Changes since 1.3.1

[micheus]

Please correct me if I am wrong about this, but currently aim points at a combination of the selection plus whatever the cursor is hovering over.

No. You can have two objects in the scene with a couple of faces selected - for instance - then you highlight a face elsewhere and hit [A] for Aim. That will become the camera center for look around.
Except if I misunderstood your point, that is like it works for me.

Also, I don't think you can turn smart selection off any more, so there is no longer much control over this behavior.

Try what's explained in this post,: http://www.wings3d.com/forum/showthread....16#pid6216