Walk-Through View

Use the Walk-Through View to simulate walking through a point cloud in a 3D View in which you control:

To "walk through" a 3D view:

When viewing a point cloud on the 3D View tab, select 3D View Settings in Home > View.
The 3D View Settingscommand pane displays, allowing you to configure the 3D view. Configure your view to best suit your simulated walk-through. Typically, a horizontal view works best. If you need to reconfigure the 3D view after you have launched the Walk-Through command, just re-select 3D View Settings in Home > View.
In the 3D View Settings command pane, click the Walk-Through button.
The Walk-Through command pane displays. In addition, if you place your cursor on the 3D View tab, it displays as a "walking person" icon.
You can now take a simulated walk through your view using any of the following methods:
- Use the controls in the Walk-Through command pane.
- Use your mouse.
- Use your keyboard.

To use Walk-Through command pane controls:

Control	Walk-Through Movement
Move	Move forward, backward, left, or right.
Look	Pan left, right, up, or down.
Up and Down arrows	Move up or down.
Zoom	Zoom in or out (change your field of view) without changing your position.
Move speed	Specify how fast movements occur based on your input when using the controls or your keyboard. In addition, when using the controls or the keyboard, you can press the Shift key to speed up movement. Note: When using the Move speed slider control, move the slider to the right to increase speed, or move it to the left to decrease speed.
Camera Position	Use the provided fields to specify a coordinate for the point-of-view. Either select a coordinate or station in the Plan View, or enter the information directly in the fields.

To use your mouse:

Mouse Action	Walk-Through Movement
Press the left mouse button and move the mouse.	Move forward, backward, left, or right.
Press the Ctrl key and left mouse button, and move the mouse.	Pan left or right.
Press the middle mouse button (or mouse wheel) and move the mouse.	Pan left, right, up, or down.
Press the Ctrl key and middle mouse button (or mouse wheel), and move the mouse.	Move left, right, up, or down.
Roll the mouse wheel.	Zoom in or out (change your field of view) without changing your position.
Press the Ctrl key and roll the mouse wheel.	Move up or down.

To use your keyboard:


Key	Walk-Through Movement
W	Move forward.
S	Move backward.
A	Move left.
D	Move right.
Q	Move up.
Z	Move down.
L	Pan left.
R	Pan right.
O	Zoom out (change your field of view) without changing your position.
I	Zoom in (change your field of view) without changing your position.
Arrow Up	Move forward.
Ctrl + Arrow Up	Pan up.
Arrow Down	Move backward.
Ctrl + Arrow Down	Pan down.
Arrow Left	Pan left.
Arrow Right	Pan right.
Notes: You can use the Move speed control to specify how quickly movements occur based on your keyboard input. In addition, you can always press the Shift key to increase the movement speed. When pressing a key to move (for example, pressing the W key to move forward), you can also press the middle mouse button (or mouse wheel) and move the mouse to pan left, right, up, or down as you move.