Creating a new Scene
To Create a new project! Click on the Univah icon to launch the film engine. When you see the user interface. Select File –> New Scene. This creates a new blank scene showing a grey grid in the middle of the viewport.
*CTRL + G to show or hide the grid.
*7 Key to show or hide the Menu Bar.
*6 Key to show or hide the Tool Bar.
Switching Themes
To switch between Light / Dark theme! Go To Window –> Select Light / Dark Theme. A pop-up window will appear. Click YES to restart. The software will restart. The new theme will now be active.
*BE SURE to save your project before switching themes.
Light Theme
Click YES to restart. The software will restart.
Click NO to keep the current theme.
Reset UI / Save UI
To save your custom user interface (UI) arrangement, simply drag and move each panel to a new docking location. Univah automatically remembers your arrangements the next time you launch the software.
However, if you have made some changes to the UI arrangement, and would like to revert back to the original or default Univah UI arrangement,
GO TO –> Window –> Reset UI.
Save A Screenshot
To take a screenshot of the viewport
GO TO –> Render –> Screenshot.
Choose where to save the screen and select PNG or JPEG then click save.
Record A Video
To record a video of the viewport
GO TO –> Render –> Screen Capture.
Select to record the viewport in AVI or MP4 format. Choose your Frame Rate and Quality.
Then click Start Recording.
*60FPS and Quality set to 100% for best results.
Creating an Object
To add an object! Click on Create, Select Primitive and choose an object. Click on any object to add it to the scene.
Navigating in Univah
To navigate around your scene! Right Click the mouse to Lock in the camera. Move the Mouse up to look up, left, right and down. To free the mouse so you can select objects, Right click again in the viewport.
Use the W, key to Move forward. Press the A key to move left. Press the S key to move backward. Press the D key to move right. Press the E key to move up in the world and the Q key to move down in the world. Use the 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Keys to switch Camera Speeds.
THE HOME KEY – Press the H Key on the keyboard to quicky reset the camera back to the origin of the 3D scene.