SolidWorks 2010 Bible

Part I: SolidWorks Basics

FIGURE 5.9

Positioning a camera with split windows

Triad Field of Viewbox

In this interface, you can position the Camera object by dragging the triad, and you can resize the

Field of View box by dragging the border. In the graphics window, you can use the left panel to

target and position the Camera, while the right panel shows the view through the Camera.

The Depth of Field panel of the Camera PropertyManager is not shown, because it requires that

PhotoWorks be added in. Depth of field can make objects outside of the focus area slightly out of

focus, which can greatly add to the realism of renders.

There are three methods to switch the graphics window to the Camera view:

l Through the View Orientation dialog box (accessed through the spacebar)

l (^) Through the View Orientation popup (in the lower-left area of the graphics window)
l Through the RMB menu on the Camera in the Lights, Cameras and Scene folder in the
FeatureManager
When you switch the view to the Camera view, the regular Rotate View command does not
function. Rotating the view means moving the Camera. You can move the Camera by editing the
Camera properties, reposition the Camera by dragging the triad, or rotate the view while looking
through the Camera using the Turn Camera tool.
l Camera View. Views the model through a Camera. You can use Cameras for:
l (^) Viewing the model from a particular point of view.
l Creating renderings with perspective and depth-of-field (focus) blur; this feature is
only available when PhotoWorks is added in.
l Animating the position and target of the point of view in an animation. This feature is
only available when a Motion Study is active.