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Perspectives Inspector

Manages viewpoints defined by a camera, a target or a focal length. Each viewpoint is considered to be an independent document with its own parameters, which can receive its own environment.

1. View Name

The name of the current view is displayed; double click on it to edit it.

2. Architect Camera

Photographic effect makes the verticals look parallel.

3. Camera Roll

Pivots the camera laterally. Value in degrees (mm). Enter a value in the related field.

4. Focal Length

Changes the focal length when the slider is used or when a value is entered in mm or degrees (adjusts the angular opening of the camera).

NB: Value modification depends of the Viewpoint Update Mode settings in Preferences.

5. Associated Heliodon

Links a heliodon to the view. Selecting "None" deactivates the heliodon.

6. Light Group

Links one or more light groups to the view. Selecting "None" deactivates the light groups.

7. Neon Shader

Links one or more Neon Shaders to the view. Selecting "None" deactivates the lighting.

8. Background

Place a 2D, 3D or HDR Image in the Background or just drag and drop it on the relevant button. Double clicking on a button displays the editor.

The pop-up menu can be used to toggle between different types of background: Heliodon Sky, Gradient and Image.

9. Foreground

Place a 2D image with an alpha mask on the Foreground or just drag and drop it on the relevant button. Double clicking on the button displays the editor.

10. Site Insertion Tool

Make the model match with a background picture.

11. Infinite Ground

To define an infinite ground per view:



• Checking/unchecking activates and deactivates the ground. The ground receives Shadows, Shaders and Objects.

• Enter a value into the related field or determine the altitude graphically in Preview or in 2D View:

  In Preview, click on the Altitude tool then in the Preview, click on the scene element to define the height of the ground.

  In 2D View, click on the Altitude tool then in an elevation of the 2D View, click on the geometry to define the height of the ground.

• Edit Shaders activates the Shader edit mode.

OK menu: OK to all allows you to propagate the settings to all the other infinite grounds set in the project.

12. Clipping Box

Clipping planes defined in the 2D View.

Show: When checked, the box is visible in 2D View.

Activate: When checked, the clipping box takes effect in the Preview window.

13. Visible Layers

Check them in the drop-down menu.

14. Coordinates

Clicking on the xyz... button opens the coordinates dialog.



Padlock: Click on the icon to lock or unlock the coordinates.

Camera position: X, Y and Z positions.

Target position: X, Y and Z positions.

Define As Target: Allows you to limit a camera's target to an object's movement. In Object mode, right-click on an object and select "Define As Target" in the drop-down menu. Then, in Perspectives mode, select the name of the object in question in this menu.

Altitude reference: Allows you to define a position in reference to a clicked geometry.

15. Laser Tool

Defines a virtual line in the project and uses it to align objects, lamps and textures.

16. Tone Settings

Sets the tone for the current view.

17. Post Process

Applies effects to the current viewpoint. The effects combine with the parameters set in the inspector.

18. Rendering Parameters

Prepares the document for the final rendering.



Use Default

Use the default settings.

Set As Default

Defines the current settings as the default settings.

OK for All Drop-down Menu

Applies these settings to all other views for the inspector concerned.

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