The Studio Viewport
- David Avgikos
The Viewport is the main area where a course is constructed. The default aspect ratio for DART courses is 16:9. If the screen resolution of the computer running Studio has a different aspect ratio, or if the program window’s size is reduced, the program adds semi-transparent black bars to the viewport to let you know the area that will actually be seen by the trainee when the course is run.
The view in the viewport can be changed by switching viewpoints. Viewpoints are scene cameras that represent the position and orientation of the shooter in the virtual world and directly affect the view the shooter sees during a course. Multiple viewpoints can be added and moved around a scene using the same motion controls as other object types.
Navigation Guide
Selecting the Navigation Guide option from the Help menu will open a window showing the mouse and keyboard shortcuts used for navigating around the viewport.
Left Mouse Button - look around
Mouse Wheel (hold wheel and drag) - pan and move up and down
Mouse Wheel (scroll) - move forward and backward
W - move forward
A - move left
D - move right
S - move backward
Q - move down
E - move up
Number Keys 1-6 - change the speed of movement with 1 being the slowest and 5 being the fastest
Picture-in-a-Picture Mode
If you are in Overview mode and select a Viewpoint object, a movable window will appear showing what the selected Viewpoint sees. This is designed to make it easier to place scene cameras where needed.
