
The viewport displays the objects in your scene. You can choose the camera to view your scene. A new scene always has one default camera. You can create multiple cameras and switch between them.
The active camera's name is shown at the bottom center of the viewport.
| How to | Do this |
| Change the active camera. | Select a camera in the Object List. Then click in the toolbar or select View > Look Through Selected (Shortcut: F3). |
| Create a new camera. | Click in the toolbar or select Create > Camera. |
| Configure the attributes of a camera. | Select a camera in the Object List and configure its attributes in the Object Inspector > Object Attributes. |
Heads Up Display (HUD)
You can display various scene information in the viewport, which can be turned on or off under View > Heads Up Display.
| How to | Do this |
| Show or hide HUD options. | Select or unselect HUD options under View > Heads Up Display. |
| Change the color of HUD texts. | Click in the top right corner of the toolbar to open the Preferences window. Select the Heads Up Display section and choose a color under Text color. |
HUD Options
Axis: Displays the global axis in the bottom-left corner.
Camera Name: Displays the name of the active camera (through which we view the scene) in the bottom center of the viewport.
Clip State: Shows whether any clipping plane is active in the scene.
Focal Length: Displays the focal length of the active camera.
Target State: Shows whether the active camera is tracking a target.
Viewport Messages: Displays the last message sent to the Console window. You can customize the duration of this message under Preferences > Heads Up Display.
Fullscreen Mode
To enter fullscreen mode, press View > Fullscreen or click
in the toolbar (Shortcut: F9). To exit the fullscreen mode, press the Esc key.
in the toolbar or select View > Look Through Selected (Shortcut: F3).
in the toolbar or select Create > Camera.
in the top right corner of the toolbar to open the Preferences window. Select the Heads Up Display section and choose a color under Text color.