Eye / Focus View Positions
The Eye view position is the point from which the image is taken (i.e. where a camera would be placed).
The Focus view position sets the point towards which the camera would be directed.
There are three ways to select the point of view:
- by double right-clicking the mouse on the new eye or focus position in plan/elevation view and choosing Set Eye/Focus Position option
- by changing the x, y and z values in the Eye and Focus view position boxes
- by clicking on the Get Position button (in the View Parameters sub-group).
After clicking on Get Position, a Model Viewer window will appear:
Use the following keys to set the eye position:
- W (zoom in)
- S (zoom out)
- A (left)
- D (right)
- E (up)
- C (down)
Then use the left mouse button to define the view.
Once the required view is set, close the Model Viewer window.
The default generated view adds 10% to the bounding box of the defined view and sets the focus position to the centre of the defined view. If a zone is selected, then the eye and focus position change to inside the zone.
If the Lock checkboxes next to the eye/focus position coordinate boxes are ticked, the eye/focus positions cannot be accidentally moved.