Change the camera view
Learn how to control your virtual camera in Dimension, staging your scene and controlling effects like depth of field to get a final shot.
What you learned: Move the virtual camera within your 3D scene
Camera tools
Use the virtual camera to control the view of your 3D scene. To use a tool, first activate it on the toolbar or using a shortcut, then click and drag in the canvas to interact with the tool.
Use the Orbit Tool to arc the camera around
Use the Pan Tool to move the camera up, down, left, and right
Use the Dolly Tool to move the camera forward and backward
Mouse and keyboard shortcuts
Use the mouse and keyboard shortcuts to control the view faster. The default shortcuts are:
Keyboard
Orbit: 1
Pan: 2
Dolly: 3
Mouse
Right Mouse Orbit
Middle Mouse Pan
Scroll Wheel Dolly
Camera framing
Quickly move your camera to bring any object into its view using the Frame action.
Select an object you want to view
Use the Frame action or shortcut F
Use history to undo camera moves
Undo your camera moves without affecting your edit history.
Save bookmarks
Use Camera Bookmarks to quickly save your current view of the scene and easily return to them later.
Open the camera bookmark menu
Use the Add Bookmark button to save your view as a bookmark
Click on the name of a bookmark to move your camera to a saved view
Field of view
Change the field of view of your camera to get different perspective effects like isometric or fisheye lenses.
Select the Camera object in the Scene panel
In the Properties panel adjust the Field of View property
Control the camera's focus
Use the virtual camera to select a focus area and add blur to out-of-focus areas, creating depth of field effects.
Select the Camera object in the Scene panel
In the Properties panel toggle on the Focus property
Dimension will automatically focus the nearest object to your current camera view
Click the Set Focus action in the Properties panel
Click another object in the Canvas to set a new focus point
Adjust Blur in the Properties panel to control the strength of the focus effect
