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How do I move around Planets?

This article will explain the controls of Planets, teaching you how to move around and interact with students and their designs

Written by Jordan Newton
Updated over 3 weeks ago

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The controls to navigate Planets are different depending on if you are using a touch screen, or keyboard. There are also some slight differences between a mouse and trackpad, but all will be explained below.

๐Ÿ“ฑ Touchscreen Controls

Here are the controls for playing Planets when using a touchscreen device such as a phone or iPad.

Looking around:

To change the camera angle and look around Planets on a touchscreen device, just Tap & Drag anywhere on the screen that isn't the move joystick, and the camera view will shift.
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โŒจ๏ธ Keyboard, Mouse & Touchpad Controls

Here are the controls for playing Planets when using a keyboard.

Mouse:

Here are the controls for using a mouse in Planets.

Touchpad:

If you are using a touchpad, follow the mouse controls, but supplement it for your devices method of achieving the mouse actions, such as zoom (pinch) or right click (two finger tap & drag).


๐ŸŽฎ How do I view the controls in app?

Depending on what device you are on, the first time you load into Planets, a popup will appear on screen with controls relevant to your platform.

You can also access the controls by opening the context menu, going to settings, and then clicking the controls tab. This window will show you all the controls you'll need, just in-case you need a quick refresher!

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