Adding text labels

A 3D label belongs to a device and follows it through the scene. Use a 2D text overlay instead when a title should stay in the same place on the canvas.

Add a label to a device

1. Select the device in the canvas or Devices list.
2. Expand 3D labels in its inspector.
3. Choose one of the eight positions around the device and enter your text.
4. Use the buttons below the text field to set its alignment.
5. Choose Follow to match the device angle, Billboard to face the camera, or Fixed to keep a stable world angle.
6. Adjust Size, Levitation, Color, and Font below the position grid.

Labels belong to individual devices, so you can label devices independently in a scene with several models.

Edit a label in the scene

Click a 3D label in the canvas to select its device and open that label's text editor in the sidebar. Rotato opens the 3D labels section for you, including when the label belongs to a different device.

You can also select the device, expand 3D labels, and choose a label position to edit it.

Keep the label readable

Rotate the camera and check the label at the angles used in your movie. Increase Levitation to lift it away from the device surface. Short labels are easier to read than full paragraphs.

If the title should remain flat and readable while the camera moves, follow add a 2D title.