# Open Multiple Cameras to Same Dataset

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-multiple-cameras-to-same-dataset/16181
**Category:** LidarView, Lidar, and SLAM
**Created:** [February 16, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-multiple-cameras-to-same-dataset/16181 "2025-02-16T21:55:56Z")
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### Author: ![figbar](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/figbar/32/15779_2.png) [@figbar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/figbar)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-multiple-cameras-to-same-dataset/16181/1 "2025-02-16T21:55:56Z")

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Hello,

I have a lidar dataset that I am running SLAM on. I would like to open two cameras following this scene (the first will be an ‘overhead’ view, while the second has a custom animation applied to it). How can I set up two cameras to view the scene at the same time?

Thanks

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### Author: ![Timothee\_Couble](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/timothee_couble/32/9790_2.png) [@Timothee\_Couble](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Timothee_Couble)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2025, 9:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-multiple-cameras-to-same-dataset/16181/2 "2025-02-24T09:55:04Z")

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Hi @figbar,

To set up multilple cameras on the same dataset, you can use the split view button, and show the slam algorithm on the second view:

![output](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/3X/c/3/c342308723a5b8f5ed71beb1e302a2f9e1fd577f.gif)

You can then use the Python or Camera animation of the Time Manager (View \> Time Manager) to make custom animations. We have some python script in LidarView that could help you set up camera animation (more info [here](https://gitlab.kitware.com/LidarView/lidarview-core/-/blob/master/Examples/Python/UsePythonAnimations.md?ref_type=heads))

Hope this helps,  
Timothée

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### Author: ![figbar](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/figbar/32/15779_2.png) [@figbar](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/figbar)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-multiple-cameras-to-same-dataset/16181/3 "2025-02-28T20:18:44Z")

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I see, thank you, I missed that the pipeline objects in the new view were hidden by default