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Pass the Scene view flying test

Fly through rings around the playground and solidify your 

There’s no such thing as being too comfortable moving around in the 

 view. The more comfortable you are maneuvering in 3D space, the more confident and carefree you’ll be when working in Unity. 

Learning to navigate 3D space is a lot like learning to drive a car: 

At first, it's very overwhelming and scary.

It takes hours and hours of practice before you feel comfortable.

Eventually, you’ll be able to do it easily without thinking too much.

In this tutorial, you’ll fly through a series of rings around the playground to get even more comfortable moving around the environment.

Overview

Before you begin going through the rings, let’s activate the flying course and get in position at the starting line. 


 GameObject. 

Notice that it's grayed out — this is because it is currently inactive.



 GameObject still selected, look at the top of the 

 and locate the checkbox next to the title "Rings", then enable the checkbox to activate the GameObject.



 GameObject and frame 'Ring_1' by double-clicking it in the 

 window. 

You can tell this is the first ring in the course because it has a red hoop. 



) and left-click to orbit behind the ring so that you’re facing the next ring and the arrow is pointing away from you. 

Move to the start of the rings course

First, you’ll go through the rings using the trusty technique that will serve you well through your Unity career: Frame, Orbit, Zoom!

This technique allows you to quickly focus on any GameObject from any angle you want.


  Zoom through the center of the ring using the scroll wheel or trackpad. You need to zoom all the way through in order to select the next ring in the course. 



  Once you are through the first ring, continue through the obstacle course:

) and left-click to orbit behind the ring.

Zoom through the center of the ring using the scroll wheel or trackpad.

Then just repeat!

At first, you might be slower than what you see in the video demo. Just like driving a car, it’ll take a bit of practice before you feel totally comfortable. 

Frame, Orbit, Zoom through the rings course

Now, you’ll test your Flythrough mode skills to go through the course again. 

You can actually get anywhere you want in a scene using Flythrough mode. With more practice, you’ll eventually settle into your own 3D navigation style, likely using a combination of Flythrough mode and Frame, Orbit, Zoom.


  Once you've Frame, Orbit, Zoomed your way through, try to complete the course again using Flythrough mode (by right-clicking and using the 

  In Flythrough mode, you can also press 

 to go straight up, but you should probably master using the 

 keys first before trying to integrate those keys. 



  For an added challenge, set a timer to see how long the course takes, and try to beat your record a couple of times. 

Fly through the rings course

When you've finished going through the rings with Frame, Orbit, Zoom and Flythrough mode, deactivate the rings to hide them in the 

 window, disable the checkbox to deactivate the group of rings. 

Hide the rings

Congratulations on successfully completing the 

 view flying test! 

You have set yourself up for success moving forward and will be able to create what you want much more efficiently now. 


Proceed to the next tutorial, where you’ll learn to move and rotate objects in the 

 view to create a mural at the center of the playground.

Review and proceed to the next tutorial

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Explain Unity’s 3D Y-up coordinate system.

Identify the Toolbar button(s) used for changing your view.

Change your view in the Scene view using the mouse and keyboard.

Change your view in the Scene view by focusing on a selected GameObject.

Change your view in the Scene view using the Scene Gizmo.

Use the 2D button to change the view of Scene view.

Navigate the Scene view confidently in all three dimensions, demonstrating the ability to quickly relocate to desired position and orientation in 3D space.

3.1 Explain Unity’s 3D Y-up coordinate system.

3.2 Identify the Toolbar button(s) used for changing your view.

3.3 Change your view in the Scene view using the mouse and keyboard.

3.4 Change your view in the Scene view by focusing on a selected GameObject.

3.5 Change your view in the Scene view using the Scene Gizmo.

3.6 Use the 2D button to change the view of Scene view.

3.7 Navigate the Scene view confidently in all three dimensions, demonstrating the ability to quickly relocate to desired position and orientation in 3D space.

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