About Storyboards

A storyboard is a dynamic presentation of key parts of a model that guides viewers on a prepared tour of specified features.

A storyboard can be a series of snapshot views or a dynamic, video pathway through parts of a model. It can display titles and captions and use a variety of camera angles to create sophisticated visual effects.

• Use Storyboard Creator to create and edit the visual sequence.

To access Storyboard Creator:

1. Open the model.

2. Click (Present/Share) Present (Storyboard Creator).

   Storyboard Creator opens in the bottom portion of the model window. You can adjust the size and position of the panel window.

1. Play head indicator (the blue line) sets the starting point for playback.
2. Marker (red arrow) indicates the insertion point for new elements.
3. Playback controls play the entire storyboard, starting from the play head indicator (blue line). Individual elements have their own playback controls.
4. Storyboard tool bar contains controls to create elements and manage storyboards.
5. Import and export storyboards.
6. Zoom in and out of the storyboard, and specify the zoom resolution. You can also zoom the storyboard extents.
7. Captions and tiles appear in the top track.
8. Camera paths and animations appear in the bottom track.
9. Settings for the selected item appear to the right.

For details, see To create a storyboard.