Okay, prepare for a bit of complicated-ness. Hit "CTRL+ALT+U". This opens the User Preferences panel. Check "Rotate around Selection". Save User Settings and close the panel. If you're stuck in Camera mode, hit "0". That'll get you out of it. Do "SHIFT+S". Click "Cursor to Center" Then do "ALT+HOME". Mousewheel zooms you out. Then, click a part on your ship with left button. Stop, DON'T touch anything! Holding down your mousewheel will let you rotate the view around the part you've selected. Find a good angle, and zoom out much farther than expected. When ready, hit "CTRL-ALT-0" to set camera to your active view. If not good enough, you can probably select the camera with the right mouse button if you click on the black outline, and then hit G to drag it around. Hitting "Z" twice lets you move it "in" and "out". Left click when done, or hit ENTER. Should be okay. (Downloading and trying it myself, just in case. ) EDIT: Oh, boy, my fan is revving up. If my computer slags I blame zekes' shuttle. XD