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View > Camera Attribute Editor
View
View > Image plane
View > Camera Tools
Selects one of the camera tools. For information
on the camera tools, see
Camera tools.
View > Camera Tools > Tumble Tool
View > Camera Tools > Tumble Tool >
For a description of the Tumble
tool, see
Tumble.
- Tumble scale
-
Scales
the speed of the camera movement. The slider range is 0.01 to 10.
The default value is 1.
Tumble camera about
Select
one of the following options:
- Center of Interest
-
The camera tumbles about its center of interest. Tumble
camera about is set to Center of interest by
default.
- Tumble Pivot
-
The camera
tumbles about its pivot point. This tumble pivot can
also be set in the camera’s Attribute Editor (see
“Tumble Pivot” for details). These values are stored in world space coordinates.
View operations such as Frame
Selection, Frame All, Look
at Selection, Default Home,
and Bookmarks all set the tumble
pivot.
Orthographic views
Select
one of the following options:
- Locked
-
If on, you cannot tumble an orthographic camera.
If off, you can tumble an orthographic camera. Locked is
on by default.
- Stepped
-
If on, you can
tumble an orthographic camera in discrete steps. The Stepped operation
lets you easily return to the Default Home positions.
If off, you can tumble an orthographic camera smoothly. Stepped is
only available if Locked is off. Stepped is
on by default.
- Ortho step
-
The angle of
steps (in degrees) that you can tumble an orthographic camera when Locked is off
and Stepped is on. The valid range
is 0.01 to 180. The default value is 5.
View > Camera Tools > Track Tool >
For a description of the Track tool, see
Track.
TipYou can also press
+middle-drag
to use the Track tool. Press the Shift key to constrain movement
in horizontal or vertical directions.
- Track Geometry
-
If off, as the camera moves an object
moves at a speed that may be different than the speed of the cursor.
This problem occurs with objects far from the camera. Track
Geometry is off by default.
If on, as the camera moves, an object moves
at the same speed as the cursor. The object selected at the beginning
of the Track operation remains under the cursor. Tracking is slower
(especially if there are many objects in the scene) if Track Geometry is
on.
- Track Scale
-
Scales the speed of the camera movement.
The slider range is 0 to 100. The default value is 1.
View > Camera Tools > Dolly Tool >
For a description of the Dolly tool and tips
on how to use it, see
Dolly.
- Scale
-
Scales the speed of the camera movement. The slider
range is 0.01 to 10. The default value is 1.
Dolly
Select one of the following options:
- Local
-
If on, drag in the camera’s view to move
the camera toward or away from its center of interest. If off, drag
in the camera’s view to move both the camera and its center of interest
along the camera’s sight line. Local is
on by default.
- Center of Interest
-
If Center of Interest is
on, middle-drag in the camera’s view to move the camera’s center
of interest toward or away from the camera. If off, drag in the
camera’s view to move the camera toward or away from its center
of interest. drag a region and snap the center of interest to the center
of those objects. Center of Interest is off by
default.
If Center of Interest (and,
or Local) and Bounding box are on, when you
drag in the views, a red line with a small x at the end points to
indicate the Center of Interest.
- Snap box dolly to
-
A box
dolly moves the center of interest to the marquee region when you
use the ++drag
method to dolly the camera.
- Surface
-
If on, when you perform a box dolly (+drag)
on an object, the center of interest moves onto the surface of the
object. Calculating the surface point is slower if Smooth Shade
mode is off (and especially if there are many visible objects in
the scene).
- Bounding box
-
If on, when
you perform a box dolly (+drag)
on an object, the center of interest moves to the center of the
object’s bounding box. Bounding Box is
on by default.
View > Camera Tools > Zoom Tool >
For a description of the Zoom
tool, see
Zoom.
- Zoom Scale
-
Scales the speed of the camera movement.
The slider range is 0.01 to 3. The default value is 1.
View > Camera Tools > Roll Tool >
For a description of the Roll tool, see
Roll.
- Roll Scale
-
Scales the speed of the camera movement.
The slider range is 0.01 to 10. The default value is 1.
View > Camera Tools > Azimuth Elevation
Tool
For a description of the Azimuth
tool, see
Azimuth Elevation.
- Scale
-
Scales the speed of the camera movement. The slider
range is 0.01 to 10. The default value is 1.
- Rotation type
-
Controls whether the camera movement is
an Azimuth Elevation movement or a Yaw Pitch movement.
TipPress Shift to constrain the camera’s movement.
View > Camera Tools > Yaw-Pitch
Tool >
For a description of the YawPitch
tool, see
Yaw-Pitch.
- Scale
-
Scales the speed of the camera movement. The slider
range is 0.01 to 10. The default value is 1.
- Rotation type
-
Controls whether the camera movement is
a Yaw Pitch movement or an Azimuth Elevation movement.
TipPress Shift to constrain the camera’s movement.