How to Use Projection Mode

Projection Mode gives you two distinct ways to visualize your 3D captures: Perspective and Orthographic views.

Plan Availability

Projection Mode is available for specific capture types. Not all capture modes support projection mode functionality.

These two projection modes serve different purposes and provide distinct advantages depending on your workflow.

Natural Depth Perception: Objects appear smaller as they get further away, mimicking how the human eye perceives the world.

Immersive Experience: Provides a realistic, three-dimensional sense of space.

No Perspective Distortion: Objects maintain their true size regardless of distance from the camera.

Precise Measurements: Recommended use is to measure and crop the space with this enabled. comparisons and dimensional analysis.

Accessing and toggling between Perspective and Orthographic projections is straightforward across all Polycam platforms.

Select any capture from your library.

Find the Projection Mode toggle button located in the top right corner of the capture editor.

Toggle between Perspective and Orthographic modes with a single tap or click. By default, perspective mode is enabled.