Choosing the View Navigation Options

New mouse button and modifier key assignments (hotkeys) have been added for navigating the model view (rotate, pan, and zoom functions). Simultaneously, legacy hotkeys for these functions continue to be supported by default. Optionally, you can choose to disable the legacy view navigation shortcuts that were applicable to version 2023 R2 and earlier, as follows:

Access the Options dialog box using one of the following two methods:

From the menu bar, click Tools > Options > General Options.
From the Desktop ribbon tab, click General Options.

In the tree at the left side of the dialog box, select General > User Interface. Then:

To use the current (default) view navigation behavior, ensure that Enable Legacy View Navigation is cleared.
To use the legacy view navigation behavior, select Enable Legacy View Navigation.

Click OK.

The navigation option change becomes effective immediately (no program restart required).

Current vs. Legacy View Navigation

The following table summarizes changes in mouse button and hotkey assignments between the current scheme (version 2024 R1 and newer) and the legacy scheme. "Legacy" assignments are applicable to version 2023 R2 or earlier and when the Enable Legacy View Navigation option is selected in newer versions):

Note: The "Current" assignments are available whether or not the Enable Legacy View Navigation option is selected:

Function	Key / Mouse Button Assignment
Function	Current	Legacy
Pan (all contexts)	Ctrl + MMB + drag or Ctrl + arrow keys	Shift + LMB + drag or Ctrl + arrow keys
Rotate (3D contexts)	MMB + drag or Alt + arrow keys	MMB + drag or Alt + LMB + drag or Alt + arrow keys
Zoom (all contexts)	Wheel or Shift + MMB + drag or Ctrl + "+", Ctrl + "-"	Wheel or Alt + Shift + LMB + drag or Ctrl + "+", Ctrl + "-"
"LMB" = Left Mouse Button "MMB" = Middle Mouse Button "Wheel" refers to rotation of the mouse wheel. In some 2D contexts, where rotation is not applicable, you can use MMB + drag to pan the view for either scheme. For Alt + arrow keys, rotation is about a vertical or horizontal axis, regardless of the model view orientation. For zooming, if using the "=\+" key, instead of the "+" key on the numeric keypad, do not press Shift.