📸 Photo Mode

Take high-resolution pictures and screenshots and save camera locations for the project with Photo Mode.

Think of this as a simplified 3D presentation. You can use all of the Presentation Mode controls except Video.

Getting to Photo Mode: To take photos of your project in Photo mode, go to the Finalize Phase.

Single left-click the Photo Mode button to load a 3D View with black border. To move around in 3D, use the standard mouse controls to rotate and pan and Walk (CTRL + W) and Fly (CTRL + F).

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Saved Locations

Each project can have up to 99 saved locations. These locations function in both Photo Mode and Presentation Mode.

New Camera Location: Press this button to add your current 3D view as a new Saved Location. You can also press (+) on your keyboard.

By default your starting point in presentation is the first Location Slot. To start in a different location, double click on the Location Slot to set it. A small orange figure will appear on the starting Location.

Location Slot Number: Left-click on the preview image to move your 3D view to that saved location. To move to a specific saved location while in Presentation Mode, Press the location number. For example, to move to Location 2, Press 2.

Camera Pin: Press this button to update/change the Location Slot to the current view or different time of day. You can easily change or replace a Saved Location by moving your 3D view and pressing the camera pin icon again.

Delete: Press this button to Delete the saved camera location. You can also press Delete on your keyboard.

Pegman: This marks the starting location in Presentation Mode. By default, the pegman is on Location Slot 1.
To change the starting location, double click a Location Slot to remove the pegman to that slot.

 

Thumbnail Refresh: Thumbnails only update after drastic changes to the design, or on opening a new save file. To refresh them at any time, click the Refresh Thumbnail Button.

Copy and Paste:

To copy and paste photo locations and settings, you have a couple of options.

First, you can select the location, press CTRL+C to copy, and then use CTRL+V to paste the location within the same photo mode save file, or even to the video mode location or a new save file. This makes it easy to transfer and duplicate your photo locations across different modes and projects.

Alternatively, you can right-click on the photo mode location and choose "Copy Settings". This will copy all the settings of that specific location. Then, right-click on another location and choose the settings you want to copy to the new location. Finally, click "Paste Settings" and only those selected changes will be applied.

Here's an example: If you want to keep two different photo mode locations the same, except for the time of day, follow these steps:

1. Right-click on the first location and choose "Copy Settings."

2. Next, right-click on the second location and deselect all settings except for "Time of Day."

3. Click on "Paste Settings."

By following these steps, you'll notice that the second location remains the same, except for the updated time of day.

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Stage Options

Footprints: Press this button to enter Walk mode or press (CTRL + W) on your keyboard.  Walk mode plants your feet firmly back on the ground so you can walk around. Press Esc to exit Walk mode.

Balloon: Press this button to enter Fly mode or press (CTRL + F) on your keyboard. Fly mode allows you to “fly” anywhere in the 3D view. Press Esc to exit Fly mode.

Take Photo: At any time, you can press the Take Photo button to capture a picture/screenshot of your current view.  You can also press (P) on your keyboard.

When you successfully take a photo, the Photo Saved pop up box will appear and the screenshot will be saved in the screenshots folder.

Click on the Photo Saved box to open the Media Viewer and view the screenshots.

Click on the "Open File" button to directly open the photo in your default photo viewer. 

Resolution: Take pictures/screenshots at the resolution you select from the drop-down. 

Here are different resolution options for capturing your photos:

• 1080p - This is the default resolution and it has dimensions of 1920x1080 pixels.
• 4K - This option provides a higher resolution with dimensions of 3840x2160 pixels.
• 8K - For printing large format images, you can choose this option with dimensions of 7680x4320 pixels.
• Social Square - This aspect ratio is perfect for square social media posts, with a 1:1 ratio.
• Social Story - If you want to create tall social media posts, this aspect ratio of 9:16 is ideal.
• 360 Photo - HD - This option allows you to capture high definition 360-degree photos that can be viewed in virtual reality, on Facebook, or with 360 photo viewers.
• 360 Photo - 4K - For an even higher level of detail in your 360-degree photos, you can choose this option. However, keep in mind that this requires a computer with significant video memory and the resulting file size may be too large for some social media platforms. It is best suited for creating virtual reality experiences.