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title: "Panning and Orbiting in Point Cloud Mode"
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updated: 2026-05-12T16:16:05Z
published: 2026-05-12T16:16:05Z
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# Panning and Orbiting in Point Cloud Mode

1. To pan in the Point cloud view, right-click and drag, or press **Shift**and drag.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Panning_in_Point_Cloud_Mode1.gif)

1. To orbit around in the point in point cloud view, press **Ctrl/Cmd** and drag, or middle-click and drag.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Orbiting_in-Point_Cloud_Mode(1).gif)

A three-dimensional representation of an environment, made up of many points. A point is defined by x, y and z coordinates, and it may or may not contain RGB, an intensity value, and normals.