Paraview: rotate around a given axis

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The default 3D rotation mode is a kind of rollerball mode. Is it possible to interactively rotate about a given axis (say x, y or z axis), instead? I see you can do it by typing numbers into the view details dialog, but that is painful.

score 6 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 29 '20 at 08:04

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While rotating, simply press the X, Y or Z key to limit the rotation to the corresponding axis (ParaView Blog. August 1, 2015).

edited Sep 29 '20 at 08:04

Harald Radlwimmer

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answered Aug 02 '15 at 15:14

Mathieu Westphal

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As you were the one putting the request in uservoice, you should have a notification there as well. – Mathieu Westphal Aug 02 '15 at 15:16

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 14 '22 at 11:42

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Yes. By holding Shift, you will rotate around the back-front axis. I suggest you use the view toolbar to put the correct axis to the back.

You can change the default behavior of different mouse+keyboard combinations in Edit->Settings->Camera.

The name of the desired behavior is "roll".

edited Jul 14 '22 at 11:42

swimfar2

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answered Sep 27 '14 at 20:13

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right, I am aware of roll, but I prefer to rotate about my chosen axis no matter if it is the "back-front" axis – Mark Armstrong Oct 20 '14 at 03:09

Paraview: rotate around a given axis

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