Virtual Cameras

Use the Virtual Cameras option on the LSV Prototype’s Graphical Tools menu to add specific virtual camera vantage point(s) to your loaded session. Adding additional camera angles allows you to cycle back and forth between available camera angles via changing the camera number in the Active camera window.

Note

The Buffer Sampling section of the Virtual Cameras menu is not applicable to this article’s content.

Utilizing Virtual Cameras

The Virtual Cameras tool gives you the ability to add multiple camera angles to your scene.

• This feature is useful for presentations or for capturing a customized view

Recommendation:

Limit your added camera angles to 10 or fewer for optimal performance.

1. Click the Virtual Cameras dropdown arrow (if needed) to expand this section of the Graphical Tools menu

   

Important

The number zero in the Active camera window represents the default camera you are actively using when you click on the Model and navigate using the AWSD, Shift, Space Bar, and Arrow keys on your keyboard.

• The built-in default camera is always camera 0 in this window

  

2. To add a new camera (off of the existing, default camera):

   • Click the Add Camera button once

     • The program automatically assigns the number 1 to your first added camera (and the number 2 to your second added camera, etc.)

     • The Active camera window automatically switches to the newly added camera

       • Notice that the number 1 now shows as your active camera in this window

         

3. To set your desired angle for a newly added, active camera:

   • Use your navigation keys to physically manipulate your Model to the view you want to capture

     • Mouse click to select your desired camera angle

       Note

       You may not notice any visible changes in your loaded scene, but your new camera angle is saved.

   • Or, click Camera on the top Navigation Bar and select one of the Snap to options on the dropdown menu

     

4. After setting your desired camera angle(s) for your current Model, you can switch between available cameras.

   • Click and drag the blue slider inside the Active camera window to change your currently active camera to a different camera number

     • Or, click inside the box and press Tab to enter a camera number manually

       

WARNING:

Clicking the Clear Cameras button deletes all added cameras and resets the Active camera window to the default 0 camera number.

Add Multiple New Cameras at the Same Time

1. Click the Add camera button once for each camera you wish to add.

   • Example: Click four times if you want to create four new camera angles

2. Notice the Active camera window on the Virtual Cameras menu now shows the last camera number you added as the active camera.

   

3. Follow Step 4 in the above section to set your desired angle for the currently active camera number.

4. To set the remaining new camera angles:

   • Click and drag the blue slider in the Active camera window to switch to the desired new camera number

     

   • Repeat Steps 3-4 in this section to set remaining new camera angles

5. Switch between saved camera angles simply by selecting your desired camera number in the Active camera window