Create Physical Camera from View

Create Physical Camera From View creates a Physical camera whose field of view matches an active Perspective viewport. At the same time, it changes the viewport to a Camera viewport for the new camera object, and makes the new camera the current selection.

• Activate a Perspective viewport. > Views menu > Create Physical Camera From View
• Activate a Perspective viewport. > Create menu > Cameras > Create Physical Camera From View
• Activate a Perspective viewport. > Keyboard > Ctrl+C

Note: Create Physical Camera From View is available only when a Perspective viewport is active.

Inset: Perspective view of a scene

Main image: Physical camera created so as to frame the Perspective view

To create a Physical camera from a view:

1. Activate a Perspective viewport.
2. If necessary, adjust the viewport using Pan, Zoom, and Orbit, or the ViewCube, until you have a view you like.
3. Leaving the viewport active, on the Views menu choose Create Physical Camera From View, or press Ctrl+C.

   3ds Max creates a new Physical camera, matching its view to that of the Perspective viewport, and then switches the Perspective viewport to a Camera viewport, showing the view from the new camera.