<p>Dolly moves your camera closer to the object.
Scale makes an object bigger. They're not the same thing.</p>

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2024-04-28T12:26:40.270Z
You're writing about the camera, but the Camera layer is not even created. I just turned on the 3D mode.
Eva
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2024-04-28T12:28:59.323Z
In that situation where there is no camera, AE just uses your viewpoint. As soon as you add a camera, AE uses that. You'd have more success watching a beginner's guide to AE than asking each question on here piecemeal.
tomh
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2024-04-28T12:37:07.500Z
This is old, but it's a great solid understanding of how AE works, and has a section on 3D stuff: https://www.videocopilot.net/basic/
tomh
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2024-04-28T13:06:13.917Z
there is one question left, what does dolly to camera poi tool? Adobe writes that there is POI only for two-node cameras. Looks like this option should work only for two-node cameras
Eva
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tomh
<p>Looks like Dolly works like Scale, just increase the size of the object. So, what really does Dolly?</p>
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What does Dolly do in AE?
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# What does Dolly do in AE?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-04-27)

Looks like Dolly works like Scale, just increase the size of the object. So, what really does Dolly?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-04-28. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

Dolly moves your camera closer to the object.
Scale makes an object bigger. They're not the same thing.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: You're writing about the camera, but the Camera layer is not even created. I just turned on the 3D mode.  
> **username_1**: In that situation where there is no camera, AE just uses your viewpoint. As soon as you add a camera, AE uses that. You'd have more success watching a beginner's guide to AE than asking each question on here piecemeal.  
> **username_1**: This is old, but it's a great solid understanding of how AE works, and has a section on 3D stuff: https://www.videocopilot.net/basic/  
> **username_0**: there is one question left, what does dolly to camera poi tool? Adobe writes that there is POI only for two-node cameras. Looks like this option should work only for two-node cameras  

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