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LALocal

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Description

Description:: Lock/Unlock stabilized camera to target. Works only on turrets which have optic mode selected with direction stabilization enabled.
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Since 2.08 the command also works with non-stabilized turrets (such as main turret of a tank). See syntax 2.

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The command is local to the turret gunner, not the vehicle.
Groups:: Camera Control

Syntax

Syntax:

vehicle lockCameraTo [target, turretPath]

Parameters:

vehicle: Object - UAV

target: Object or PositionASL - use objNull to unlock

turretPath: Turret Path - path to the turret with required camera

Return Value:

Nothing

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This syntax only works with stabilized turrets.
When using this syntax, if target is out of possible view, the turret will move to its limit and get stuck there, with blocked input.

2.08

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:: vehicle lockCameraTo [target, turretPath, temporary]
Parameters:: vehicle: Object - UAV
: target: Object or PositionASL - use objNull to unlock
: turretPath: Turret Path - path to the turret with required camera
: temporary: Boolean - if set to true, the engine will automatically remove the lock-on once the turret reaches its target. If the target is out of turret's reach, once the turret reaches its limits the lock-on will be released.
Return Value:: Nothing
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This syntax also works with non-stabilized turrets, unlike Syntax 1.

Examples

Example 1:: uav lockCameraTo [cursorObject, [0,0]];
Example 2:: uav lockCameraTo [objNull, [0,0]]; // unlocks the turret
Example 3:: vehicle player lockCameraTo [enemyTarget, vehicle player unitTurret player, false];

Additional Information

See also:: lockedCameraTo camTarget camSetTarget camPrepareTarget directionStabilizationEnabled enableDirectionStabilization

Notes

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Commy2 - c: Posted on Apr 10, 2015 - 06:54 (UTC)
: The vehicle has to have a stabilized optic for this command to work with ASL position.

@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 |p1= vehicle: [[Object]] - UAV
-|p2= target: [[Object]] or [[Array]] format [[Position#PositionASL|PositionASL]] - use [[objNull]] to unlock
+|p2= target: [[Object]] or [[Position#PositionASL|PositionASL]] - use [[objNull]] to unlock
-|p3= turretPath: [[Array]] - path to the turret with required camera
+|p3= turretPath: [[Turret Path]] - path to the turret with required camera
 |r1= [[Nothing]]
@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 |p21= vehicle: [[Object]] - UAV
-|p22= target: [[Object]] or [[Array]] format [[Position#PositionASL|PositionASL]] - use [[objNull]] to unlock
+|p22= target: [[Object]] or [[Position#PositionASL|PositionASL]] - use [[objNull]] to unlock
-|p23= turretPath: [[Array]] - path to the turret with required camera
+|p23= turretPath: [[Turret Path]] - path to the turret with required camera
 |p24= temporary: [[Boolean]] - if set to [[true]], the engine will automatically remove the lock-on once the turret reaches its target.
-If the target is out of turret's reach, the turret will move to the maximum of its capacity towards the target.
+If the target is out of turret's reach, once the turret reaches its [[getTurretLimits | limits]] the lock-on will be released.
 |r2= [[Nothing]]
-{{Feature|informative|This syntax also works with non-stabilised turrets, unlike {{Link|#Syntax 1}}.}}
+{{Feature|informative|This syntax also works with non-stabilized turrets, unlike {{Link|#Syntax 1}}.}}
-|x1= <sqf>uav lockCameraTo [vehicle, [0,0]];</sqf>
+|x1= <sqf>uav lockCameraTo [cursorObject, [0,0]];</sqf>
 |x2= <sqf>uav lockCameraTo [objNull, [0,0]]; // unlocks the turret</sqf>