pTolemy3D Viewer Controls

  1. Mouse Controls
    1. Flat World
    2. Spherical World
  2. Keyboard Controls
    1. Both Flat and Spherical
    2. Flat World
    3. Spherical World


Mouse Controls

Flat World

  • drag - moves camera
  • click - displays ground coordinates or selects an object
  • double click - zooms camera above ground position clicked and decreases the current altitude by 1/2

Spherical World

  • drag - spins world
  • click - displays ground coordinates or selects an object
  • double click - zooms camera above ground position clicked and decreases the altitude by 3/4

Keyboard Controls

Changes need to be made here for keyboard control. Mostly use of scrollwheel needs to be added and reviewed/compared with other viewers

Both Flat and Spherical

  • h - toggle Heads Up Display

Flat World

  • a - fly straight forward
  • z - fly straight back
  • s - fly forward maintaining altitude
  • x - fly back maintaining altitude
  • d - strafe left
  • f - strafe right
  • r - increase altitude
  • c - decrease altitude
  • left arrow - turn camera left
  • right arrow - turn camera right
  • up arrow - tilt camera up
  • down arrow - tilt camera down

Spherical World

  • a - zoom in
  • z - zoom out
  • s - zoom in
  • x - zoom out
  • d - rotate left
  • f - rotate right
  • r - tilt down
  • c - tilt up
  • left arrow - spin globe left
  • right arrow - spin globe right
  • up arrow - spin globe up
  • down arrow - spin globe down