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I want to use the middle mouse button to rotate and check the model I have made

When I drag the mouse from left to right, I find that it rotates along the z-axis of the global coordinate system

How can I set it to rotate along the vertical axis of the window

The rotation axis I want is shown in the picture Please note that I do not want to rotate the object, but rather to rotate the view

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  • $\begingroup$ AFAIK, you cannot do that, but if you can it’s in Preferences -> Navigation. $\endgroup$
    – TheLabCat
    Commented Jul 23 at 12:45

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Set your transform orientation to View. The default hotkey for the Orientation menu is ",". Be aware that the "Z" axis in view mode is moving perpendicular to your screen. "Up" (toward the top of your screen) is the Y axis in View mode.

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  • $\begingroup$ This setting can indeed rotate a single object along the axis I have drawn, But what I actually want to rotate is the entire scene, not just one object $\endgroup$
    – mengyuanlan
    Commented Jul 24 at 2:49
  • $\begingroup$ then you just select all the objects in the scene. Transform orientation doesn't limit the number of objects you can transform. $\endgroup$
    – Jakemoyo
    Commented Jul 24 at 14:09
  • $\begingroup$ But this will change the coordinate values of the object's vertices, and I don't want this to happen $\endgroup$
    – mengyuanlan
    Commented Jul 25 at 6:14
  • $\begingroup$ Do you have rotate around selection, in your preferences? It's under Navigation pretty sure. $\endgroup$
    – Jakemoyo
    Commented Jul 25 at 14:04

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