How to Rotate and Zoom in Creo and CATIA V5

Did you work with Creo before you began using CATIA V5? If so, then you are used to using the middle mouse button to rotate the model and using the key and the middle mouse button to zoom the model.

In CATIA V5, you also can use the buttons of your mouse and the key to rotate and zoom.

• To rotate, simultaneously hold down the middle mouse bottom and hold down either the right or left mouse button.
• To zoom, either:

1. Hold down the key and the middle mouse button, or
2. Hold down the middle mouse bottom and click either the right or left mouse button.

The following is a summary of these navigation functions by software.

Creo

Function                Mouse

Rotate                    Middle

Zoom                     CTRL+Middle

CATIA V5

Function                Mouse

Rotate                    Hold Middle+Hold Right or Hold Middle+Hold Left

Zoom                     Hold CTRL+Hold Middle or Hold Middle+Click Right or Hold Middle+Click Left

Natasha Reaves is a technical training engineer at Rand 3D.