All of the 3d plots feature a set of mouse controls mouse and keyboard controls that allow the user to manipulate the model based on dragging and clicking the mouse in certain instances. These controls will work for all of the model plots and animations. There is also Plotting Commands and plot toolbar which are discussed in Section and Section
Mouse Commands
Right Click and Drag – Rotate Model around the center
Left Click and Drag (Vertically) – Zoom Model in and out
Middle Click and Drag – Pan model across the plot area
Shift+Middle Click & Drag – Create a Zoom Box area. Zoom to area on middle mouse button release
Left Double Click – Highlight node in plot and Identifies node number in the Command history
Right Double Click – Highlight element in plot and Identifies element number in the Command history
Keyboard Commands
Insert/Delete – Rotate model around X axis
Home/End – Rotate model around Y axis
PageUp/PageDown – Rotate model around the Z Axis
pause - Start Stop Animation
+/- - Increment/Decrement Frames (Note: Should only be used while animation is paused)