Introducing the latest 3D animation tools!
What is it?
New 3D animation tools for showcasing amazing maps.
How do I access these tools?
In 3D mode, the toolbar is available in the upper right-hand corner for every paid DroneDeploy user!
3D Auto-Rotate +
- Auto-rotate (aka Turntable mode
) - Automatically spins the model. The axis of rotation and playback speed are both adjustable.
How does it work?
- From the 3D view simply click the
button from the animation toolbar and the model will begin to rotate.
- Reposition the model accordingly.
- Adjust speed to preference.
3D Camera Animation Tools
- Camera Animation (aka Fly-through
) - Save keyframe views while navigating through the 3D model and play them back at adjustable speeds.
How does it work?
- From the 3D view navigate to an initial view of the model.
- Select Camera Animation
,
- Add the Current Position and reposition the model.
- Repeat this process until the fly-through path is satisfactory.
- Select Start Animation to playback the 3D tour.
- Adjust speed and delay if desired.
3D View Cube
What is it? A new way to quickly snap to top/side/elevation views of the 3D aerial model.
How it works: simply click the corners/faces of the cube for quick reorientation to orthonormal or perspective views.
FAQ's
- Currently, there is no ability to remove positions and one must exit the 3D scene to restart.
- Can I export the animation?As of now, we do not anticipate building in a recording/rendering/export functionality into DD so we recommend customers use their preferred screen capture tool of choice (QuickTime, etc). When captured on a 4K display the resolution is more than satisfactory for almost all use cases.