Navigate the plan and 3D view

In the 2D plan, use Home, Zoom and View to frame the drawing and restore saved plan views. Display, Style, Filters and Panels appear where the current editor supports them. The 2D plan has no Navigate menu.

Press H to choose Pan, or hold Space to pan temporarily. Scroll over the plan to zoom toward the pointer. A horizontal wheel gesture, or Shift with the wheel, pans horizontally. A vertical trackpad scroll is a zoom gesture, so do not assume every two-finger movement pans.

Switch the Design view to 3D. Open View for Standard views and Saved views. Standard views include the plan and side directions, an isometric view and a perspective/parallel projection toggle. Home returns to the default framed perspective view; Zoom offers fitting and zoom actions.

Open Navigate. Set orbit center lets you choose the point about which the view rotates. View from point positions a viewpoint in the design. Start walking here positions the start of a walk. Look around turns the camera without moving its position.

Choose Navigate → Navigation help. Its Mouse, Trackpad and Touch tabs list the available gestures for the current mode; Keyboard shows applicable shortcuts. Reset camera restores the home view. Open the Guide opens this article. Use the menu’s Back action to return to navigation choices.

While walking, the view-control strip shows the walking state and Back to overview instead of the normal viewpoint menus. Move with the arrow keys, W A S D, or the movement pad and drag to look around. Choose Back to overview to leave Walk. Controls are limited while a Presentation drone view owns the camera.