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So, I'm trying ZeroEditor for the first time and trying to get the feel of it. Is there a command to zoom in and out? All I can find in the documentation is spinning and panning.

Also, when I use the terrain height functions, the highlighted region does not fall directly under the cursor position on the map. Sometimes I'll even click on one spot on a map and the height will change in an area completely off the screen. Is it supposed to work like this or am I doing something goofy?

there is no zoom . you do it manually with the other keys


Height mapping shouldnt act like that

I'm not quite following you, Bandu. There is no zoom but you do it manually? Could you explain what you mean, please?

The W and S key move u forword and back, The A and D keys movie you to the left or right, and the arrow keys Rotate you. fiddle with them and u will see.

Yes, as I said, the documentation clearly explains spinning (rotating) and panning (sideways or back and forth), but not zooming. Are you saying that some combination of fiddling with spinning and panning will achieve a zoom, Boba?

theres also F for up and V for down .......

if you go up (F)then tilt down(arrow keys) to your oject then go forward (W)you will manually zoom in .

Also using the < and > keys will decrease and increase the sensitivity.

Okay, Bandu, I think I get you now. Thanks.

For anyone interested, I finally realized that there IS a specific zoom function but not in the default perspective camera mode. After switching to "Orthographic" mode, the "R" and "T" keys zoom in and out. I can't believe how long it took me to notice that.

That's because in perspective mode, you can get the camera as close to something as you want - none of the artists ever asked for zoom, just move closer...in orthographic mode, however, it doesn't matter how far away you are from something, it'll always be the same size (because of the definition of orthographic projection). Therefore Ortho mode needs zoom because moving the camera farther away or closer doesn't do anything to the image, you have to change the field of view.

Hope that helps,
Mike Z