Check lighting, rendering, and background on a model before you capture, and set them for every camera.
Preview opens a 3D view of a model with the lighting and rendering the capture will use. The controls are the same ones that sit in the Lighting and Rendering sections of Settings, and they apply to all captures.
The button is above the Settings column. The header reads Adjustments here apply to all captures.
2
Choose a model and a camera
Check at least one model first: the preview uses your checked models. Sample model picks which one to look at. Camera starts on Free (orbit), which is for inspecting only. Choose a saved camera, for example #2 · rear, to see its framing.
Previewing the saved camera #2 · rear.
3
Edit the framing if needed
With a saved camera chosen, click Edit camera. The editor then shows Back to preview. Orbiting in Free (orbit) never changes a saved camera. See Cameras.
4
Click Done
Your changes stay.
Tabs at the bottom switch between Lighting, Rendering, and the mode’s own panel: Vehicle, Base vehicle, Weapon, Base weapon, or Mannequin.
The preview model failed to load. Click View technical details to see why, then Load again. If it keeps failing, pick another Sample model.
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