Present3D paths file explanations

1) Path

path="name.path"

0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 1

7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

8 0 0 2 0 0 0 1

first column - time

2,3,4 position: x y z

5,6,7,8 quaternion: x y z w

can be used with a time offset : path_time_offset="2"

2) Animation Material

animation_material="name.material"

0 1 1 1 0

2 1 1 1 1

6.5 1 1 1 1

7 1 1 1 0

first column - time

2,3,4,5 are colour and alpha : r g b a

can be used with a time offset : animation_material_time_offset="2"

3) Rotation path

path="name.rotation_path"

This is the one used for the Mars sequence.

0 0 0 0 -0.3 0 0.01 0 0 0.05

5 0 0 0 0.2 0 0.1 10 0 0.09

20 0 0 0 -0.1 0 0.4 190 0 0.6

24 0 0 0 -0.2 0 0.4 230 0 0.8

29 0 0 0 -0.3 0 -0.8 280 0 3

1 : time

2,3,4 position: x y z

5,6,7 pivot point: x y z

8,9 rotation: azimuth (from north) elevation (from horizontal, up is

+90 degrees)

10 look distance:

4) Camera Path

camera_path="name.path"

Capture a camera path by pressing "z" key to start and "Z" to stop - it will write the file "saved_animation.path" in the current directory.