About Navigation Behaviors

Navigation behaviors manage interactions with camera viewpoints.

This page discusses:

See Also
Adding Behaviors
Using Favorites

Navigation Behaviors

The following table describes the navigation behaviors available in the app.

Behavior Description Additional Information
Camera Manager Creates smooth and interactive transitions between several cameras. –
First Person Navigation Moves a camera that is constrained to the floor. For more information, see First Person Navigation Properties.
Free Navigation Freely moves a camera in the experience. For more information, see Free Navigation Properties.
Orbital Navigation Rotates a camera around a targeted object. For more information, see Orbital Navigation Properties.
Look Around Navigation Lets you explore by looking around the camera's position. For more information, see Look Around Navigation Properties.
Third Person Navigation Creates a camera that follows an actor from behind. For more information, see Third-Person Navigation Properties.

Examples of Navigation Modes

You can control the camera navigation with your mouse.

The following table shows the different navigation modes when the Navigation on Click and Follow Mouse properties are selected or cleared. For more information about these two properties, see the Additional Information column of the Navigation Behaviors section above.

Properties Navigation on Click: Selected Navigation on Click: Cleared
Follow Mouse: Selected

This example shows a discrete rotation.

To rotate the camera in the experience, click and drag your mouse to the direction you want to go. The camera moves to the desired location.

The camera rotation is proportional to the distance of the mouse from its starting position.

This example shows a discrete rotation.

To rotate the camera in the experience, move your mouse to the direction you want to go. The camera moves to the desired location.

The rotation angle of the camera is proportional to the position of the mouse from the center of the screen.

Note: When you start an experience, the mouse is positioned at the center of the screen.
Follow Mouse: Cleared

This example shows a continuous rotation.

To rotate the camera in the experience, click and drag your mouse to the direction you want to go. The camera moves to the desired location.

The orientation and rotation speed of the camera depends on the distance of the mouse from its starting position.

This example shows a continuous rotation.

To rotate the camera in the experience, move your mouse to the direction you want to go. The camera moves to the desired location.

The orientation and rotation speed of the camera depends on the distance of the mouse from the center of the screen.

Note: When you start an experience, the mouse is positioned at the center of the screen.

Special Case: Camera Manager

The Camera Manager behavior helps you manage smooth and interactive transitions between several cameras.

You can edit the Camera Manager properties from the Properties panel.

You can add several transitions, define how you will activate cameras transitions (with the keyboard), or change the duration of transitions.

Three interaction modes are available:

Property Name Description
Step The camera viewpoint changes whenever you press the key. If several transitions are triggered by the same key, you will have to press it for each transition.
Play All the transitions triggered by the same key are successively played when you press it. They are only played once.
Loop All the transitions triggered by the same key are successively played when you press it. They are played in a loop.