Cameras

Now that we’ve made a great 3D layout, we can add a camera to our composition. Cameras are optional, but they allow us to move through the scene and experience the 3D-ness of it all.

Creating a Camera

A camera is technically a layer, so we’ll create it through the Layer menu.

  • Select Layer > New > Camera. You’ll see the Camera Settings dialog.

In the top-left corner of the interface, you’ll see an option for camera Type. We want to make sure ours is set to One-Node Camera, which is simpler to set up and can move a little more freely. ...

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