CAMERA command

Places camera glyphs in drawings that point at target points, and creates named views.

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Specify the location of the camera and the location of the target (the point at which the camera looks).

A camera glyph displays in the drawing to indicate the position of the camera.

Note: A camera glyph displays in the drawing to indicate the position of the camera.
Grips Editing
Cameras can be edited directly through grips:

Select the camera glyph in the drawing. Notice that it has three grips. Front (F) and back (B) clipping planes display in a blue dotted line.

Drag the grips to perform the following actions:

  • Position the camera (1).
  • Move the camera definition as a whole (2).
  • Position the target (3).

Options within the command

?
Displays a list of existing cameras. Press Enter to list all existing cameras.

Use wildcards (* or ?) to list a selection of cameras. For example, Cam* lists all cameras names that start with 'cam' and ?a* lists all camera names of which the second letter is 'a'

Name
Names the new camera.
LOcation
Positions the camera by picking a point in the drawing or typing the x, y, z coordinates in the Command line.
Height
Sets the height (z coordinate) of the camera.
Target
Positions the target, the point at which the camera looks by picking a point in the drawing or typing the x, y, z coordinates in the command line.
LEns
Defines the lens length. A smaller number, such as 20, provides a wider field of view, while a higher number, such as 200, provides a closer look, like a zoom lens on a camera.
CLipping
Defines the front and back clipping planes, which cut off the view.
View
Sets the camera as current view.
Note: Properties of a camera view can be edited:
  • in the dialog box displayed by the VIEW command.
  • in the Properties panel after selecting the camera glyph in the drawing.