MicroStation CONNECT Edition Help

Camera Actions

Modifying the view cone graphically is a quick way to set up a view for rendering. However, for more precise manipulation, you can select from the camera action icons available in the Define Camera tool's icon bar. These let you quickly and precisely adjust a view with controlled movement of the view cone. This can be:

  • Relative to the pointer movement in the camera view.
  • With Controlled Movement, such that each data point moves, revolves, or rotates the view cone by a defined distance or angle.
  • As defined by key-ins in the relative settings fields.
    To In the icon bar, select
    Move the camera or the target radially (horizontally or vertically) relative to each other.


    Pan
    Move the camera or the target radially (horizontally) relative to each other.


    Pan Horizontal
    Move the camera or the target radially (vertically) relative to each other.


    Pan Vertical
    Roll or tilt the camera.


    Roll
    Move the camera horizontally or vertically.


    Dolly/Elevate
    Move the camera in, out, or sideways.


    Dolly
    Change the Lens Focal Length.


    Lens Focal Length
    Change the Lens Viewing Angle.


    Lens View Angle
    Walk through the view.


    Pan/Dolly