Examples

Examples

Follow three common tasks from start to finish. You can start from an empty scene or add to one the AI made.

Following a moving car

  1. In the Object Drawer, pick Vehicle with the filter and drag a car into the 3D view. → Adding things
  2. Press + Add to Timeline in Details, and with the playhead at 0 seconds press Add key in the Keyframe section.
  3. Move the playhead to 4 seconds and drag the car forward with the Move (W) tool. The car now drives from 0 to 4 seconds. → Making it move
  4. With the car still selected, open Camera presets at the top right of the timeline and drag Tracking onto the Camera row near 0 seconds. → Cameras
  5. Press Space to play it. Adjust the following height and distance in the camera's settings in Details.

A camera shoots what is selected. The car must be selected at step 4 for the camera to follow it.

Making a night scene

  1. Press the name of the Time row on the timeline, and pick night under Presets in Details. → Changing the time of day
  2. Lights whose brightness is Auto, such as car headlights and street lamps, turn on by themselves.
  3. If somewhere needs more light, drag a Spot light from Light in the drawer and turn it toward the spot with Rotate (E). → Placing a light
  4. With the playhead at 0 seconds, press the orange Amber swatch under Color in Details and raise Brightness to about 3. → Changing brightness and color
  5. For more mood, drag in mist or rain from Effects. → Adding an effect

Putting someone on a bus

  1. Type bus in the drawer's search box and place City bus 1 in the 3D view. Place a person from Human beside the bus.
  2. To make the bus drive, give it keys. → Making it move
  3. Select the person and press + Add to Timeline in Details.
  4. Put the playhead at the moment they get on, and pick City bus 1 from Add → Ride on… beside Attachments in Details. → Riding something
  5. Drag the end of the On City bus 1 bar on the person's row on the timeline to set when they get off.

To change where they sit, press the bar and pick under Seat in Details.

Related: People · objects · vehicles · Lights · effects · time of day · Cameras · Timeline

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