Linking a camera view to a sheet layer viewport
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Create Viewport |
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The view of a sheet layer viewport can be controlled by a Renderworks camera or, for Spotlight users, a video camera. Establish the view with the camera on the design layer, and then create a sheet layer viewport linked to the camera.
Cameras cannot be linked to section viewports.
To link a Renderworks camera or video camera to a sheet layer viewport:
Create and adjust the camera as described in Placing a Renderworks camera or Placing a video camera. A camera linked to a viewport can be in perspective or orthogonal projection.
Select the camera, and then select the command.
The Create Viewport from Camera dialog box opens.
Select whether to create a viewport that is:
Linked to the camera. The existing video camera is moved from the design layer to the viewport, and can be edited or deleted from there.
Linked to a copy of the camera. The original video camera stays on the design layer, and the copy is placed on the viewport. Edits to the copy affect the viewport, but edits to the original camera on the design layer do not.
Not linked to the camera. The viewport cannot be updated by editing a video camera object.
The Create Viewport dialog box opens. Enter a viewport name and drawing title, and select the sheet layer to place it on. The view and projection parameters are set by the camera, and therefore are grayed; the camera’s render mode does not affect the viewport’s render mode. Change other parameters as needed (see Creating a sheet layer viewport from a design layer).
The viewport is created on the specified sheet layer, with its view, projection, and perspective distance set to that of the camera. In the Object Info palette, the Camera status is Yes.
If you chose to link the camera to the viewport, the linked camera becomes part of the viewport and can be edited (or deleted), changing the viewport’s view parameters, by editing the camera through the viewport.
An existing sheet layer viewport can also be linked to a Renderworks camera or video camera. See Editing a linked Renderworks camera or video camera.
