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Strange camera behavior
Hi, all !
Of course this is because I’m a newbie, but:
Normally ( I think ) when I want to change the current view’s camera, I just hit any key from F1 to F4 and it works. But at times this doesn’t work ; I have to go to the “Cameras” menu and select what I want; what’s worse, if I have configured background images in some panels, everything seems to be very far away.
What am I doing wrong ? Thanks in advance.
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2 Replies
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From what you wrote, it sounds like you are mistakenly thinking that the F keys are changing the camera rather than only selecting a different view panel — each of which can be set to a different camera or a different view (top, right, etc.). They will only change the camera if you have set that view panel to use a different camera, otherwise they use the default camera.
As you are a new user, I would recommend leaving the four views set to their defaults, which will allow you to quickly view your scene from those four default views using the default camera. And when using the default camera in any view you can zoom and pan (and rotate in the perspective view), and those changes will be remembered when you return to that view later. Add a camera object (or several if your project calls for it), and place it in position and animate it for your final render view, but always use the default camera to navigate around the scene when modifying/moving objects, or for just getting a feel for the layout of the scene. If you don’t get in the habit of using the default camera for such modifications you can easily mess up your camera animations. And if you do accidentally move a camera object while thinking that you are using the default camera, shift + command + Z will undo the camera move.
Hope this helps.
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Got it, Jim! Thanks.
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