There are six 3D rotation mouse modes:
Spherical 
- Drag the mouse horizontally to rotate about the Z-axis; drag the mouse vertically to control the tilt of the Z-axis.
Rollerball 
- Drag the mouse in a direction to move with respect to the current orientation on the screen. In this mode, your mouse acts much like a rollerball.
Twist 
- Drag the mouse clockwise around the image to rotate the image clockwise. Drag the mouse counterclockwise around the image to rotate the image counterclockwise.
X-axis 
- Drag the mouse to rotate the image about the X-axis.
Y-axis 
- Drag the mouse to rotate the image about the Y-axis.
Z-axis 
- Drag the mouse to rotate the image about the Z-axis.
Once you have selected a rotation mouse mode, you can quickly switch to any of the others using the following keyboard shortcuts:
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Drag |
Rotate about the defined rotation origin with your current Rotate tool. |
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Alt-drag |
Rotate about the viewer position using your current Rotate tool. |
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Middle-click-and-drag/Alt-right click-and-drag |
Smooth zoom in and out of the data. |
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Right-click-and-drag |
Translate the data. |
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Control-right-click-and-drag or Command-right-click-and-drag (Mac) |
This option can be used without first selecting a rotation mouse mode. Simply hover over your intended point of origin, and then Control-right-click-and-drag to translate the image. |
3D mouse - Tecplot 360 EX also supports a 3D mouse, an input device that can be used to rotate 3D plots at any time regardless of the tool or mode selected. The axis of rotation is relative to the screen rather than to the data.
• Tilt the mouse's cap forward or backward to rotate around the screen's X axis, as if rolling toward or away from you.
• Twist the mouse's cap clockwise or counterclockwise to rotate around the screen's Y axis, as if on a lazy susan.
• Tilt the mouse's cap left or right to rotate around the screen's Z axis, like the hands of a clock.