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Flight Path Ribbon Tab

Context-sensitive tab — appears when the Flight Path context is active.

Commands available on the Flight Path ribbon tab, grouped by panel.

Create​

Add View​

Tooltip: Add the current view

Save the current camera viewpoint as a new keyframe in the active flight path.

Add Scene​

Tooltip: Add a scene keyframe

Add a scene-snapshot keyframe to the active flight path (captures display state, not just camera).

Record from Game Pad​

Tooltip: Record the flight path from a game pad

Navigate using the gamepad and record a viewpoint every x metres or after turning y degrees.

Next VP​

Tooltip: Next viewpoint

Go to the next viewpoint in the active flight path

Previous VP​

Tooltip: Previous Viewpoint

Go to the previous viewpoint in the active flight path

Presentation​

Tooltip: Show Presentation

Show the presentation slides for the active flight path

Create Open Path​

Tooltip: Create open flight path

Build an open flight path that interpolates between the existing viewpoint keyframes.

Create Closed Path​

Tooltip: Create closed flight path

Build a closed flight path that loops back from the last viewpoint to the first.

Show Path​

Tooltip: Show the flight path

Toggle display of the flight path curve in the 3D view.

Edit​

Smooth All​

Tooltip: Smooth the entire path

Apply spline smoothing to every viewpoint in the active flight path.

Motion Blur​

Tooltip: Toggle motion blur

Enable motion blur when playing back or rendering the flight path.

Lock Centre​

Tooltip: Lock camera centre

Lock the camera's look-at centre while flying so the camera tracks a fixed target.

Player​

Go to Start​

Tooltip: Jump to start

Move the playhead to the first viewpoint in the flight path.

Step back​

Tooltip: Step back one viewpoint

Step back to the previous viewpoint in the flight path.

Play​

Tooltip: Play the flight path

Play (or pause) playback of the active flight path.

Step Forward​

Tooltip: Step forward one viewpoint

Step forward to the next viewpoint in the flight path.

Go To End​

Tooltip: Jump to end

Move the playhead to the last viewpoint in the flight path.

Record Movie​

Tooltip: Record movie of flight path

Render the active flight path to a movie file.