To Work With 3D View Camera Settings

Display Cameras in the Drawing Area

If the Cameras are not displayed, the settings cannot be changed

  1. Click Visualize tab Camera panel Show Cameras. Find
    Note: The Camera panel is hidded by default. To display it, right-click anywhere on the Visualize tab and choose Panels Camera.

Change Camera Lens Length

  1. Click the camera glyph.
  2. Click and drag a Lens Length/FOV grip.
  3. Move the cursor and click where you want to position the lens and press Enter.
    Note: To change a lens length to a precise value, double-click a camera glyph to open the Properties palette. In the Cameras section, Lens Length option (mm), enter a numeric value.

Set Camera Clipping Panes

  1. Double-click the camera whose clipping planes you want to set.
  2. In the Properties palette, Clipping section, Clipping option, select Front On, Back On, or Front and Back On.
  3. In the Front Plane or Back Plane option, enter numeric values and press Enter

Rename a Camera

  1. Double-click a camera glyph.
  2. In the Properties palette, under Camera, enter a new name and press Enter

Change Camera Location

Change Camera Target

  1. Click the camera glyph whose target you want to change.
  2. Click the Target Distance grip tool (the blue grip in the center), drag it to the new location, click to place the target, and press Enter.

Specify Whether Camera Glyphs Plot

  1. Double-click a camera.
  2. In the Properties palette, Camera section, Plot option, click Yes or No.