Viewport

Viewport is a panel for viewing, editing and testing game scenes.

To edit a scene (Editor mode) click Editor, to test a scene (Game mode) click Game.

Camera movement and zoom

Action	Control
Change the camera direction without changing its position.	Hold the right mouse button and move the mouse.
Rotate the camera around a point in the center of Viewport.	Hold Alt and the left mouse button and move the mouse.
Zoom in/zoom out.	Scroll the mouse wheel. OR Hold Alt and the right mouse button and move the mouse. To change the movement speed, scroll the mouse wheel.
Free camera ("flight mode").	Hold the right mouse button and press W, A, S, D (forward, left, backward, right) and Q and E (lower or raise the camera) to move.	Tip To use Fly Camera while in the Game mode, press ~. To fix the camera position while in the Game mode, press ~+F3.

Toolbar controls

Control	Name	Description
	Real-time physics simulation	Enable real-time physics simulation.
	Object editing mode	Change the editing mode for the selected object. Switches Tool Shelf to the respective tab.
	Camera settings	Set the fly speed and field of view, enable composition overlays, and so on.
	Camera modes	Switch between the perspective (free camera) mode and fixed perspective (axis-specific) modes.
	Frame to selection	Focus the camera on the selected object or a group of objects.
	Isolate area by box	Show the selected object within the limited box-shaped space; objects outside this space are hidden. The box settings are available in the dropdown menu.
	Video quality settings	Adjust video quality settings.
	Sound volume settings	Adjust sound volume.
	Filters and settings	Configure the viewport widgets: visualizers, statistics, debug tools, and so on.
	Settings	Adjust scene parameters or editor preferences.
	Build	Recalculate lighting, update/recalculate cubemaps.
	Stop engine	Shut down the running engine and exit editing mode.

Object editing controls

Switching between object editing modes. These buttons/controls are only available when you are editing a scene.

Control	Name	Description
	Edit objects	Show custom controls for the selected object.
	Translate mode	Move the object around the scene by dragging the axes or planes of the gizmo.
	Rotate mode	Rotate the object by dragging the axes of the wireframe sphere gizmo.
	Scale mode	Change the object's size by dragging the axes or planes of the gizmo. To scale along all axes, drag the cube at their intersection.
	Scale box mode	Scale the object's axis-aligned bounding box (AABB).
	Pivot mode	Change the position and the orientation of the object's pivot.
	Universal mode	Use a universal gizmo for translating, rotating, and scaling the selected object.

Pivot, coordinates, and grid settings

These settings are only available when you are editing a scene.

Control	Name	Description
Pivot
	Origin	Show custom controls for the selected object.
	Pivot	Move the object around the scene by dragging the axes or planes of the gizmo.
	Center	Rotate the object by dragging the axes of the wireframe sphere gizmo.
Coordinates
	Local	Change the object's size by dragging the axes or planes of the gizmo. To scale along all axes, drag the cube at their intersection.
	World	Scale the object's axis-aligned bounding box (AABB).
Grid
	Grid snapping	Change the position and the orientation of the object's pivot.
	Rotation grid snapping	Use a universal gizmo for translating, rotating, and scaling the selected object.
	Scale grid snapping	Use a universal gizmo for translating, rotating, and scaling the selected object.