This quick tutorial will show how to use the new 3D Model render extension with a new project
Select File > New > Storyboard Application.
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Select Project name and click Finish.
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Once the empty project loads add a control with a 3D Model render extension to the screen. Nothing will show up in the render extension since a model file hasn’t been selected.
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Copy an OBJ file into the project. The models for this tutorial were placed in the models folder.
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Go to the 3D Model’s properties pane and either enter the location of the model or push the adjacent button to browse the project for any OBJ files.
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Once the model loads it might not be immediately visible. Right click on the control and select Resize > Reset 3D Model. This is set some of the camera coordinates to make the model visible.
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Further manipulation of the model’s properties may be needed in order to place the model in the desired position. The following are the definitions of each of the model’s properties:
filename - The name of the model to load.
camera_position_x - The x position of the camera.
camera_position_y - The y position of the camera.
camera_position_z - The z position of the camera.
azimuth - The rotation of the camera around the y axis in degrees.
elevation - The rotation of the camera around the x axis in degrees.
camera_field_of_view - The field of view the camera in degrees. The field of view specifies how much of visual sphere is mapped to the control. A larger field of view is equivalent to using a wide-angle lens on a camera, and a smaller field of view is equivalent to using a zoom lens.
model_position_x - The x position of the model.
model_position_y - The y position of the model.
model_position_z - The z position of the model.
model_orientation_phi - The rotation of the model around the x axis in degrees.
model_orientation_theta - The rotation of the model around the y axis in degrees.
model_orientation_psi - The rotation of the model around the z axis in degrees.
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After setting the desired properties the model will automatically reposition itself.
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