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Using Cameras

In this Section:

• Cameras Palette Summary 450
• Using the View Panel 452
• Synchronizing Orthographic Views 454
• Looking at a Specific Object 455
• Tilting the Perspective View 458
• Revolving the View Around a Center of Interest 461
• Changing the Viewpoint of the Camera 464
• Dollying the Camera 467
• Tracking Around in a View 471
• Tumbling the View 475
• Tracking, Dollying, and Tumbling 479
• Changing the Point of Interest 480
• Zooming In and Out 482
• Undoing a Camera Operation 485
• Resetting Windows to Default Views 486
• Matching Perspective Cameras to Image Planes 487
• Creating New Perspective Cameras 489
• Changing the Display of Cameras 490
• Providing a Grid or Customized Overlay 494
• Adjusting the Clipping Planes 500
• Cloning the Current Window 502

Cameras Palette Summary

Use the Cameras tools to change the view of the scene in the perspective and orthographic windows.

To use a Cameras tool, select it from the Cameras menu in the tool palette, or click one of the palette icons.

For more information on how to use cameras with rendering, see the Rendering in Alias manual.

Icon	Cameras >	For information...
	World Move camera > Tumble	Tumbling the View on page 475
	World Move camera > Track	Tracking Around in a View on page 471
	World Move camera > Dolly	Dollying the Camera on page 467
	World Move camera > Track/dolly/tumble	Tracking, Dollying, and Tumbling on page 479
	Local Move cameras > Twist	Tilting the Perspective View on page 458
	Local Move cameras > Azimuth / Elevation	Revolving the View Around a Center of Interest on page 461
	Local Move cameras > Yaw / Pitch	Changing the Viewpoint of the Camera on page 464
	Zoom	Zooming In and Out on page 482
	Look at	Looking at a Specific Object on page 455
	Previous	Undoing a Camera Operation on page 485
	Reset view	Resetting Windows to Default Views on page 486
	Tgl Perspective	Changing the Display of Cameras on page 490
	Clone	Cloning the Current Window on page 502
	Adjust clipping plane	Adjusting the Clipping Planes on page 500
	Match Perspective	Matching Perspective Cameras to Image Planes on page 487