Q:

Is there a way to rotate and pan view while in knife tool and other tools that lock the view ports?

It seems there are many tools, such as the knife tool, that cause the viewports to lock up when you are "in" the tool. By "lock up" I mean that while in the tool I cannot rotate, pan, or zoom the view. This would be super handy and seems like a no-brainer. Thanks for your help!
-Ben

A:

I figured out my problem. I am using a 3Dconnexion 3D mouse and it does not manipulate my view while a tool is active. The normal mouse/keyboard ways of rotating etc do still work as expected while a tool is active.

