This page provides a quick starting point for creating cameras from the current view and updating camera properties in Chaos Vantage.
For more information on creating animated cameras, see the Recording Camera Movement page.
Overview
When loading a scene in Chaos Vantage, the default camera stored in the .vrscene file is used. However, when navigating through the scene, you can save many camera views and go back to them when needed.
You can do the following actions with cameras in your scene:
- create
- rename
- update properties
- delete
Starting with Chaos Vantage 2.5, if you have numerous cameras, you can filter and sort them through the respective options in the Camera lister.
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Operations
Create a camera
To create a new camera, click the Create camera from current view and current settings (
) button in the Camera lister. A new camera slot is created from the current view and current camera settings.You can always go back to the camera that comes from the .vrscene file by selecting the [Home] camera slot.
You can import an existing camera from a supported external file using the Import camera from file (
) button.Rename a camera
To rename a camera slot, double-click the camera slot name and type a new name.
Update camera properties
To update the camera properties, tweak the properties you need and then click the Update camera (
) button of the respective camera slot.For more information on the individual camera properties, see the Camera Tab page.
Delete a camera
To delete a camera, double-click the Delete (
) button of the respective camera slot.