InfraWorks: Storyboard

Last updated: 2022-12-13

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Create a storyboard

A storyboard is a dynamic presentation tool that guides the viewer along a designated path through the model. A storyboard can display titles and captions and use a variety of camera angles to create visual effects.

  1. Open model with a roadway
  2. Ribbon > Present/Share tab > Present panel > select Storyboard Creator
  3. Storyboard > Camera Path Animation dropdown > select Add Camera Path Animation
  4. First key frame is added to the storyboard
  5. Pan down roadway, hold right-click and drag to next point.

    Tip: Using right-click will keep the view at the same elevation.

  6. Storyboard > select + next to first keyframe to add a keyframe
  7. Continue down the road adding additional keyframes
    • It's good to place a keyframe at Point of Curve (PC) and Point of Tangent (PT)
    • Use arrow keys to shift view or pivot at the location
  8. Select green Play button to run storyboard animation

Edit storyboard speed

  1. Storyboard > Camera speed control
  2. Select Keyframe #1
  3. Set speed: 400 mph

    Info: This changes the speed for all proceeding keyframes.

  4. Select Keyframe #3
  5. Set speed: 200 mph

    Info: To change a single keyframe to be a different speed, select the keyframe and enter a speed value, then select the proceeding keyframe and enter the original speed value.

  6. Select Keyframe #4
  7. Set speed: 400 mph
  8. Select green Play button to run storyboard animation

Creating keyframes with design and component roads

  1. Storyboard > select Add New Storyboard
  2. Convert road to a component road
    1. Select road > right-click menu > Convert to Component Road
  3. Storyboard > Camera Path Animation dropdown > select Create from Component Road
  4. Left-click on road
  5. Create a Camera Path from a Component Road dialog box

    Contains values for editing the keyframes; camera position offsets, Tangent position offsets, and advanced settings. Offset values - negative is left and positive is right.

  6. Leave values as default
  7. Create
  8. Select green Play button to run storyboard animation