{"id":142059978589,"date":"2017-07-11T20:41:10","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T18:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.sketchfab.com\/?p=142059978589"},"modified":"2021-05-19T17:53:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T15:53:18","slug":"introducing-camera-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/introducing-camera-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Camera Limits"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you were paying close attention to our one million member celebration<\/a>\u00a0yesterday, you may have noticed something a little different as you explored our scene. <\/span><\/p>\n

As you know we always listen carefully to feature requests from our community so I\u2019m proud to share a new feature that many of you will find helpful when it comes to showing off your work in the best light.\u00a0<\/span>Let\u2019s face it. We all have our best side, and there\u2019s a chance your work does too. Perhaps you didn\u2019t model the rear of a building, or would prefer that viewers didn\u2019t see the polygonal mess you left under a ground plane.
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\nStarting today PRO subscribers<\/a> can now add <\/span>camera limits<\/b> to their scenes to control how they can be explored in our player. You can limit the rotation of the camera in both horizontal and vertical directions and even limit zooming. The new feature can be found in our 3D editor under the first \u201cScene\u201d tab with the Gear icon, under the camera roll-out. Once activated, the limits are shown in the form of a gizmo that can also be manipulated, and the limits can be previewed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 3D editor lets you preview the limits in action. This scene is a perfect example where you may not wish viewers to be able to peek under the ground plane. Do so by limiting vertical rotation.<\/em><\/h5>\n


\nIn all cases, you get to specify how far you want the limits to be. Don\u2019t want visitors to zoom in too closely on your work? Check. Prefer that they can\u2019t rotate the camera behind, above, or underneath your work? Check. By default limits are left off, allowing your work to be fully explore.\u00a0But remember, don\u2019t get sloppy with your modeling. Your work is still viewable from all angles in VR!<\/span><\/p>\n