Compare scenes side-by-side

NoteYou cannot save any changes you make in this feature. It’s recommended you set up all scenes before continuing.

Load the scenes into the Compare Scenes interface.
Add additional scenes to compare
Select Presentation > Side-by-Side (or press the S key).
The first two scenes are shown side-by-side. The interface switches to presentation mode.

If you are already in presentation mode, you can also click this button.
A split view appears, with a different scene shown in each side.

For each side, the active scene in the Compare Scenes interface is shown with the eye icon. The icon for the scene on the other side is greyed out.
The cameras for both sides are locked, meaning objects in both sides move the same way as you navigate around the scene.
You can change the camera angles for both sides by navigating around in either side, by clicking on the ViewCube, or by selecting shots, turntables, or alternatives. In all cases, the objects in both sides move the same way.
If you have loaded three or more scenes, you can change the scene on either side by clicking on the icons in the Compare Scenes interface.
To exit from the side-by-side views:
- To go back to authoring the scene, press the Tab key.
- To keep presenting the scene, click this icon on the side of the scene you want to view:

Switch between scenes in either side-by-side view

Press C to view the Compare Scenes interface on either side. Click a scene icon to change the scene on that side.
To cycle forwards through three or more loaded scenes, select Presentation > Compare Next to view a submenu. From that submenu, select which side you want to change (or select For Both to change scenes on both sides.
To cycle backwards through three or more loaded scenes, select Presentation > Compare Previous to view a submenu. From that submenu, select which side you want to change (or select For Both to change scenes on both sides).

NoteTo quickly switch scenes during a presentation, memorize the hotkey combinations shown in the menus.

Use shots

You can switch to the camera angles and motions you’ve already set up as shots.

Press T to view the Shots interface.
From the Display menu in the Shots interface, select the scene for the shots you want to use (or select From All Scenes to see all shots from all loaded scenes).
Click over a shot. Its camera movements are shown in both sides.

Exit from the Compare Scenes interface

Select File > Close Scene to start a new scene (or File > Exit to exit the application).

NoteYou cannot save any changes you made to any scenes loaded into the Compare Scenes interface.