New to Maya - how to navigate around viewport?

[Anonymous]

-how to rotate the viewport not thru the cube.only viewports not objects.

-how to pan .I used to pan with middle mouse button(pressing lt also) and dragging down while pressed on one point .


Also a new type of tool is coming when I pan. i.e. two arrows one big and one small(one on top and other at bottom resp.).with a plus or minus sign at the middle.

Help.
Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Also a new type of tool is coming when i rotate or pan. i.e. two arrows one big and one small(one on top and other at bottom resp.).with a plus sign at bottom. what are these things.

thanks.

[Anonymous]

also by pressing alt this negative and plus sign come in between.

please help.
thanks.

[lee.dunham · Accepted solution]

Alt + Left Mouse Button: "tumble" or rotate the camera around a central pivot.

Alt + Right Mouse Button: "Dolly" or move the camera in and out. This can also be accomplished with your mouse's scroll wheel, however the dolly command is more precise.

Alt + Middle Mouse Button: Allows you to track the camera, shifting the viewport horizontally or vertically while maintaining a constant angle of view.


http://3d.about.com/od/Creating-3D-The-CG-Pipeline/ss/Maya-Training-Series-Chapter-1-Learing-The-Use...

[Anonymous]

done.