• Vectorworks Tip #082 – Visualization – Fine Tune Camera

    Once you have the camera selected, you can use the Object Info palette to Fine Tune the Camera. This opens a dialog box where you can change the height, angle and position of the camera. When you adjust the camera, the view updates so that you can see the changes.

  • Using Your iPhone on a Tripod

    I have tried to use an iPhone and an iPad to shoot video, but the results are not great. What I really want to  is to mount the iPhone on a tripod. A standard tripod has a bolt to connect a camera, but the phone and tablet do not have the…

  • Can I Create a Viewport From a Camera?

    You can easily create a viewport from a  camera, it is one of the easiest ways to set up perspective viewports.

  • cadmovie664 – Lighting and Rendering in Vectorworks 2011 Part 6

    Renderworks Camera. The Renderworks Camera tool is great for setting the view. It is similar to the Set 3D command in that you click to locate the camera position and look toward position, but unlike the Set 3D View, you end up with an object on the screen that you can…

  • Making a Viewport from a Camera

    One of the new features in Vectorworks 2011 is the ability to use the camera to create a viewport. If you use this technique, you do not need to create a crop object, and you can edit the camera settings after the viewport is made, if you need to change…

  • cadmovie508 – Lighting and Rendering Part 6

    The Renderworks Camera tool is great for setting the view. It is similar to the Set 3D command in that you click to locate the camera position and look toward position, but unlike the Set 3D View, you end up with an object on the screen that you can move…

  • The Camera Match Tool for Vectorworks

    Matt Panzer has updated his fabulous Camera Match tool.  This tool allows Vectorworks users to quickly and accurately align a 3D view to an existing photograph. Other features in Camera Match 2009 include anti-aliasing for mask objects, which blend the edges of the mask with the rendered model, as well…

  • cadmove021 – Renderworks Camera

    The RenderWorks Camera tool allows you to make a view similar to the Set 3D View, but it’s an object that you can move around and edit, so it’s more useful than the Set 3D command.