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Part IV: Materials, Cameras, and Lighting Basics

Tutorial: Seeing the dinosaur’s good side
Using the Align Camera tool, you can place a camera so that it points directly at an item or the face of an
object, such as the dinosaur’s good side (if a dinosaur has a good side). To align a camera with an object
point, follow these steps:
1. Open the Dinosaur.max file from the Chap 19 directory on the DVD.
This file includes a dinosaur model created by Viewpoint Datalabs.
2. Select Create ➪ Cameras ➪ Free Camera, and click in the Top viewport to create a new Free cam-
era in the scene.
3. With the camera selected, choose Tools ➪ Align ➪ Align Camera or click the Align Camera flyout
button on the main toolbar.
The cursor changes to a small camera icon.
4. Select the Perspective viewport and click the cursor on the dinosaur’s face just under its eye in the
Perspective viewport.
This point is where the camera will point.
5. To see the new camera view, right-click the viewport title and choose Views ➪ Camera01 (or
press C).
Although the camera is pointing at the selected point, you may need to change the field of view or
dolly the camera to correct the zoom ratios.
Figure 19.4 shows your dinosaur from the newly aligned camera.

FIGURE 19.4
This new camera view of the dinosaur shows his best side.

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