Creating cameras

You may think that after setting the lighting effects and assigning materials to different parts of the model, the next step is to adjust the view angle of the viewport and then start rendering. It is possible, but AutoCAD offers a more sophisticated tool to define a 3D view, which is creating cameras.

Using a camera allows precise determination of the target point you are aiming at and the position from which you are aiming. In addition, you can adjust the lens to have either a narrow or a wide viewing angle, as we will see in this section. Also, it may be better from an organizational point of view to have the 3D views that will be used in rendering (represented in the cameras created) separate from the views used in modeling (the standard and user-created views). In this section, we will learn how to create cameras and how to adjust their settings in detail.

Creating a new camera

The command named CAMERA can be used to add a new camera to the model. It...