With the model used in
Exercise 2.1, but with a conceptual visual style, we are going
to create and apply views and cameras.
1. Open the file A3D_02_02.DWG.
2. Hide the top slab object. Select it and, on the shortcut menu, choose
Isolate/
Hide Objects.
3. Using the view cube, select the
Front
view. Then select the
Right
view, the
Back
view, and the
Left
view. Each time we select an orthographic view, the
view direction rotates to display the chosen view.
4. We want a view that corresponds to a small rotation of the
Top
view, which
when related to the model, will be positioned on the negative X and Y axis
and the positive Z axis. Apply the VPOINT command and specify the value
-1,-2,1.5. The view rotates, so we have a nice view.
5. Save this view. Apply the VIEW command (alias V) and press the
New
button.
In the
New View / Shot Properties
box, name the values
-1_-2_1.5
as name
(view names don't accept commas, semicolons, or spaces). Don't change the
remaining parameters. Press the
OK
button twice to end the command.
6. Select the perspective view. Place the cursor over the view cube, and with
the shortcut menu, select
Perspective. The background colors change to
reflect the floor, sky, and the horizon line. Orbit the model to perceive these
elements. These colors can be configured with the OPTIONS command (alias
OP), the
Display
tab, and the
Colors
button.
7. Undo the commands until you come back to the parallel view.
8. With the PLAN command, change to the
Top
view for the current UCS
(actually the world coordinate system). A
Zoom Extents
option is
automatically processed.
9. Apply the CAMERA command (alias CAM) to create a camera placed in
the lower-left room and target the corridor. Press the
Enter
key to end
the command.
10. Display the
Properties
palette (alias
CTRL
+
1). Select the camera. The
Camera Preview
window is displayed and the
Properties
palette reflects the
camera's parameters. Change the following parameters:
Name
to Living
room,
Camera Z
to 1.8, and
Target Z
to 1.7.
11. On the
Camera Preview
window, change the visual style to
Realistic.
The preview is not famous, so we need to open the field of view. On the
Properties
palette, change
Lens length (mm)
to 18. Now, it is possible to see
almost the entire living room.
12. To activate the camera view, with the camera selected, on the shortcut menu
specify
Set Camera View.
13. Press the
Esc
key to end the selection and save the model with the name
A3D_02_02final.DWG.