You can modify a camera’s lens length, change its front and back clipping planes, name a camera, and turn the display of all cameras on or off in a drawing.

When you select a camera, the Camera Preview dialog box opens to display the camera's view.

There are several ways to change camera settings:

• Click and drag grips to resize or relocate a lens length or field of view.

  

• Use the Dynamic Input tooltip to enter X,Y, Z coordinate values.

  

• Modify camera properties in the Camera Properties palette.

Procedure

To change a camera’s lens length

1. If cameras are not already displayed in the drawing, click Render tab Camera panel Show Cameras.
2. Click the camera glyph.
3. Click a Lens Length/FOV grip tool.
4. Move the cursor and click where you want to position the lens.
5. Press Enter.
   NoteTo change a lens length to a precise value, double-click a camera glyph to open the Properties palette. In the Cameras section, Lens Length option (mm), enter a numeric value.

To set a camera’s clipping planes

1. If cameras are not already displayed in the drawing, click Render tab Camera panel Show Cameras.
2. Double-click the camera whose clipping planes you want to set.
3. In the Properties palette, Clipping section, Clipping option, select Front On, Back On, or Front and Back On.
4. In the Front Plane or Back Plane option, enter numeric values.
5. Press Enter.

To rename a camera

1. If cameras are not already displayed in the drawing, click Render tab Camera panel Show Cameras.
2. Double-click a camera glyph.
3. In the Properties palette, General section, Name option, enter a new name.
4. Press Enter.

To change a camera’s location

1. If cameras are not already displayed in the drawing, click Render tab Camera panel Show Cameras.
2. Click the camera glyph, drag it to the new location, and click to place the camera.
3. Press Enter.

To change a camera’s target

1. If cameras are not already displayed in the drawing, click Render tab Camera panel Show Cameras.
2. Click the camera glyph whose target you want to change.
3. Click the Target Distance grip tool (the blue grip in the center), drag it to the new location, and click to place the target.
4. Press Enter.

To specify whether the camera glyph plots

1. If cameras are not already displayed in the drawing, click Render tab Camera panel Show Cameras.
2. Double-click a camera.
3. In the Properties palette, Camera section, Plot option, click Yes or No.

Quick Reference

Commands

CAMERA

Sets a camera and target location to create and save a 3D perspective view of objects.

System Variables

CAMERADISPLAY

Turns the display of camera objects on or off.

CAMERAHEIGHT

Specifies the default height for new camera objects.