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Chapter 19: Configuring and Aiming Cameras

You control the camera view in a viewport by means of the Camera Navigation controls located in the
lower-right corner of the screen. These controls replace the viewport controls when a camera view is
selected and are different from the normal Viewport Navigation controls. The Camera Navigation controls
are identified and defined in Table 19.1.
Note

Many of these controls are identical to the controls for lights. n
You can constrain the movements to a single axis by holding down the Shift key. The Ctrl key causes the
movements to increase rapidly. For example, holding down the Ctrl key while dragging the Perspective tool
magnifies the amount of perspective applied to the viewport.
You can undo changes in the normal viewports using the Views ➪ Undo (Shift+Z) command, but you undo
camera viewport changes with the regular Edit ➪ Undo command because it involves the movement of an
object.

TABLE 19.1
Camera Navigation Control Buttons
Control Button Name Description
Dolly Camera, Dolly Target, Moves the camera, its target, or both the camera and its
Dolly Camera + Target target closer to or farther away from the scene in the
direction it is pointing.
Perspective Increases or decreases the viewport’s perspective by dollying
the camera and altering its field of view.
Roll Camera Spins the camera about its local Z-axis.

Zoom Extents All, Zoom Extents Zooms in on all objects or the selected objects by reducing
All Selected the field of view until the objects fill the viewport.
Field of View Changes the width of the view, similar to changing the
camera lens or zooming without moving the camera.
Truck Camera, Walk Through The Truck Camera button moves the camera perpendicular
to the line of sight, and the Walk Through button enables a
mode in which you can control the camera using the arrow
keys and the mouse.
Orbit, Pan Camera The Orbit button rotates the camera around the target, and
the Pan button rotates the target around the camera.
Min/Max Toggle Makes the current viewport fill the screen. Clicking this
button a second time returns the display to several
viewports.

Note
If a Free camera is selected, then the Dolly Target and Dolly Camera + Target buttons are not available. n

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