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[Steve]

You zoom in with the mouse scroll button. By default it zooms at the mouse pointer but you can make it zoom at the center of the frame by holding the Ctrl key down. Note: you don't need to be in Arc rotate mode to zoom.

[Gyperboloid]

You zoom in with the mouse scroll button. By default it zooms at the mouse pointer but you can make it zoom at the center of the frame by holding the Ctrl key down. Note: you don't need to be in Arc rotate mode to zoom.

He means Shift

[Steve]

Oops! Sorry about that, chief! (Ctrl, Shift, I knew it was one of those keys :-) )

[AlecJames]

Thanks - I don't have a mouse on the laptop - thought I was missing something

[davdud101]

I have to admit Steve - this may be one of the cases where I'd rather stick with the old method. Is there a toggle to go back to the old Arc Rotate?
It seems to slow my process up quite a bit when the model isn't automatically oriented upright. It it nice and accurate though which is cool - maybe it could be a crosshair in the center of the arc rotate that has all of the single-axis-rotation functions, so it's the best of both worlds?

[AlecJames]

Options->Debug->Use Original Arc Rotate

I haven't practised much with the new track ball, sometimes I don't hit the track ball lines so nothing happens

[Steve]

I use the original arc rotate, too. I'm not sure the new one will work out but I'll leave it there for now. There are some problems with the original rotation direction when you are looking from the back or from an odd angle that I do nee to fix, however.

Note: new users should have the old one enabled by default.

[Raxx]

I'd like to go on the record and state that I really don't like the new track ball for arc rotate.

[Steve]

Yes, another experiment that didn't pan out as I'd hoped. It can be useful in Object coordinates (hot-key 'o') however.

I'm also experimenting with a miniature version over the little axis in the lower left-hand corner so that when you move the mouse over it the track ball appears aligned with the axis.

[Trevor]

As I stated before, for a touch interface, the addition of a zoom would be usefull, but yes, with a mouse the original arc rotate is far better hence why I said the new one should still accept right and middle clicks (since they cant be done on touch it wouldn't affect them - well, right can, its touch-and-hold-then-drag )

Trev

[Gyperboloid]

Yes, another experiment that didn't pan out as I'd hoped. It can be useful in Object coordinates (hot-key 'o') however.

I'm also experimenting with a miniature version over the little axis in the lower left-hand corner so that when you move the mouse over it the track ball appears aligned with the axis.

After all, it’s a very cool addition. Hope you won’t remove it. It just can be located in debug menu by default.

[ronaldefarmer]

Steve, I like the trackball feature, but sometimes I don't need that much precision. I wonder if it would be possible to modify it so that it would rotate freely on all axes and slide in all directions when you click in any quadrant rather than on the lines.

[captaindrewi]

i have been grumbling to myself for months about the new track ball system and have only just realised i could change it via 'options'..... .dull as dish water me.
But having both seems great.

[Steve]

Yeah, I should make that more obvious somehow.

[johnar]

Have been using the new trackball-type arc rotate tool and have decided i do prefer the original.
 Reasons already stated by others in this thread. Agree with Gyperboloid tho...

it’s a very cool addition. Hope you won’t remove it. It just can be located in debug menu by default.

, and thought this was interesting, by steve

I'm also experimenting with a miniature version over the little axis in the lower left-hand corner so that when you move the mouse over it the track ball appears aligned with the axis.