Add and Edit a Camera

By adding cameras to your scene and customizing their position, angle, rendering image resolution, and rendering image quality, you can view and render your models from multiple perspectives and create a more distinctive scene.

Move the Camera

Move the camera by defining a precise position, target, orientation, and focal length. You can also move the camera interactively by adding a perspective effect, panning, executing dolly moves, orbiting, and zooming.

  1. In the view controls, click Camera List .
  2. For the desired camera, click .
  3. You can do the following:
    To Do this Note
    Define the focal length In the Control Panel, for Focal Length, type the x, y, z coordinates.  
    Define the position In the Control Panel, under Coordinates, for Position, type the x, y, z coordinates.  
    Define the target In the Control Panel, under Coordinates, for Target, type the x, y, z coordinates.  
    Define the orientation In the Control Panel, under Coordinates, for Orientation, type the x, y, z coordinates.  
    Pan Ctrl (Command) + drag with the right mouse button.  
    Dolly Shift + drag with the right mouse button. This action does not change the viewing angle; perspective distortions may result at the edges of the scene.
    Orbit around the object Drag with the right mouse button.  
    Zoom centered on the mouse cursor Use the scroll wheel on the mouse.  
    Zoom about the screen center Shift + drag with the right mouse button.  

Define the Camera's Rendering Resolution

Choose from a list of presets or enter a custom width and height.

  1. In the view controls, click Camera List .
  2. For the desired camera, click .
  3. In the Control Panel, you can do the following:
    • Select from a list of Presets.
    • Enter a custom Width and Height.
      Tip:
      • To maintain the aspect ratio, select Keep Aspect Ratio.
      • To swap the width and height, click the Swap button.

Define the Camera's Rendering Quality

Configure various options such as panoramic, depth of field, exposure, tone mapping, filtering, and rendering effects.

  1. In the view controls, click Camera List .
  2. For the desired camera, click .
  3. In the Control Panel, you can define the following options:
    Option Description
    360 Panoramic Select this option to render a panoramic image.
    Exposure Value (EV) Controls the camera's shutter speed. Lower values result in brighter images. For an overly bright scene, use a positive value. For an overly dark scene, use a negative value.
    Motion Blur (%) Motion blur is the streaking effect that results from rapidly moving objects or a long camera exposure.
    Expert
    ISO
    Controls the sensitivity of the image sensor. Higher values result in brighter images. A value of 100 is mostly used for exterior shots under a clear sky and sun light. Higher values, usually between 400 and 1600, are used mostly for interior shots.
    Shutter Speed (1/T)
    The shutter speed corresponds to the duration a camera shutter stays open, measured in 1/sec. Low values result in brighter images.
    f-Number
    The lens aperture is the ratio of the focal length to the effective aperture diameter. Low values make the image brighter.
    Motion Blur Shutter Speed (1/T)
    You can reconfigure the diaphragm of the camera. This influences depth of field and motion blur.
    Tone Mapping
    White Balance (K)
    Can be used to balance an image using color temperature. A value of 6500K is usually used to balance light coming from the sun.
    CRF File
    Camera Response Function simulates specific camera models using real data files from the manufacturer. Click Browse to select a CRF file.
    LUT File
    LUT stands for Lookup Table. These files can be used to change the overall color and tone of an image.
    Filmic
    The Filmic option only works if you turned on Filmic in the Camera/Rendering settings.
    Highlights
    Higher values will make highlights stronger.
    Shadows
    Higher values will make shadows darker.
    Burn
    The burn value minimizes the burnt areas of an image. Lower values will reduce burnt areas.
    You can use Burn to compress a high dynamic range into a low dynamic range image, displayable on screens and other limited range devices.
    Setting Burn to 100% has the same effect as disabling it.
    Gamma
    Default value: 2.2. Lower values will make the image darker while higher values will give a washed-out look.
    Gamma correction is important if you want to display an image accurately on a computer monitor. It controls the overall brightness, as well as the ratios of red to green to blue, of an image. Without proper gamma correction, the image can look bleached out or too dark.
    Sharpness
    The default value (50%) is a balance between blurring and sharpening. Only applicable when Supersampling is set to Normal or High.
    A value near 0% will produce a more blurred image, while a value near 100% produces a more sharpened image.
    Chroma
    Chroma enhances the color of the image, acting like a saturation control.
    Higher values result in more saturated images. Setting Chrome to 0% has the same effect as disabling it.
    Brightness
    Use a value from ‐100% to 100% to control the tone of the texture. A brightness of ‐100% makes the image completely black.
    Contrast
    Higher values will give higher contrast.
    FX
    Depth of Field
    The distance at which objects appear reasonably sharp. Use a large DOF when you want the entire image to be sharp. Use a small DOF when you want to emphasize the subject and de-emphasize the foreground and background.
    Glare
    Introduces a bloom effect in the final image.
    Choose from Radial, 5 Blades, 6 Blades, 8 Blades, or 12 Blades.
    Weight: Controls the intensity of the glare effect.
    Radius: Define the length of the blades.
    Vignetting
    It mimics the phenomenon where light comes through the lenses near the edges. Higher values will make the edges of the image look darker.
    Coordinates
    Position
    Enter precise x, y, z coordinates or drag the Position point in the modeling view to change the camera's position.
    Target
    Enter precise x, y, z coordinates or drag the Target point in the modeling view to change the camera's target.
    Orientation
    Enter precise x, y, z coordinates to change the camera's orientation.
    Note: In the modeling window, drag the rectangle of Field of View to resize the observable area seen through the camera.