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Composition tools

Compose for the exact crop you will deliver, whether it is a square social post, a 16:9 presentation slide or a tall 9:16 story, and see the frame edge while you work.

Frame with intent

Guides, aspect crops and framing commands sit on the live render, so layout decisions are made on the final image rather than guessed.

Composition guides

Overlay a rule-of-thirds grid, a centre mark or a golden-ratio grid on the camera view to place the product and its key feature with purpose.

Aspect ratios per camera

Choose Free, 1:1, 4:5, 3:2, 16:9, 9:16 or 21:9, or save your own ratios for recurring layouts such as a catalogue grid or a trade-show banner.

Passepartout and output frame

Dim everything outside the crop with an adjustable passepartout, or match the aspect of a backplate photograph so the product sits correctly in the scene.

Framing commands

Frame Selected, Frame Scene, Look At Target and Level Horizon tidy a camera in one click. Double-click a part to focus on it; press F to frame.

Standard views

Snap to front, side or top with 1, 3 and 7, click the axis gizmo to look along an axis, or return to the default three-quarter view with Reset View.

Straight verticals

Roll the camera deliberately, or use Two-Point Perspective to keep tall products such as speakers and appliances standing upright in the frame.

Design example: one headphone, three layouts

A launch needs the same over-ear headphone in a 16:9 keynote slide, a 4:5 social post and a 9:16 story. The designer keeps a camera for each layout, each with its own aspect ratio and a thirds guide. In the landscape frame the ear cup sits on a thirds intersection, leaving space for a headline. The portrait frames stack the headband over the cup, and the passepartout shows exactly what each crop will lose.

How it works

  1. Choose an aspect ratio on the camera for the layout you are delivering.
  2. Turn on a composition guide and raise the passepartout to see the crop clearly.
  3. Frame the product, level the horizon and place the key feature on a guide line.
  4. Duplicate the camera for the next layout and change only the aspect ratio.

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