Turntable Animation

Boxshot allows you to create animated sequences that show your scene rotating around an axis. You can specify the number of frames per cycle and repetitions, as well as the range of vertical angles. This feature is useful for creating virtual objects consisting of a set of two-dimensional images controlled by mouse movements.

To start making a turntable animation, select Render → Turntable Animation… from the menu.

Rotation Parameters

First, you’ll see the window where you configure the rotation parameters:

Here, you can adjust the number of rotations and steps, as well as the desired angle range. For a full circular view, leave the horizontal range at 0°–360° with enough steps (frames).

You may also define several vertical steps, resulting in multiple rotation cycles — one for each specified tilt angle.

Use Preview button to see the animation preview. Click Next button when you are ready.

Rendering Options

At the second step you will see the standard rendering settings window:

You need to configure the rendering parameters exactly as you do for manual rendering. Click the Enqueue button when ready to create a “render later” job for the turntable animation.

Here you can read more about rendering jobs.

Boxshot renders the animation as a sequence of images, one image per frame. To get a video file, convert the frames to a video with a video editor of your choice.

More Batch Rendering Tutorials

• Turntable Animation — render fly–around animations;
• Transition Animation — render transition from one snapshot to another;
• Oscillation Animation — render camera oscillation animations;
• Video Export — turn rendered frame sequences into videos;
• Rendering Snapshots — render all snapshots in the scene;
• Batch Rendering — render the same scene with multiple artwork;
• Command Line Rendering — render projects from command line;
• Job Files — make and render batch jobs with code.