======Scene Cameras======
Scene cameras capture important viewpoints and mark the boundaries for exporting. 

Use scene cameras to preview how a model will look in a scene or to define a region for exported materials (particularly useful for [[atclusters|leaf clusters]]).  

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=====Working with scene cameras=====

====Add a scene camera====

You can add a scene camera in one of three ways:

^Toolbar|Click on the "Cameras" button and use the menu to drop a new camera where you are or add a camera of your choosing.|
^Tree Window Menu|Right-click in the Tree Window and use the "Add scene camera menu" to add a camera.|
^Viewport Menu|Click on the viewport label and use the "Drop new camera here" option to add a camera.|

====Edit scene cameras====

Select a camera to view and edit its properties.  You can also change any viewport to show the view from a particular camera by selecting the viewport label menu and choosing the camera in the list. 

====Preview camera path====

To preview animated camera paths for FBX cameras, use the [[tooltimeline|Timeline Bar]].

=====Properties=====
See the sections below for descriptions of the scene camera's properties.

====Settings====
The properties in this group control the type and shape of the camera's capture volume.

===Type===
Set the type of scene camera.

^ **Property** ^ **Description** ^
| **Perspective** | Set the scene camera to a perspective type. |
| **Ortho** | Set the scene camera to an orthographic type. |
| **FBX camera** | Use an .fbx file as a scene camera. |

===Perspective settings===

==FOV==
Set the field of view for perspective cameras.

==Near==
Set the distance away from the camera's position for the near clipping plane.

==Far==
Set the distance away from the camera's position for the far clipping plane.

===Orthographic settings===

==Width==
Set the width (local x-axis dimension) of the capture region.

==Height==
Set the height (local y-axis dimension) of the capture region.

==Depth==
Set the depth (local z-axis dimension) of the capture region.

===FBX camera settings===

==FBX filename==
Load an .fbx file as the scene camera.

==Cameras==
Select a camera from the .fbx file. This property is relevant only if there are multiple cameras in the .fbx file. 

==FBX scale==
Scale the x-, y-, and z-coordinates of the camera. 

====Visualization====

===Icon scale===
Change the size of the camera icon in the Tree Window.

===Overlay====
The properties in this group control when a preview overlay is drawn in the Tree Window and its size.

==Style==
Choose when to draw an overlay for this camera from the following options:

^ **Property** ^ **Description** ^
| **When selected** |Show the overlay if the camera object is selected.|
| **Always** |Always show the overlay for this camera.|
| **Never** |Never show the overlay for this camera.|

==Size==
Use this slider to control how large the overlay appears in the Tree Window.

====Render====
The properties in this group provide a shortcut for exporting or rendering images. These properties are visible only when the scene camera **Type** is set to **Perspective** or **FBX camera**.

===Resolution===
Set the resolution of the output image or images.

===Render photo===
Open the Render Photo dialog already populated with this camera's settings.

===Export image===
Open the Export Image dialog already populated with this camera's settings.

=====Export=====
The properties in this group provide a shortcut for material exporting. These properties are visibly only when the scene camera **Type** is set to **Orthographic**.

==Resolution==
The resolution of the longest dimension of the output image (the aspect ratio of the camera will be maintained).

==Export material==
Open the Export Material dialog already populated with this camera's settings.

====Transform====
Moving and rotating the scene camera is usually made easier by using the transform gizmo in the [[tooltree_window|Tree Window]], but you can set the values explicitly, too.

====Translation====

==X/Y/Z==
Set the location of the scene camera.

==Reset translation==
Reset the location to the origin (0,0,0).

====Rotation====
==Axis X/Y/Z==
Determine the axis about which to rotate.

==Angle==
Set the angle to rotate around the axis.

==Reset rotation==
Reset the rotation to default (1,0,0,0).