HOWTO: Flip the Camera to View the Mirror Image of a Scene
  
PSS ID Number: Q173623
Article last modified on 09-12-1997
 
IRIX:3.7; WINDOWS NT:3.7
 
IRIX NT WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Softimage 3D for IRIX, version 3.7
 - Softimage 3D for Windows NT, version 3.7
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SUMMARY
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This procedure is provided to show you how to view the mirror image of your
scene by flipping the camera on the x-axis.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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1. From the Spreadsheet window, in the Edit Clause section, click Query and
   in the dialog box that appears, enter the clause:
 
   chptyp==CAM
 
2. In the Spreadsheet, click Columns. In the dialog box that appears,
   double-click on CAMERAS (this expands the camera parameters in the
   Available Columns scroll box).
 
3. Scroll down the list to the projection plane attributes and highlight
   the following:
 
   cmfov, cmaspr, cmpdst, cmpszx, cmpszy, cmpofx, cmpofy, cmpact
 
4. In the Spreadsheet, toggle cmpact to on (you are now in the projection
   plane camera mode).
 
5. In the cmpszx (camera projection plane size in X), add a minus sign (-)
   in front of the number.
 
You can use this feature for viewing and rendering.
 
REFERENCES
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SOFTIMAGE 3D Reference Guide: A to H, Appendices, page 86.
 
Working With SOFTIMAGE 3D, page 81-96.
 
If you have any questions concerning the information contained in this
article, contact support@softimage.com by e-mail.
 
Additional query words: si si3d si3dcam
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Version           : IRIX:3.7; WINDOWS NT:3.7
Platform          : IRIX NT WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1997.