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Quick Start
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|Video Link|

.. |Video Link| raw:: html

   <a href="https://youtu.be/MNyxm5eU8Sg?t=63" target="_blank">Video Link</a>


#. Open Blender and :ref:`install<Installation>` the add-on if you haven't already.
#. Click the camera icon in the top right of the viewport to switch to camera view, or go to *View* -> *Cameras* -> *Active Camera*, or Press numpad '0'.
#. Press the 'n' key to open the viewport's side tabs if they are not visible already.

    .. image:: images/properties_tabs.jpg
        :alt: Properties Tab

#. Go to the tab called *P.Plotter*.

    .. image:: images/pplotter_panel.jpg
        :alt: Perspective Plotter Panel

#. Click the button **Plot Perspective**. 

#. The button will now say **Plotting...**. The camera will adjust to a default position with the perspective line control points ready to be adjusted.

    .. image:: images/pplotter_panel_plotting.jpg
        :alt: Perspective Plotter Panel

#. These perspective lines allow you to align the camera to different vanishing points.  Left-Click and drag on the ends of these axes to manipulate them.  There is a pair of control axes for each vanishing point.  By default, you will be in :ref:`two-point perspective<Two-Point Mode>` mode:

    .. image:: images/plotter_demo_1.gif
        :alt: Perspective Plotter Controls


    .. tip::
        See the :ref:`tips<Setting up perspective lines>` section for setting up perspective lines optimally.

    .. note::
        You can also click and drag on the vanishing points themselves to move them.

        .. image:: images/vanishing_point_move.gif
            :alt: Moving Vanishing Points

#. You can now choose to :ref:`set up a background<Match Background>` image or video, change the :ref:`parameters<parameters>` to your needs, switch to Blender's |quad view| or use |multiple viewports|. Once you're happy, click the **"Plotting..."** button again to switch the tool off. Your camera settings will be remembered for next time.

.. |quad view| raw:: html

   <a href="https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/editors/3dview/navigate/views.html", target="_blank">quad view</a>



.. |multiple viewports| raw:: html

   <a href="https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/interface/window_system/areas.html", target="_blank">multiple viewports</a>