Basics Controls in Drafter

The frame where objects are displayed and manipulated is defined by a viewport, while the control is performed via viewcube, mouse, and keyboard. Here are the operations that are supported by the viewport "out of the box":

Zoom
Pan
Rotate
Individual and batch selection
Switch between camera views

A viewport itself allows to zoom, pan, rotate, and select a 3D object or its part. A viewcube - to switch standard view camera positions (front, left, top, etc).

Viewcube

Examples

The viewcube operates consistently across platforms and device setups.

The other controls differ based upon your setup, below are descriptions based on standard devices:

Trackpad:

Rotation: Hold select and drag
Translation: Select and hold with 2 fingers and drag
Selection: Hover over desired feature or surface and select
Deselection: Select outside of your part in the blank 3D space
Zoom: Pinch
Batch Select: Hold shift and select

Mouse:

Rotation: Hold select and drag
Translation: Hold right-click and drag
Selection: Hover over desired feature or surface and select
Deselection: Select outside of your part in the blank 3D space
Zoom: Scroll wheel
Batch Select: Hold shift and select

Basic interaction operations: 2D Viewer

Here are the operations that are supported by the 2D Viewer:

Zoom
Pan

Trackpad:

Translation: Select and hold with 2 fingers and drag
Selection: Hover over desired callout or dimension and select
Deselection: Select outside of the callout or dimension in the blank 2D space
Zoom: Pinch

Mouse:

Translation: Hold right-click and drag
Selection: Hover over desired callout or dimension and select
Deselection: Select outside of the callout or dimension in the blank 2D space
Zoom: Scroll wheel