About Cameras

Cameras let you take still shots of views or viewpoints in your document. A series of views showing different viewpoints in succession can be combined to create an animation.

Cameras are identified by name in the specification tree and by a symbol in the geometry area .

A 3D representation helps you locate the viewpoint of interest by showing what the camera sees through a viewport:

Cameras are moved using the 3D compass or directly using the green manipulators.

You can use cameras in two different modes: perspective or parallel, to obtain either a conical or a cylindrical projection. See Editing Camera Properties.

 
Perspective mode

 

Parallel mode