Extended Navigation Mode Controls

Extended Navigation Controls

The extended controls allow refined movements and operation according to the three navigation modes:

Animation Mode
Walk-Thru Mode
Fly-Thru Mode

These extended controls are accessed by pressing F1 (More) from the Basic Navigation Controls dialog.

A complete list of the LumenRT navigation controls is available online by clicking the More Controls button on the help screen (F1). It corresponds to the listing included below.

Main Menu (Tab) - Displays the main LumenRT sidebar menu
Help (F1) - Displays the Help screen
Toggle Full-Screen/Window Mode (Alt + Enter) - Toggles full screen or window operating system
Exit (Exc) - Pauses operation of te LumenRT viewer window
Return to Start ('Home) - Returns the camera to the start position
Animation Mode (F2) - This is the default startup mode when an animation is present in the exported file.
Walk-Thru Mode (F3) - Walk-Thru mode is the default mode when an animation is not present
Fly-Thru Mode (F4) - quickly fly-thru the scene using the middle mouse button and pivot the camera side-to-side and up-down using the left mouse button.
Zoom Extents (F5) - Zooms the LiveCube display to fit the entire scene within the extents of the display
Display Quality (F7/F8) - Pressing F7 reduces display quality while pressing F8 increases display quality
Time of Day Earlier/Later (G/H) - Press G or H to move the sun to an earlier/ later time respectively
Exposure (B/N) - Press B or N to turn the camera exposure down or up respectively

Pause (space) - Tapping the space bar pauses the animation
Previous/Next Keyframe (left/Right Arrow Keys) - Use the left/right arrow keys to jump to specific keyframes
Start/End (Home/End) - Go to the animation start/end
switch to Walk-Thru mode (Left Mouse Button) - Click the left mouse button to switch into walk-thru mode

Look Right/Left (Mouse Right/ Left) - Moving the mouse right/left with no buttons pressed orbits the camera
Walk (Left Mouse Button Down) - Left mouse button down hold - walks forward
Run Forward/Backward (Middle Mouse Button Down) - Shuttle the middle mouse button to run forward or backward
Pan Right/Left (Right/Left Arrow or Right Mouse Button Down) - Use the right/left arrows or right mouse button down to move sideways.
Elevator Up/Down (Page Up/ Page Down) - Press and hold the page up/page down keys when you are above the desired floor

Look Right/Left (Left Mouse Down Move) - Pivots the camera around horizontally right/left
Look Up/Down (Left Mouse Button Down Move Up/Down) - Pivots the camera around vertically
Zoom In/Out (Middle Mouse Button) - Shuttle the middle mouse button to zoom in/out
Pan Right/ Left (Right/Left Arrow or Right Mouse Down) - Use the right/left arrows or right mouse button down to move sideways
Raise/Lower Camera Height (Page Up/Page Down) - Press and hold the page up/page down keys to raise and lower the height of the camera
Rotate (Alt + Left Mouse or Middle Mouse Button Down) - Rotates the camera around the scene

Open Scene (Ctrl + O) - Lets you choose a scene to load
New Scene (Ctrl + N) - Lets you choose an empty scene to load
Save Scene (Ctrl + S) - Saves the current scene on disk
Screenshot (F6) - Takes a high quality screenshot of the current view and saves it on disk
Screenshot options (Ctrl + F6) - Opens the screenshot options dialog
Undo (Ctrl + Z) - Undo the last action
Redo (Ctrl + Y) - Redo the previously undone action