Zooming and views

[anakin]

So..I have been googling like a mad woman trying to figure out whether there is a better way to view/zoom when building.

I am aware of the "free" Sims 3 style camera setting, but is there something like the Sims 3 zoom where you zoom in an arch and not at an angle...?

If anyone understands what I mean. It is really doing my head in that I cannot view my builds from more natural angles whilst building/decorating.

If it matters I am on a Mac laptop with external mouse.

Thanks in advance!

[Heart Foam]

The regular sims 4 view does zoom in on a curve such that at fully zoomed-in the camera is parallel to the floor.

In build mode I habitually switch between the views. I'm not sure if Mac shortcuts are the same, but CTRL+Shift+Tab is second nature to me. That toggles between the two camera modes. The Sims 3 style view unhitches the camera from it's predetermined zoom path. So if you were to zoom in using Sims 4 mode, then CTRL+Shift+Tab, you would zoom in and out horizontally and use the middle mouse button for pitch control.