Generating 360-degree Videos and Images

You can create videos and images in 360 degrees.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
About the Camera Panels
About Animations Types
About Animations Parameters

Generate a 360-degree Video

You can create 360-degree videos on several devices.

Before you begin: You cannot generate multiple videos at the same time.
  1. From the Live Rendering section of the action bar, click Manage Camera .
  2. In the General and Transformation areas, modify the options related to the viewpoint, view mode, and coordinates of the camera.
  3. In the Motion area, select either the Move, Move Around, Zoom, or Translate animation type.

    Notes: Regarding the Move Around and Zoom animation types:
    • With Move Around, do not select the Pivot preset.
    • Zoom has no impact on the camera position. However, you can create a zoom effect in the video by translating your model.

  4. Define the appropriate animation parameters.
  5. Select Generate 360 video then specify the following options:
    OptionDescription
    Name Lets you enter the video name.
    User folder Lets you either enter the video name directly in the box, or click to navigate to the location of your choice.
    Profile Lets you select the device used for generating the video.
  6. Click Generate 360 video.
    Important: Do not modify the viewpoint while the video generation is in progress.

The video is generated in the selected folder. The video frames are also saved to a sequence of images in the same folder.

Generate a 360-degree Image

You can generate 360-degree images with a custom size.

  1. From the Live Rendering section of the action bar, click Manage Camera .
  2. In the General and Transformation areas, modify the options related to the viewpoint, view mode, and coordinates of the camera.
  3. In the Motion area, click Static Camera.
  4. Enter the following information:
    OptionDescription
    Name Lets you enter the image name.

    You can modify the default name ("360Picture").

    User folder Lets you either enter the image name directly in the box, or click to navigate to the location of your choice.
    Width/Height Lets you define the image size.

    By default, the two parameters are linked. To unlink them, click .
  5. Click Generate 360° image.

The image is generated in the selected location.