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Chapter 19: Configuring and Aiming Cameras

FIGURE 19.3
Positioning the camera’s target on the rocket enables the camera to follow the rocket’s ascent.

Cross-Ref
The Align Camera command does the same thing for cameras that the Place Highlight command does for lights. A
discussion of the Place Highlight command appears in Chapter 20, “Using Lights and Basic Lighting Techniques.” n
Cameras can be positioned automatically to match any view that a viewport can display, including lights
and the Perspective view. The Views ➪ Create Camera From View (Ctrl+C) menu command creates a new
Free camera if one doesn’t already exist, matches the current active viewport, and makes the active viewport
a camera view. This provides you with the ability to position the view using the Viewport Navigation
Controls, and it automatically makes a camera that shows that view. If a camera already exists in the scene
and is selected, this command uses the selected camera for the view.
Caution
If you use the Match Camera to View command while a camera view is the active viewport, the two cameras are
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