Camera Window
The Camera window sets where the active view pane looks from, how it projects, and — for a perspective view — its lens. It always edits the pane you are working in, so in a multi-pane layout each pane keeps its own projection.
Opening the window
Choose Window > Camera. The menu item shows a checkmark while the window is open; choosing it again closes it, as does the window's own close button. The Camera window is a regular panel, so it can be moved, resized and docked like the app's other windows.
View
The View dropdown holds the same list as the pane's own title-bar dropdown: six axis views, a separator, then the two free projections.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Top (XZ), Bottom (XZ) | Lock the pane to look down onto, or up at, the XZ plane. |
| Front (XY), Back (XY) | Lock the pane to look at the XY plane from the front or back. |
| Left (ZY), Right (ZY) | Lock the pane to look at the ZY plane from the left or right. |
| Perspective | A free camera that can orbit, with a perspective projection. |
| Orthographic | A free camera that can orbit, with a parallel projection. |
The six axis views lock the camera to a plane; Perspective and Orthographic leave it free to orbit and differ only in projection.
Lens
Focal length (mm) and Field of view are two views of one setting: dragging either one moves the other. Focal length is quoted against the height of a 35 mm full-frame sensor.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Focal length (mm) | The lens as a focal length, from 8 mm to 300 mm. A shorter focal length gives a wider field of view. |
| Field of view | The same lens as a vertical viewing angle, from 1 to 179 degrees. The default is 45 degrees. |
| Reset button (beside each slider) | Reset to default — returns the lens to a 45-degree field of view (about 29 mm). |
Both sliders are greyed out while Orthographic is chosen, with the note: "A parallel projection has no focal length. Zoom to change how much of the model fills the view."