3D Scene - What & How to use?
This article will explain what 3D Scene is and how to edit in the Sayduck Platform.
3D Scene consist of Nodes, Camera and Lighting that together make up your product displayed in the 3D viewer.
Changing a Variant will change the 3D scene you are editing.
You can create a new 3D scene to the product with the highlighted + Variant button.
In the Sayduck Platform, the 3D scene on each product is fully customisable. You can freely add new Nodes, create and change Materials and move, scale and rotate your Nodes.
Additional models can be added to the 3D scene by:
Drag & drop a Mesh from resources to the 3D scene or the 3D viewer.
Click Add node and choose a Mesh from the dropdown. This Mesh will be assigned a default material and added to the 3D scene.
Material can be assigned to Nodes in the 3D scene by:
Drag & drop a Material from resources to Nodes in the 3D scene.
Select Node and choose Material from the dropdown to assign it.
To create Node groups, click the Add group button. Nodes can then be assigned to the group by drag & drop.
To assign Material to all Nodes in a group, drag & drop Material to the group name.
Select the Node and click Remove. This will remove the Node from the 3D scene.
Select the Node and click Duplicate. This will add a Copy of Node to the 3D scene with the same properties as the original.
The position, size and rotation can be adjusted with the TRS tool.
Select a node
Enable Freeform TRS
Choose option - transform, rotate or scale
Drag pivot arrows to adjust the model.
Select a node
Adjust the Position/rotation/scale values
Click Save.
Lighting will effect all Material colours in the 3D scene.
What is a 3D scene?
3D Scene consist of Nodes, Camera and Lighting that together make up your product displayed in the 3D viewer.
Each Variant has its own 3D scene
Changing a Variant will change the 3D scene you are editing.
Create a new 3D scene / variant
You can create a new 3D scene to the product with the highlighted + Variant button.
How to edit your 3D Scene?
In the Sayduck Platform, the 3D scene on each product is fully customisable. You can freely add new Nodes, create and change Materials and move, scale and rotate your Nodes.
Add node to 3D scene
Additional models can be added to the 3D scene by:
Drag & drop
Drag & drop a Mesh from resources to the 3D scene or the 3D viewer.
Add node
Click Add node and choose a Mesh from the dropdown. This Mesh will be assigned a default material and added to the 3D scene.
Assign material to a node
Material can be assigned to Nodes in the 3D scene by:
Drag & drop
Drag & drop a Material from resources to Nodes in the 3D scene.
Select & assign
Select Node and choose Material from the dropdown to assign it.
Add Node groups
To create Node groups, click the Add group button. Nodes can then be assigned to the group by drag & drop.
Assign material to a Node group
To assign Material to all Nodes in a group, drag & drop Material to the group name.
How to remove Node from 3D scene?
Select the Node and click Remove. This will remove the Node from the 3D scene.
How to duplicate a Node?
Select the Node and click Duplicate. This will add a Copy of Node to the 3D scene with the same properties as the original.
Change node position, size and rotation
The position, size and rotation can be adjusted with the TRS tool.
Freeform TRS
Select a node
Enable Freeform TRS
Choose option - transform, rotate or scale
Drag pivot arrows to adjust the model.
Type in-value
Select a node
Adjust the Position/rotation/scale values
Click Save.
Lighting effect on 3D Scene
Lighting will effect all Material colours in the 3D scene.
Updated on: 07/03/2023
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