Pan Frame Orbit

Godot Editor Plugin for 3D Viewport Navigation

Overview

A convenient 3D viewport navigation addon for Godot that provides floating control buttons for panning, framing, and orbiting around objects in the 3D editor.

🎮 Pan Controls

Move the camera up, down, left, and right with intuitive directional buttons

🎯 Frame Selected

Automatically position and focus the camera on selected objects

🌀 Orbit Controls

Rotate the camera around a framed object (horizontal and vertical)

The widget features color-coded buttons and can be positioned anywhere on screen for optimal workflow.

Installation

Download/Clone this repository to your local machine

Copy the addons/pan_frame_orbit folder to your project's addons/ directory

Enable the plugin in Project Settings > Plugins > Pan Frame Orbit

The plugin is now active but the widget starts hidden

How to Use

Basic Controls

Show/Hide Widget

Alt + Numpad 0

Toggle the floating control widget

Move Widget

Click and drag the slim handle at the bottom to reposition anywhere on screen

Hide Button

Click "Hide" button or use the keyboard shortcut to hide the widget

Navigation Workflow

Select any 3D object(s) in your scene

Press the F (Frame) button in the center of the widget

Use Orbit Controls:

◄ ► Blue buttons for horizontal rotation

▲ ▼ Purple buttons for vertical rotation

Use Pan Controls: Hold any arrow button to pan the camera continuously

Manual panning automatically disables orbit mode - simply frame again to re-enable orbiting

💡 Tips & Features

• The widget remembers its position when shown/hidden
• Orbit controls only work after framing an object first
• Pan controls work independently and are always available
• All buttons provide helpful tooltips explaining their function
• Perfect for artists and designers who want quick, tactile control over 3D viewport navigation
• No need to rely solely on mouse and keyboard shortcuts!

Pan Frame Orbit - Making 3D navigation in Godot more intuitive