Placing the Camera Match reference
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Command |
Path |
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Place Reference |
View > Camera Match |
The Camera Match reference provides Camera Match with the model’s orientation in 3D space. It is positioned on the model to define the planes where the vanishing lines lie. The three color-coded axes define the following vanishing points:
Green: Left vanishing point
Red: Right vanishing point
Blue: Vertical vanishing point
The Camera Match reference also establishes a 3D point that can be located in the photo (an existing point at a known height).
Typically, the Camera Match reference should be located at a corner of an object and the two arrows should point along two nonparallel vertical planes (such as two walls that meet at a corner). If the corner angle of the model is not 90 degrees, the angle between left and right axes can be adjusted to match. In Top/Plan view, drag the selection handle at the endpoint of each line to align with the corner of the model.
To place a Camera Match reference:
Navigate to the design layer that contains the 3D model.
Select the command.
Name the Camera Match reference.
Click once on the desired point of reference in the model, rotate the Camera Match reference to relate to the model, and then click again.
The properties of a selected Camera Match reference can be edited from the Object Info palette.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Z |
Set the Z height of the Camera Match reference to the known height of an element in the photo. If this element exists in the model, place the Camera Match reference at that location. |
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Show 3D Axis |
While in a 3D view, this option shows the Camera Match reference’s orientation in the model. Deselect the option to display only a 3D locus. If the Camera Match reference is visible in the viewport containing the Camera Match object, deselect this option to turn it off for the final rendered model. |
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Interior Corner |
Deselect when the Camera Match reference is placed on an exterior corner (such as for an exterior view). The arrows point: Away from the camera location Away from the corner Toward the vanishing points Select when the Camera Match reference is placed on an interior corner (such as for an interior view). The arrows point: Away from the camera location Toward the corner Toward the vanishing points
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