Navigating 3D scenes

Large 3D models that contain internal details are called 3D scenes. You can navigate 3D scenes using controls in SMART Notebook software.

To navigate a 3D scene

1. Select a 3D model.

2. Press the 3D model’s menu arrow and then select Enter 3D Scene.

   SMART Notebook software displays the 3D scene in Full Screen mode. A map of the 3D scene, navigation controls and the Close button appear.

   

   Tips 

   • You can press the grey border of the map to drag it to another area of the page if it’s covering materials that you want to present. You can also resize the map by pressing and dragging the grey border in the lower right-hand corner.

   • You can press the grey background or centre icon of a navigation control to drag it to another area of the page if it’s covering materials that you want to present.

3. Navigate the 3D scene using the navigation controls.

   

   Button	Use to:
   A	Change your orientation upward.
   B	Change your orientation to the left.
   C	Change your orientation to the right.
   D	Change your orientation downward.
   E	Raise elevation.
   F	Move forward in the scene.
   G	Move to the left in the scene.
   H	Move to the right in the scene.
   I	Move backward in the scene.
   J	Lower elevation.

   Alternatively, you can use keyboard buttons to navigate the 3D scene.

   Keyboard button	Use to:
   W	Change your orientation upward.
   A	Change your orientation to the left.
   D	Change your orientation to the right.
   S	Change your orientation downward.
   PAGE UP	Raise elevation.
   UP ARROW	Move forward in the scene.
   LEFT ARROW	Move to the left in the scene.
   RIGHT ARROW	Move to the right in the scene.
   DOWN ARROW	Move backward in the scene.
   PAGE DOWN	Lower elevation.
   ESC	Close

   Note 

   As you navigate the 3D scene, a red indicator in the map displays where you are in the scene and the direction you are viewing. The arrow in the centre indicates orientation. The arrow becomes a circle when you’re facing directly up or down.

   Level	Incline	Decline
   Off-screen (level)	Upward	Downward

4. Press Close when you’ve finished.