Configuring Keyboard and Mouse Buttons for Navigation

Available in all license levels of LP360.

About Keyboard and Mouse Buttons for Navigation

LP360 uses consistent mouse conventions across its primary views, with view‑specific behavior for navigation and interaction. This article summarizes the default keyboard, and mouse button controls available in each view.

Map View (2D / Planimetric)

• Left Mouse Button
  • Click to select features, points, or tools
  • Click and drag to draw boxes (for example, defining a 3D window extent or drawing a profile line)
• Right Mouse Button
  • Opens a context menu (when available)
• Mouse Wheel
  • Zoom in or out centered on the cursor location
• Middle Mouse Button / Wheel Click
  • Pan the map (hardware and driver dependent)

Learn how to invert the mouse wheel zoom in the Map View 

Profile View

• Left Mouse Button
  • Select points or digitize locations
• Left Mouse Button + Drag
  • Pan within the profile view
• Mouse Wheel
  • Zoom vertically and horizontally within the profile

When Pan with Profile is enabled, panning and zooming in the Profile View can be synchronized with the Map and 3D views.

Learn more about Zooming and Panning the Profile Window

3D View

• Left Mouse Button + Drag
  • Zoom in or out (push forward or pull backward)
• Right Mouse Button + Drag
  • Rotate the 3D scene
• Left + Right Mouse Buttons + Drag
  • Pan the 3D view
• Mouse Wheel
  • Zoom in or out
• CTRL + Mouse Wheel
  • Increase or decrease vertical exaggeration of the point cloud

The default mouse buttons used for navigation in the 3D Viewer may not be suited for everybody. You may be acclimated to a mouse configuration and instead of learning a new configuration, could change the mouse buttons that control different aspects of navigation. The default configuration is left mouse button for zooming, right mouse button for rotating, and both left and right mouse buttons for panning.

Learn more about navigating in the 3D Window

Immersive View

• Right Mouse Button + Drag
  • Look around / rotate the viewpoint
• Left Mouse Button + Drag
  • Move forward, backward, or strafe (depending on the active navigation mode)
• Left + Right Mouse Buttons + Drag
  • Translate (pan) the scene along the screen‑aligned X and Y axes
  • This two‑button translate interaction moves the view laterally without rotating the scene or translating along the Z axis, allowing precise positioning while maintaining the current viewing orientation.
• Mouse Wheel
  • Adjust movement speed or zoom, depending on mode

The Immersive View is designed for continuous, first‑person style navigation through the full point cloud.

Learn how to invert the mouse wheel zoom in the Immersive View

First Person Navigation Mode in the Immersive View

The first person navigation mode provides keyboard‑ and mouse‑driven navigation for free‑flight of the point cloud.

Keyboard Navigation

• W – Move forward
• S – Move backward
• A – Move left
• D – Move right
• E – Move up
• Q – Move down

Mouse Controls

• Left Mouse Button – Point to object
• Right Mouse Button – Rotate view
• Mouse Wheel – Zoom in/out
• Ctrl + Mouse Wheel – Change the vertical scale

Gaussian Splat Viewer

The 3DGS Viewer provides keyboard‑ and mouse‑driven navigation for free‑flight and trajectory‑based exploration of point cloud data.

Keyboard Navigation

• W – Move forward
• S – Move backward
• A – Move left
• D – Move right
• R – Roll left
• E – Roll right
• T – Move up
• G – Move down
• ↑ – Pitch up
• ↓ – Pitch down
• ← – Yaw left
• → – Yaw right

Speed Control

• Shift – Increase movement speed
• Ctrl – Decrease movement speed

Mouse Controls

• Left Mouse Button – Pan view
• Right Mouse Button – Rotate view
• Mouse Wheel – Move forward / backward
• Ctrl + Mouse Wheel – Move along trajectory (if present)

Available controls may vary depending on whether a trajectory is present and the current navigation mode.

Additional Notes

• Mouse behavior may vary slightly depending on the active tool or mode.
• Navigation can be synchronized across views when linked navigation options are enabled.
• Scroll direction and button behavior follow Windows system and mouse driver settings.
• At this time, LP360 does not provide user‑configurable mouse button assignments for views other than the 3D Window. Mouse controls are predefined for each view. System‑level mouse settings in Windows will apply, but LP360 does not support per‑view or per‑button remapping.

How to Modify the Mouse Configuration in 3D Window

1. 1. Select the 3D and Immersive Viewer Properties in the 3D Window or in the 3D View group on the Map Tab in the ribbon. The property pages for the 3D Window will open. 
2. Select the 3D View tab.
3. Press the down arrow for the Navigation box for which you wish to modify the mouse button.
4. Select either Left, Right, or Left+Right.

Learn more about navigating in the 3D Window