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3. Drag in the viewport to adjust the FO V angle.
• Dragging down widens (increases) the FOV
angle, reduces lens length, displays more of
your scene, and exaggerates perspective.
• Dragging up narrows (decreases) the FO V
angle, increases lens length, displays less of
your scene, and flattens perspective.
4. Press ESC or right-click to t urn off the button.
To enter an FOV value in a Perspective v iew:
1.
Activate a Perspective viewport.
2. Right-click Field-of-View to display the
Viewport Configuration dialog.
3. Click the Rendering Method tab.
4. In the Perspective User View group, enter an
angle in the FOV field.
5. Click OK to make the change.
To use FOV with Camera parameters:
1.
ActivateaCameraviewport.
2. Press H and select the view por t’s camera in the
Select Objects dialog.
3. Open the Modify panel to view the camera’s
Parameters rollout.
4. As you drag Field-of-View in the viewport, the
FOV and Lens parameters update interactively.
5. Set the FOV and Lens parameters directly, or
click a button in the Stock Lenses group.
Note: Only the FOV value is saved with the
camera. The Lens value (fo cal length) is
another way to express and select the FOV.
See
Common Camera Parameters (page
2–1218)
.
Note: Using the Perspective button (page 3–789)
in a Camera viewport also changes the FOV in
concert with dollying the camera.
Zoom R egi on
Activate an Orthographic viewport. > Viewport
navigation controls > Zoom Region
Activate a Perspective viewport. > Vi ewpor t navigation
controls > Zoom Region (from Field of View flyout)
Keyboard > CT RL+W
Zoom Region magnifies a rectangular area you
drag within a viewport. This control is available
only when the active viewport is an
Or thog raphic
(page 3–1080)
, Perspective (page 3–1086) or
User-Axonometric view (page 3–1007) .Itisnot
available for Camera viewports.
Zoom Region stays active until you right-click or
select another command.
Procedures
To zoom a r egion:
1.
Activate an Orthographic or Perspective
view por t.
2. Click Zoom Region or press CTRL+W.
When you zo om a region in a perspect ive
viewport, select Z oom Region from the Field of
View flyout.
3. Drag a rectangular region in any viewport
displayinganon-cameraview.
When you release, the region is magnified to
fill the v iewport.
Note: When using the Zoom Region in
Perspective view, the zoom rectangle is at a
fixed distance from the camera. For this reas on,
if you draw the rectang le large enough, you can
zoom out from the scene.