Flyover

The Flyover tool simulates movement over and around a real-world model.

To control the movements of the Flyover tool, drag the mouse around a selected center of rotation. The Tool bar buttons set the center of rotation.

 

Mode	Description
Interactive Origin	Sets the center of rotation with a mouse click
Object Center	Sets the center of rotation to the center of the selected objects; if no objects are selected, sets the center of rotation to the center of the visible objects
Ground Plane Origin	Sets the center of rotation to the center of the ground plane
Working Plane Origin	Sets the center of rotation to the origin of the current working plane

 

To fly over a drawing:

1.	Click the Flyover tool from the View/Draw, 3D Modeling, or Visualization tool set.

2.	Select the mode from the Tool bar.

3.	In Interactive Origin mode, click to specify the center of rotation for the flyover movement.

4.	The center of rotation is indicated by dashed axis lines.

To fly over the drawing, click on the drawing and drag in the direction of movement while you hold the mouse button. To stop the movement, release the mouse button. Alternatively, use shortcuts on the keyboard to fly over the drawing.

 

Mouse Movement	Shortcut Keys	Description
Move left or right		Turns left or right about the selected center of rotation
Move up or down		Moves up or down about the selected center of rotation
Move in toward center	Alt + move right (Win) or Option + move right (Mac)	Moves the view toward the center of rotation (in Perspective projection)
Move outward from center	Alt + move left (Win) or Option + move left (Mac)	Moves the view outward from the center of rotation (in perspective projection)
Move down toward ground plane	Alt + move up (Win) or Option + move up (Mac)	Moves down toward the ground plane (in perspective or orthogonal projection)
Move up from ground plane	Alt + move down (Win) or Option + move down (Mac)	Moves up from the ground plane (in perspective or orthogonal projection)
	Shift key	Constrains the rotation to the global Z axis, or to the K axis of the active working plane (when Working Plane Mode is enabled in the Working Planes palette)
	Ctrl key (Win) or Command key (Mac)	Draws selected objects in full detail, and hides deselected objects (so that the redraws are faster)

Activating the Flyover Tool Temporarily

While another tool is active, press and hold the mouse wheel button and the Ctrl key (Windows) or Control key (Mac) simultaneously to activate the Flyover tool. Orient the view as desired, and release the mouse. The previous tool becomes active again automatically.

This feature will not work properly if the wheel button is assigned a custom function in the mouse setup. For example, if the wheel button is set to perform a delete when clicked, a wheel click in VectorWorks deletes rather than activates the flyover tool. (The specific setting required for this feature depends on the type of mouse being used.)