PinPoint Navigation Basics – Scanner2GO Support

In this tutorial we would like to introduce you to the navigation basics of the point cloud software PinPoint.

The right mouse button is basically used for navigation. You use it to move through the object, pan your panorama view or rotate your PinPoint model.
The left mouse button is the action button. It is used for measuring, modeling, etc.

Mouse bzw. Key	Function	Options
hold right mouse button + moving mouse	Project rotation around focus	Button R - changes rotation type
Double click right mouse button on scan position	Navigation to the clicked scan	View automatically switches to Panorama mode (R)
Double click right mouse button on surface	Navigation zum angeklickten Punkt hin	Navigation to the clicked point (R)
right mouse button pressed + CTRL pressed + move mouse	simulates the middle mouse button and shifts or moves the project	Alternatively, you can use the middle mouse button
right mouse button pressed + SHIFT pressed + move mouse	Zooms in or out on the Scene	is suitable for large zoom steps as an alternative to the mouse wheel
Keystroke R	Changes rotation point from panorama to around one point	Intermediate/Pro

Middle mouse button function

mouse or button	Function	Options
middle mouse button pressed + move mouse	Moves the entire project	Alternatively, the function can be moved by holding down the CTRL key + holding down the right mouse button + moving the mouseZoom und Darstellungsfunktionen

Below we have listed some examples for the display.

Button-F1	Shaded representation
Button-F2	3D modeling view
Button-F3	True color representation

Middle mouse button function

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