3D viewer navigation

The following keystrokes control navigation in the 3D viewer. For more information about navigating in the 3D viewer, see Using the Navigation Controls.

Note - The focus must be in the 3D viewer in order for these controls to take effect. Simply click anywhere in the 3D viewer to change focus.

Command	Windows/Linux Keystroke(s)	Mac Keystroke(s)	Result
Move left	Left arrow	Left arrow	Moves the viewer in the direction of the arrow.
Move right	Right arrow	Right arrow	Moves the viewer in the direction of the arrow.
Move up	Up arrow	Up arrow	Moves the viewer in the direction of the arrow.
Move down	Down arrow	Down arrow	Moves the viewer in the direction of the arrow.
Rotate clockwise	Shift + left arrow	Shift + left arrow	Rotates the view clockwise. The earth spins counter-clockwise.
Rotate counter-clockwise	Shift + right arrow	Shift + right arrow	Rotates the view counter-clockwise.
Show/hide Overview window	CTRL + M	+ M	Displays or closes overview window.
Tilt up	Shift + left mouse button + drag down, Shift + down arrow	Shift + down arrow	Tilts the viewer toward "horizon" view.
Tilt down	Shift + left mouse button + drag up, Shift + up arrow	Shift + up arrow	Tilts the viewer toward "top-down" view.
Look	CTRL + left mouse button + drag	+ mouse button + drag	Perspective points in another direction, as if you are turning your head up, down, left or right.
Zoom in	Scroll wheel, + key, PgUp key	Scroll wheel, + key	Zooms the viewer in. Tip: to use the 'Page Up' key, make sure 'Num Lock' on your keyboard is off.
Zoom out	Scroll wheel, - key (both keyboard and numpad), PgDn key	Scroll wheel, - key (both keyboard and numpad)	Zooms the viewer out. Tip: to use the 'Page Down' key, make sure 'Num Lock' on your keyboard is off.
Zoom + automatic tilt	Right mouse button + drag up or down	CTRL + click + drag up or down	Zooms the viewer in and automatically tilts your view as you approach ground level.
Stop current motion	Spacebar	Spacebar	When the viewer is in motion, stops movement
Reset view to "north - up"	n	n	Rotates view so that view is 'n'orth-up.
Reset tilt to "top-down" view	u	u	Resets angle to view scene in "top-down" or "'u'p" mode.
Reset tilt and compass view to default	r	r	'R'esets angle to view "top-down" and rotates to "north-up" view. Use this feature to orient the earth in the center of the viewer.

Tip - Use the ALT key in combination with most of these keystrokes to move more slowly in the indicated direction.

Java Robot class simulating human mouse movement

Take a look in this example that I wrote. You can improve this to simulate what Joey said. I wrote it very fast and there are lots of things that can be improved (algorithm and class design). Note that I only deal with left to right movements.

import java.awt.AWTException;
import java.awt.MouseInfo;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.Robot;

public class MouseMoving {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new MouseMoving().execute();
    }

    public void execute() {
        new Thread( new MouseMoveThread( 100, 50, 50, 10 ) ).start();
    }

    private class MouseMoveThread implements Runnable {

        private Robot robot;
        private int startX;
        private int startY;
        private int currentX;
        private int currentY;
        private int xAmount;
        private int yAmount;
        private int xAmountPerIteration;
        private int yAmountPerIteration;
        private int numberOfIterations;
        private long timeToSleep;

        public MouseMoveThread( int xAmount, int yAmount,
                int numberOfIterations, long timeToSleep ) {

            this.xAmount = xAmount;
            this.yAmount = yAmount;
            this.numberOfIterations = numberOfIterations;
            this.timeToSleep = timeToSleep;

            try {

                robot = new Robot();

                Point startLocation = MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation();
                startX = startLocation.x;
                startY = startLocation.y;

            } catch ( AWTException exc ) {
                exc.printStackTrace();
            }

        }

        @Override
        public void run() {

            currentX = startX;
            currentY = startY;

            xAmountPerIteration = xAmount / numberOfIterations;
            yAmountPerIteration = yAmount / numberOfIterations;

            while ( currentX < startX + xAmount &&
                    currentY < startY + yAmount ) {

                currentX += xAmountPerIteration;
                currentY += yAmountPerIteration;

                robot.mouseMove( currentX, currentY );

                try {
                    Thread.sleep( timeToSleep );
                } catch ( InterruptedException exc ) {
                    exc.printStackTrace();
                }

            }

        }

    }

}

Showing only close button on the JFrame undecorated

public class TestUndecoratedFrame {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new TestUndecoratedFrame();
    }

    public TestUndecoratedFrame() {
        EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                try {
                    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
                } catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
                }

                TitlePane titlePane = new TitlePane();

                JFrame frame = new JFrame("Testing");
                frame.setUndecorated(true);
                frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
                frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
                ((JComponent)frame.getContentPane()).setBorder(new LineBorder(Color.BLACK));
                frame.add(titlePane, BorderLayout.NORTH);
                frame.add(new JLabel("This is your content", JLabel.CENTER));
                frame.setSize(200, 200);
                frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
                frame.setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }

    public class TitlePane extends JPanel {

        public TitlePane() {
            setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
            GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
            gbc.weightx = 1;
            gbc.anchor = GridBagConstraints.EAST;
            add(new CloseControl(), gbc);
        }
    }

    public class CloseControl extends JButton {

        public CloseControl() {
            setBorderPainted(false);
            setContentAreaFilled(false);
            setFocusPainted(false);
            setOpaque(false);
            setBorder(new EmptyBorder(0, 0, 8, 12));
            try {
                setRolloverIcon(new ImageIcon(ImageIO.read(getClass().getResource("/Highlighted.png"))));
                setRolloverEnabled(true);
                setIcon(new ImageIcon(ImageIO.read(getClass().getResource("/Normal.png"))));
            } catch (IOException ex) {
                Logger.getLogger(TestUndecoratedFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            }

            addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
                @Override
                public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                    SwingUtilities.getWindowAncestor(CloseControl.this).dispose();
                }
            });
        }
    }
}