camSetDir: Difference between revisions

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Description:: Sets the orientation of the given camera in the direction of the given vector. Needs camCommit.
Groups:: Camera Control

Syntax:

camera camSetDir direction

Parameters:

camera: Object - object of type "camera"

direction:

Number (before 0.50) - camera azimuth
Array in format [x,y,z] (since 0.50) - direction of camera. Must be a valid vector.

Return Value:

Nothing

Example 1:: Since Arma 3: private _pos1 = player modelToWorld [0, 5, 5]; private _pos2 = player modelToWorld [0, 50, 50]; private _cam = "camera" camCreate _pos1; _cam cameraEffect ["INTERNAL", "BACK"]; _cam camSetPos _pos2; _cam camSetDir (_pos2 vectorFromTo _pos1); _cam camCommit 5; waitUntil { camCommitted _cam }; _cam camSetPos _pos1; _cam camCommit 5;
Example 2:: Before Arma 3: private _pos1 = player modelToWorld [0, 5, 5]; private _pos2 = player modelToWorld [0, 50, 50]; private _cam = "camera" camCreate _pos1; _cam cameraEffect ["INTERNAL", "BACK"]; _cam camSetPos _pos2; _cam camSetDir 180; _cam camCommit 5; waitUntil { camCommitted _cam }; _cam camSetPos _pos1; _cam camCommit 5;

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: Posted on May 9, 2016 - 19:47 (UTC)
Killzone Kid: cameraEffect "INTERNAL" works better than "EXTERNAL" with this command.

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+<code>[[private]] _pos1 = [[player]] [[modelToWorld]] [0, 5, 5];
 [[private]] _pos2 = [[player]] [[modelToWorld]] [0, 50, 50];
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-|x2= Before {{arma3}}:<code>[[private]] _pos1 = [[player]] [[modelToWorld]] [0, 5, 5];
+|x2= Before {{arma3}}:
+<code>[[private]] _pos1 = [[player]] [[modelToWorld]] [0, 5, 5];
 [[private]] _pos2 = [[player]] [[modelToWorld]] [0, 50, 50];