Rotate, Translate and Zoom

In the modules that provide a 3D view of your molecule (currently ADFinput, ADFview, ADFmovie) you can rotate, translate and zoom using the mouse.

Drag with the mouse: press a mouse button, and move it while holding it down. A one-button mouse button is the same as a Left mouse button. Which mouse button, and which modifier key you press at the same time, determines what will happen:

Rotate	Left
Rotate in-plane	Ctrl-Left
Translate	Middle, or Alt-Left
Zoom	Right, or Command-Left (drag up or down)

The rotate, translate and zoom operations change how you look at the molecule. They do not change the coordinates. When you Right or command-Left without dragging the mouse, a pop-up menu will appear.

In ADFinput operating with the mouse on the selection will move the selection only. In that case the geometry of your molecule (and thus the coordinates) will change. Zooming the selection will move it perpendicular to the screen. You operate on the selection by starting the drag operation with the mouse above a selected object.

In the View menu you can select either 'Mouse as trackball' or 'Mouse as joystick'. If 'Mouse as trackball' is selected, you need to drag with the mouse (move the mouse with a button pressed down). If 'Mouse as joystick' is selected you just need to press and keep the button pressed down. The direction of movement etc will depend on the position of the mouse with respect to the center of the 3D view area. Note that 'Mouse as joystick' disables some pop-up menus.