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Viewpoint from which you see the Second Life / Teen Second Life world.
Viewpoint from which you see the ([[Teen Second Life|Teen]]) [[Second Life]] world is called ''camera''.
 
== Usage ==
Moving your [[avatar]] will also move your camera. If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you're able to move further away from your avatar by scrolling down, or moving nearer to it, by scrolling up.
 
Hold the {{Keypress|Alt}} key pressed and hold your left mouse button clicked on an object or avatar. Dragging your mouse will spin your camera around the object/avatar (move left/right), or zoom (move up/down). Holding the {{Keypress|Ctrl}} key as well will let you spin around the object/avatar at all angles. Holding {{Keypress|⇧ Shift}} in addition will let you move the camera up/down/left/rightalong the place of your screen independantly of the object/avatar.
 
=== Mouselook ===
 
The Mouselook (or first person) view can be obtained by pressing {{Keypress|M}} on the keyboard when the chat bar is closed.  Press {{Keypress|Esc}} to return to the normal (third person) view.
 
The keyboard and mouse take on special behavior in mouselook. Left and right direction controls move side to side as if the {{Keypress|⇧ Shift}} key was held down, while mouse movement is used to rotate. Left mouse clicks work normally. To view the pie menu in mouselook, hold down the {{Keypress|Alt}} key (Option on Mac) while right clicking.
 
=== Advanced ===
In the [[advanced menu]], you're able to untick the ''limit camera constraints'' option, in order to be able to zoom farer away from your avatar.  


== Related Links ==
== Related Links ==
*[[Snapshots]]
*[[Snapshots]]
*[[Knowledge Base]]:
**{{slkb|4049|How do I look at something from a different angle?}}
**{{slkb|4044|How do I use the mouse to look around?}}
*[[:Category:Video_Tutorials|Video Tutorials]]:
**[[Video Tutorial/Looking around with camera controls]]
**[[Video Tutorial/Avatar mouse steering]]
**[[Video Tutorial/Advanced Mouselook options]]
**[[Video Tutorial/How to move your camera further and better]]
*[[Open Source Portal|Open Source Documentation]]:
**[[How the camera works]]
**[[Camera Control]]

Revision as of 17:02, 26 April 2009

This article is about the camera. For LSL related information about the camera, see Category:LSL Camera.

Viewpoint from which you see the (Teen) Second Life world is called camera.

Usage

Moving your avatar will also move your camera. If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you're able to move further away from your avatar by scrolling down, or moving nearer to it, by scrolling up.

Hold the Alt key pressed and hold your left mouse button clicked on an object or avatar. Dragging your mouse will spin your camera around the object/avatar (move left/right), or zoom (move up/down). Holding the Ctrl key as well will let you spin around the object/avatar at all angles. Holding ⇧ Shift in addition will let you move the camera up/down/left/rightalong the place of your screen independantly of the object/avatar.

Mouselook

The Mouselook (or first person) view can be obtained by pressing M on the keyboard when the chat bar is closed. Press Esc to return to the normal (third person) view.

The keyboard and mouse take on special behavior in mouselook. Left and right direction controls move side to side as if the ⇧ Shift key was held down, while mouse movement is used to rotate. Left mouse clicks work normally. To view the pie menu in mouselook, hold down the Alt key (Option on Mac) while right clicking.

Advanced

In the advanced menu, you're able to untick the limit camera constraints option, in order to be able to zoom farer away from your avatar.

Related Links