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title: "Navigating Through an Avontus Viewer Model on your Desktop"
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updated: 2024-08-19T08:07:29Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.avontus.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Navigating Through an Avontus Viewer Model on your Desktop

Avontus Viewer makes navigating through a model on your desktop an easy process using your mouse and/or your keyboard. Each method provides specific maneuvers. Combine both mouse movements and keyboard entries to fly freely through a model to get the exact view you want.

Remember, before you try to navigate, place your cursor in the model area of the *Avontus Viewer* dialog and click. This activates the navigation.

## Navigate with Your Mouse

Moving your mouse in specific directions produces specific results.

| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/33a1453c-c2b5-4c1d-a745-8636e1307bba.png) | Move the mouse up, to look up. |
| --- | --- |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/68427a67-7f2f-4478-9ea3-4f57d93f361a.png) | Move the mouse down, to look down. |

| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/3825fbfd-e54b-408c-9aec-8c0aa9651871.png) | Move the mouse right, to look right. |
| --- | --- |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/466688b0-f9ef-471a-83e5-64ad9df1a9b8.png) | Move the mouse left, to look left. |

| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/9bc5ff14-8d05-41db-9367-28db4195332c.png) | To move freely through your model, move your mouse in any direction. You can rotate and pivot your perspective without restriction. |
| --- | --- |

## **Navigate with Your Keyboard**

The following keyboard entries provide their own movements. Combine them with the mouse motions above for a free-flowing motion through your models.

| # **Q** | Press the Q key to move up. |  | # **A** | Press the A key to move left. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| # **W** | Press the W key to move forward. |  | # **S** | Press the S key to move backwards. |
| # **E** | Press the E key to move down. |  | # **D** | Press the D key to move right. |
| # **SHIFT** | Press the Shift key to move at half speed, for precise manoeuvring. |  | # **ESC** | Press the ESC key to release your mouse and cursor from the VR environment. |
| # **CTRL** | Press the CTRL key to move at the fastest speed. |  | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/d612f480-db7f-49b6-946d-cf5624077dd7.png) | Press the left arrow key to look to the left. |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/4f6398e4-67c9-420b-ab40-a209ee635740.png) | Press the right arrow key to look to the right. |  | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/e92da515-b870-4d5c-bb92-20e72cdfab5d.png) | Press the down arrow key to look down. |
| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/4df5475b-5be3-493d-b5ac-a4be0c043eda.png) | Press the up arrow key to look up. |  |  |  |