[tuhopuu-devel] Camera fly-mode

[Ewout]

Robert Wenzlaff (AB8TD) wrote:
>>I can't think of other (more primary) functions for the camera view that
>>the user would (want to) have as a default mode. And I really believe
>>this would greatly enhance the ability to create a nice viewpoint for
>>the composition.
>>
>>Do I miss something important? What do you think of this proposal?
> 
> 
> Yes.  The RKEY (rotate) and the MMB (Lock/Change Axis).  
> 
> If the camera is selected as the active object when you hit Numpad-0 for 
> camera view, G will let you pan (L/R, Up/Dn movement).   The MMB changes to 
> "dolly" mode and an upward mouse movement dollies in and downward dollies 
> out.
> 
> RKEY will let you rotate around the camera axis (Roll), pressing MMB will 
> change the axis of rotation (like it does with all objects) to allow tilt.

Thank you, I didn't know about the MMB tricks! (I already mentioned the 
other things in my post). However, I still think it's not very easy to 
do it this way. The viewport navigation beats this method by far IMHO, 
because you don't really have to switch to different modes:

In the viewport the only key I use is the SHIFT key (for panning), which 
is easily accessable. MMB for rotating and scrollwheel for dollying. I'm 
not sure how this works with mac (2 button mouse, right?), because I 
haven't got a mac.

Ewout