MicroStation CONNECT Edition Help

To Change the Lens View Angle of the Camera View

  1. Select the Define Camera tool.
  2. In the tool settings window's icon bar, click the Lens View Angle icon.

  3. Turn on Continuous View Updates and Display View Cone.
  4. With the pointer in the camera view, enter a data point.
  5. Move the pointer:

    Up to increase the view angle.

    Down to decrease the view angle.

    As the pointer moves, the camera view updates dynamically, as does the view cone in other open views.

  6. Enter a data point to accept the new view orientation.
    Note: You can control the view angle with precision inputs. In the View Information section, of the tool settings window, are input fields for Horizontal and Vertical view angles. These are related by the Aspect setting. When you type a value for one, the value in the other changes accordingly.


    Moving the pointer upward increases the lens view angle. The horizontal and vertical angles are adjusted according to the Aspect ratio of the camera view.

    Tip: When adjusting the lens view angle interactively, you can use the Controlled Movement setting to restrict the changes to a defined amount.