Tutorial 4 Exercise 3: Creating a Video Presentation with a Storyboard

In this exercise you'll create a video presentation of your subdivision.

Navigating through the model using keystrokes takes some practice (skills with video-game controller will help).

1. Go to the Start camera path bookmark.
2. Change the Time and Date settings to 16.00 and 5/1.

   To get back to a normal daylight effect.

3. Close the Sun & Sky panel.
4. Click Storyboard Creator and then click Add New Storyboard.
5. Select the name of the storyboard and change it to Tour of Foothills Subdivision.
6. Click Add Camera Path Animation.

   This adds the first keyframe.

7. Change the name of the first keyframe to Start point and press Enter.
8. Using keystrokes to pan the view, as shown in the video, move to a point just in front of the entrance to the subdivision.

   Click anywhere inside the model view to activate navigation with the keys. The video shows the keystrokes that are used to create the movement. Here is a summary that you can print:

   UP ARROW = Forward

   LEFT ARROW = Left

   RIGHT ARROW = Right

   A = Pan left

   D = Pan right

   SHIFT + A = Orbit clockwise

   SHIFT + D = Orbit anticlockwise

9. Name this second keyframe Turning point.
10. Using a combination of keys on your keyboard, advance the view into the subdivision road.
11. Name this keyframe Enter road.
12. Use the keys to advance up the road to the beginning of the curve.
13. Add keyframe #4 and name it Curve.
14. Use the keyboard to get into position then add keyframe #5, Turning, after the curve.
15. Repeat to add keyframe #6 and name it End of road.