User Guide

CHAPTER 9
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3D Compositing
To set or replace 3D view shortcuts:
1 Set the 3D View as described in the “To set a 3D View” procedure above.
2 Choose View > Set 3D View Shortcut > Replace n, where n is a view you want to replace.
After Effects replaces the view shown in the menu with the current-composition 3D view.
To toggle among 3D views:
Do one of the following:
• To toggle among the three 3D view shortcuts in the View > Set 3D View Shortcut menu,
press F10, F11, or F12 to display the first, second and third view, respectively.
• To switch to the previous 3D view, press Esc.
Using cameras
After Effects 3D layers can be viewed from any number of angles and distances using
cameras. When you set a particular camera view for your composition, you look at the layers
as though you were looking through that camera. You can choose between viewing your
composition through the Active Camera or through a particular named camera. The Active
Camera is the topmost camera in the layer order at the current time. If you have not created
a camera, then the Active Camera is the same as the default composition view. The Active
Camera is the only camera view that will be rendered. This includes nested compositions,
and final renders, regardless of the view showing in the Composition window. All other
cameras that you create are included in the View list; you can access their views at any time.
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