[LPub] Detail View

[Milan Vančura]

How is it possible to make a detailed view of only an specific area of the whole model?

AFAIK there is no direct way in LPub3D. I use these two methods:

1. when it's possible, I use submodels - this makes exactly a focus on the related part of the model and I do not need to fiddle with any cropping, frames etc.

2. I make a copy of the model in LDCAD, open it also in LPub3D where I set higher DPI resolution. Then, when I need a special view, I prepare such (rotation) step in LDCAD and take the corresponding rendered image from LPub3D cache. Then I use such image (even after some edit like crop, arrows, notes...) in the main/original model LPub3D, as an external image.

Of course, the second case is time-consuming a little. It helps if you save your work at several points. Like the alternate model in LDCAD, graphical layers in gimp etc. Then, when you modify the original model, you can do the same modification in the model copy, make new snapshot at that step and just exchange the base layer in gimp.