Viewerhelp:View

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Provides a set of controls to help you move your camera view around the Second Life world. Press Esc at any time to snap your camera view back to your avatar.

Undock this window from the task panel by clicking the title bar and dragging it upward. To reattach it to the task panel, click Dock Dock.

Orbit camera Orbit camera   Orbits your view around whatever you are currently looking at. Use the arrow controls to orbit up, down, left or right, and the slider to zoom in or out.
Pan camera Pan camera   Pans your camera's position relative to its current rotation. Use the arrow controls to pan up, down, left, or right, and use the slider to zoom in or out.
See as avatar See as avatar   Sets your camera position:
  • Rear View Rear View - Default position behind your avatar.
  • Group View Group View - Over your avatar's left shoulder.
  • Front View Front View - In front of your avatar, looking back at it.
  • Mouselook View Mouselook View - Behind your avatar's eyes: Move your mouse to look around freely, and your avatar turns to face whatever direction you look. Exit this mode by pressing Esc.
View object View object   Enters mouselook mode, where you click and hold your mouse over any object or terrain to focus on it; then move the mouse left and right to orbit your view around the object, or up and down to zoom in and out. Activate this mode temporarily at any time by holding the Alt key. Press Esc to leave mouselook mode.