Placing a Camera Match shadow

Tool

Tool set

Camera Match Shadow

Visualization

Shadows and shading can be added to the rendering with the Camera Match Shadow tool.

Mode	Description
Polyline creation options	Specifies the method for drawing the polyline shape for the shadow
Fillet Radius	Sets the fillet radius when the Arc Vertex mode is selected
Preferences	Opens the object properties dialog box to set the default preferences for camera match shadows

To place a Camera Match shadow:

While in the viewport Edit Annotation mode, click the tool.

Draw a polyline object over the area of the model that needs a shadow.

The settings of a selected Camera Match shadow can be edited from the Object Info palette.

Parameter	Description
Edge Softness	Sets the Edge Softness of the selected shadow object. Select a value from 0–9.
Opacity	Enter an opacity percentage (0–100) for the shadow
Use Fill Color as Shadow Color	Fills the shadow object with the color from the Attributes palette. The color and opacity options can be combined to tint the added shadow to match those in the photo.
Line Mode	Gives a shadow object no fill and places a shadow only along a path of the specified Line Width
Convert Path to Outline (Line Mode shadow required)	Converts a selected Line Mode shadow object into a regular shadow (Line Mode deselected), while giving it a path that matches the outline shape of the Line Mode shadow. This makes it easy to draw linear-shaped shadows that need to be edited to add variations to their thickness. Once converted, the shadow cannot be converted back to Line Mode.