Navigate with the camera

You can control which camera you use in a view panel to display the scene, and how you move that camera around. No matter which camera you choose (default perspective or orthographic cameras, or a camera rig you have created), you are always looking at your scene through a camera in a view panel.

Watch the video below for information on how to navigate with cameras in a view panel using the different tools and commands in the View menu.

Note: This video illustrates how to navigate with cameras using Maya, but you use the same workflows in Maya LT. One exception: Maya LT does not have the Rendering shelf as shown, so the 2D Pan/Zoom icon is not available in Maya LT. Remember you can still access the tool from the panel menus, View > Camera Tools > 2D Pan/Zoom Tool.