Chaos Vantage
Scene Navigation
This page provides information about the navigation controls in Chaos Vantage.
Last updated 18 December 2025
This page provides information about the navigation controls in Chaos Vantage.
Overview
Various controls allow you to navigate the scene in Chaos Vantage's viewport. Some controls are enabled entirely with the mouse, others with the keyboard, and some use a combination of both. Navigation can be set to work as in 3ds Max, SketchUp, or Maya. A full list of shortcuts is available under Edit > Mouse and Key shortcuts. See the Shortcuts page for more details.
To understand the controls, refer to the following abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Icon | Control |
|---|
Abbreviation | Icon | Control |
|---|---|---|
LMB | Left Mouse Button | |
RMB | Right Mouse Button | |
MMB | Middle Mouse Button |
Commands
The following commands are universal for all navigation presets:
Shortcut | Command |
|---|
Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
Ctrl+Alt+LMB | Change Focus Distance |
Ctr+MMB | Roll Camera |
` | Toggle First Person Mode |
C | Toggle Camera Collision |
Alt+Z | Undo Camera |
Alt+Shift+Z | Redo Camera |
X | Level the Camera and resets the Camera roll |
Home | Switch to Home Camera |
PgDown | Switch to Next Camera |
PgUp | Switch to Previous Camera |
Ctrl+F1..F12 | Save Camera Slot |
F1..F12 | Load Camera Slot |
In First Person mode | |
W | Camera Move Forward |
S | Camera Move Backward |
A | Camera Move Left |
D | Camera Move Right |
E | Camera Move Up |
Q | Camera Move Down |
Shift+ | Camera Move Faster |
Ctrl+ | Camera Ignore Collisions |
RMB+Mouse wheel | Increase/Decrease Move Speed |
In Edit mode | |
RMB+W | Camera Move Forward |
RMB+S | Camera Move Backward |
RMB+A | Camera Move Left |
RMB+D | Camera Move Right |
RMB+Up | Camera Pan Up |
RMB+Down | Camera Pan Down |
RMB+Left | Camera Pan Left |
RMB+Right | Camera Pan Right |
RMB+Shift+ | Camera Move Faster |
RMB+Ctrl+ | Camera Ignore Collisions |
RMB+Mouse wheel | Increase/Decrease Move Speed |
The following commands have different shortcuts depending on the selected preset:
3ds Max
Maya
SketchUp
Shortcut | Command |
|---|
Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
MMB | Dolly Camera Sideways |
Alt+MMB | Orbit Camera |
Alt+RMB | Change FOV |
Z | Frame Selected/Scene |
Shortcut | Command |
|---|
Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
Alt+MMB | Dolly Camera Sideways |
Alt+LMB | Orbit Camera |
Alt+RMB | Fine/Smooth Camera Zoom |
F | Frame Selected/Scene |
Shortcut | Command |
|---|
Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
MMB | Orbit Camera |
Shift+MMB | Dolly Camera Sideways |
Alt+RMB | Change FOV |
Z | Frame Selected/Scene |