Add a New Hinge Canvas
The Add New Hinge Canvas tool lets you create a blank canvas that hinges off an existing one. This tool uses your active canvas as a reference, allowing you to set an axis of intersection and rotate the new canvas out at an angle from the old one.
Placing your New Hinge Canvas
Position the axis of intersection
In the main view, you’ll see an axis with three circular handles. The two outer filled handles can be dragged to the axis where the side of your new hinge will intersect with the old canvas. The outlined handle is the hinge handle you will pull to rotate the new canvas.
Rotate the new canvas
Drag the outlined handle left or right to rotate the new canvas across the axis. As you drag, the camera will follow the movement of the new canvas. You can pause your rotation at any time by letting go of the handle. This is particularly helpful on smaller screens or when setting precise angles.
Use the Bird’s Eye view to orient yourself
The Bird’s Eye View in the top-right corner provides an interactive overview of your scene.
Confirm the position
Once the canvas is positioned, hit the checkmark on the right side of the toolbar to confirm its location. If you want to start over, you can press the reset button at the top.
The new canvas will become the active canvas and appear at the top of the Canvas List.
The Hinge Bird’s Eye View
The Bird’s Eye View appears in the top-right corner when you move a canvas. This reference window helps you visualize your scene structure and ensures precise placement of canvases.
Reference View
An interactive 3D view of your scene. You can use any standard navigation gestures to adjust the view: drag one finger or pen to rotate the view, pinch to zoom, and drag with two fingers to pan.
Camera Frustum
The blue wireframes represent the camera view. The camera itself is located at the tip of the pyramid and the rectangle base of the pyramid shows the bounds of your current camera view. The second rectangular (in blue) frame belongs to your new canvas. As you move the canvas in the main view, you’ll see this frame move to correspond with the canvas’ new position. The blue dotted line through the middle represents the axis of intersection.
Resize Window
Drag the scale icon in the bottom-left corner to adjust the size of the Bird’s Eye View.
Canonical Views
Tap the radio buttons to switch between top, side, 45-degree, and front views. You can also tap inside the reference view to cycle through these views.
Move Window
Drag the move icon in the bottom-right corner to reposition the Bird’s Eye View in the main view.
Hinge Indicator
The hinge indicator shows how far you have rotated your new canvas in relation to your old one.
Angle Snap Indicators
To help you create exact angles for structured designs, the hinge handle in the main view changes shape as you approach specific angles.
