7. Use Scenes

Set up several Scenes with only the Tags (Layers) and elements you need visible. From Jean Lemire

Create a scene with these settings:

• 1. No shadow.

  2. No textures or even hidden line or even wireframe.

  3. No profiles.

  4. No fancy edges.

  5. Turn off as many Tags off as possible - with those Tags containing as much geometry as possible.

Make sure that this scene does not memorize the camera settings - this scene will be used for navigating the model with Orbit, Pan and Zoom. (by not saving the camera setting, whatever your last used camera position was or Scene, you will switch to the speed style options without changing your current camera position.)

Make another scene with the settings that you require for modelling.

Make another scene with the settings that you like for rendering.

Name each scene as you see fit (Navigating, Modelling and Rendering, for example).

Click on the Navigation scene to get where you want. Then click on the required one depending on what you want (Modelling or Rendering).

• • Use a plain Style - no shadows, no textures, etc. - on Scenes where you actively do your modeling. Such Scenes can be excluded from an animation via a check box in the Scenes palette.

  • Set up other Scenes with fancy Styles to view progress only.

• • Add Layer Jim Foltz - Adds a Layer that is hidden by default in all current and future Scenes

  • AddPages Smustard - Add pages orthographically.

  • CG Scenes Windows CG Scenes Mac Chris Glasier - Helps manage scenes, layers, and components in a single re-sizable automated interface.

  • Eneroth Camera Memory Eneroth3 - Saves the camera position in just 2 clicks so it can be retrieved later. Works between models.

  • PageExIm Rick Wilson - Export and import scenes between models.

  • PageHide Smustard - Hide selected entities on pages quickly and easily.

  • ViewSaver Smustard - Save and restore camera views independent of Scene tabs.