Using the 3D Navigate tool in ArcGlobe
The 3D Navigate tool 
is the most adaptable of the 3D navigation tools, incorporating functionality from several other tools, and will be the tool you use to navigate the 3D view much of the time.
In ArcGlobe, the 3D Navigate tool has two modes: Global and Surface. Global mode locks the target position to the center of the planet, creating a 2D top-down view that is very similar to the ArcMap experience. Surface mode allows the target position to move, creating a 3D oblique view of your data. You can toggle between the two modes by using the Navigation Mode 
button on the Tools toolbar. Certain tools and navigation actions will also switch you out of one mode and into another automatically. When the Navigation Mode button is pushed in, ArcGlobe is in Globe mode.
Learn more about 3D navigation concepts
In both modes, clicking the left, middle, and right buttons and dragging up, down, left, or right allows you to rotate the view, zoom in, and zoom out. Other navigation functions, such as setting the target location, are exposed through the use of keyboard shortcuts. The wide variety of functions built into the 3D Navigate tool means it will most likely be the main navigation tool you use in ArcGlobe
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Mouse |
Action |
Description |
Replicates |
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Hold and drag |
Pivots the globe around the center of the earth Note: this feels like Pan, looking directly down |
Pan |
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Double-Click (or CTRL-Click) |
Re-centers the view over that point Note: also switches view to Surface Mode |
Center on Target |
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CTRL-SHIFT-Click |
Enables / disables animated navigation |
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Hold and drag |
Pans the view Note: also switches view to Surface Mode |
Pan |
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Spin scroll-wheel |
Zooms In / Out (center of view) |
Zoom In / Out |
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Hold and drag |
Zooms In / Out (center of view) |
Zoom In / Out |
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Double-Click (or CTRL-Click) |
Centers and zooms into the clicked point Note: also switches view to Surface Mode |
Zoom to target |
Learn more about navigating in Global Mode
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Mouse |
Action |
Description |
Replicates |
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Hold and drag |
Pivots the view around the clicked point Note: this feels like Pan, looking directly down |
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Double-Click (or CTRL-Click) |
Re-centers the view to look at the clicked point |
Center on Target |
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CTRL-SHIFT-Click |
Enables / disables animated navigation |
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Hold and drag |
Pans across (moves the camera horizontally) |
Pan |
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Hold and drag (+ hold SHIFT) |
Pans up / down (moves the camera vertically) |
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CTRL-Click |
Moves the camera location to the clicked point Note: the target location does not change |
Set Observer |
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Spin scroll-wheel |
Zooms In / Out (center of view) |
Zoom In / Out |
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Hold and drag |
Zooms In / Out on the clicked point |
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Double-Click (or CTRL-Click) |
Centers and zooms into the clicked point |
Zoom to target |
Learn more about navigating in Surface Mode