Ctrl keys (Microsoft Windows) or Shift and Option keys (Mac OS X) while pressing the up and down arrow keys move a camera up or down. Or, hold the Shift and Ctrl keys (Microsoft Windows) or Shift and Option keys (Mac OS X) and the left mouse button while moving the mouse forward or backward to move a camera up or down.

Performing a truck

Hold the Shift key while pressing the left and right arrow keys to move a camera left or right. Or, hold the Shift key the left mouse button while moving the mouse left or right to move a camera left or right.

Performing a pan

Press the left or right arrow keys to pan (swivel) a camera left or right. Or, press and hold the left mouse button while moving the mouse left or right to pan (swivel) a camera left or right.

Performing a tilt

Press the up or down arrow keys to tilt a camera up or down. Or, press and hold the left mouse button while moving the mouse forward or backward to tilt a camera up or down.

Performing a roll

Hold the Ctrl key (Microsoft Windows) or Option key (Mac OS X) while pressing the left and right arrow keys to spin a camera left or right. Or, hold the Ctrl key (Microsoft Windows) or Option key (Mac OS X) and the left mouse button while moving the mouse left or right to spin a camera left or right.

Performing a focal length

Hold the Ctrl key (Microsoft Windows) or Option key (Mac OS X) while pressing the up and down arrow keys to zoom the lense in and out. Or, hold the Ctrl key (Microsoft Windows) or Option key (Mac OS X) and the left mouse button while moving the mouse forward or backward to zoom the camera in and out.

updated 10/16/2012