Since you have already setup your camera, you can select next from the 'Pick Initial KeyShotXR View' menu.įor this example, I used 24 for 'Horizontal Frames' and 12 for 'Vertical Frames'.Īll that is left to do is name your animation, set the folder where the frames will be saved and set frame resolution (1920 x 1080 is what I usually use). Now, select tumble and choose 'Object' as the rotation center. Next, save your camera and select KeyShot XR from the bottom menu. Setting the camera distance from the widget and lighting of the scene. In Keyshot, you first setup your animation.

Some programs I use like KeyShot do this for you by selecting the 'Tumble' feature from the KeyShot XR tab. What if you decide to show your widget from all sides in full '3D' and then show a few hotspots as the viewer enjoys the multiple axes provided (see the video example at the bottom of the post)? Easy enough you would think, but here is a sure-fire way to do it. Just add hotspot of your choice, and you are ready to publish. The software you use to compile your project will give you a smooth interpretation of the widget’s rotation. Just target the camera to your widget and make the first frame zero on the Y axis and at frame 24 336° (360 minus 24 is 336) on Y. How many degrees of rotation per frame is adequate for a smooth presentation? I use 24 frames with a rotation of 15° per frame (360 divided by 24 is 15). A rotation around the widget's center axis gives the viewer the ability to not only see all sides of the widget, but any hidden features the client wants to showcase. Working with most clients is easy because they simply want to have their product ('widget') rotate in 360. Your creations do have limitations in the form of internet speeds, graphic cards and the device that your viewer is using to view them on, but that is another blog post all together. Using the film strip idea above you can allow your users to get lost in your film strip and interact with your widget when you are not able to be there and present it yourself. Hey, 'old 3D animation guy' we get that… do you? Most of my clients think they can only rotate a widget and talk about its parts. Basically, you are able to present a widget, process, or an idea to the user by dragging your mouse and clicking on icons attached to the geometry which are called hotspots. Think of interactivity as a film strip, which allows the viewer to push or pull their mouse through the presentation. Better yet, how do you even start to think about and use this technology. One issue that might crop up is how to use this 360 interactive animation technology that you see almost constantly on the Internet. However, we as animators still have issues that crop up no matter how technology changes. Much has changed obviously, in regards to rendering technology, CPU speed and the amount of memory our glorious machines have. I have been a 3D animator since I purchased my first computer, (an Amiga 500) way back in 1988.

Keyshot 360 degree turntable animation