Walkthrough Assistant

Walkthrough Assistant makes it easy to create a "walkthrough animation" in which the camera moves through the scene. This can be useful for automatically "walking" through a scene when presenting architectural designs and so on.

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Usage

Select View > Walkthrough Assistant to open the Walkthrough Assistant window.

Select a method for creating the walkthrough animation. This will determine the path the camera follows.

Walkthrough Assistant

Total Frames

The total number of frames used for the walkthrough animation.

After Generating Walkthrough Path Settings

Set Camera As Rendering Camera

After generating the walkthrough path, sets this camera as the camera used for rendering the scene.

Enable Sequence Mode

After generating the walkthrough path, switches to Sequence Mode.

From Camera Position and Target Settings

Camera Position

Set to Selected Object

The position of the camera used for the walkthrough animation can be set to a line object.

Select a line object to use as a path for the camera, and then click Set to Selected Object.

Target

Set to Selected Object

The target point of the camera (where it points during the walkthrough animation) can also be set to a line object.

Select a line object to use as the target for the camera, and then click Set to Selected Object.

Clear Target

Clears the specified target position.

Create Walkthrough Path

A walkthrough path is created using the Camera Position and Target objects. If you only set the camera position and not the target, the camera will stay facing a fixed direction.

From Multiple Cameras Settings

Create Walkthrough Path

After selecting multiple cameras, click Create Walkthrough Path to create an animation path connecting each selected camera.

Turntable Motion

Type Pop-up Menu

There are two types of turntable animation that can be selected.

Orbit Camera

The camera rotates about the target point, and the Walkthrough Camera is placed inside the rotator joint.

Spin Scene

All objects in the scene are placed inside a rotator joint and rotate about the target point.