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Author Topic: buildmode needs a axis locked top view  (Read 6059 times)

krz9000

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buildmode needs a axis locked top view
« on: October 07, 2012, 11:52:54 am »
it would be very helpful if we could lock the camera to a top-view and still be able to raise/lower it and pan it around. this way i could be more precise in placing roads along the Google map.
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Re: buildmode needs a axis locked top view
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2012, 12:26:13 pm »
Try pressing shift-tab while in sandbox, should switch you to a GE-like panning mode.
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Re: buildmode needs a axis locked top view
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2012, 09:03:22 pm »
I think that pressing shift-tab while in sandbox doesn't work. Pressing "W" and "S" keys raise/lower the camera instead of moving the camera forwards/backwards.
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Re: buildmode needs a axis locked top view
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2012, 01:19:50 am »
In that mode you pan with right click and mouse drag.
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krz9000

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Re: buildmode needs a axis locked top view
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2012, 09:00:45 am »
i still think that it needs a fixed topview (pointing to the earth center) that can be panned around and zoomed in out and is always aligned to the north. the big benefit would be to have open the google map and we can then easily trace roads, airfields or buildings without constantly having to work around perspective distortion
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