Rotate the camera around the object

[Kotov72rus]

Hello.

Show you how to rotate the camera around the object?

 

Tried to fix this code:

//Camera looking
Player.mx=Curve(MouseX()-GraphicsWidth()/2,Player.mx,6);
Player.my=Curve(MouseY()-GraphicsHeight()/2,Player.my,6);
MoveMouse(GraphicsWidth()/2,GraphicsHeight()/2);			
Player.camrotation.X=Player.camrotation.X+Player.my/10.0;
Player.camrotation.Y=Player.camrotation.Y-Player.mx/10.0;
RotateEntity(Camera,Player.camrotation);

 

but nothing

[fumanshoo]

you need a pivot.

 

create the pivot with CreatePivot(character)

parent the pivot to the character

parent the camera to the pivot

 

it looks like you have everything else right, just need a pivot.

 

I assume this is a third person cam, so make sure the camera position is far from the character it's self.

[fumanshoo]

oh and after your frameworks update, set your pivot rotation to like...1

should look like:

 

fw:Update()

controllerPivot:SetRotation(camRotation,1)

fw:Render()

[Kotov72rus]

Thanks for the help

[fumanshoo]

welcome

[Kotov72rus]

Works

 

#pragma once
#include "engine.h"
#include "string"
using namespace std;

const int COLLISION_NONE = 0;
const int COLLISION_PROP = 1;
const int COLLISION_SCENE = 2;
const int COLLISION_CHARACTER = 3;
const int COLLISION_TRIGGER = 4;
const int COLLISION_AILINEOFSIGHT = 5;

class TPlayer
{
private:
public:
flt X,Y,Z;
TCamera Camera;
TMesh mesh;
TEntity CameraPivot;
float mx;
float my;
TVec3 camrotation;
TController Controller;
TMesh PlayerMesh;
float move;
float strafe;
float Angle;
void CreatePlayer(flt X, flt Y, flt Z);
void Update();
};

TPlayer Player; //Global class

void TPlayer::CreatePlayer(flt X, flt Y, flt Z)
{
Player.X = X;
Player.Y = Y;
Player.Z = Z;

//Create player
Controller = CreateController(2,0.3,0.5,45.01);
EntityType(Controller,COLLISION_CHARACTER);
PositionEntity(Controller,Vec3(X,Y,Z));
SetBodyDamping(Controller,0.0);
SetWorldGravity(Vec3(0,-10,0));
SetBodyMass(Controller,50);

//Set look camera position
PositionEntity(Camera,Vec3(0,1,-4));

//Camera pivot
CameraPivot=CreatePivot();
EntityParent(Camera, CameraPivot);

//Load player mesh
PlayerMesh = LoadMesh("abstract::crawler.gmf");
EntityType(PlayerMesh,COLLISION_CHARACTER);
RotateEntity(PlayerMesh,Vec3(0,-180,0));

HideMouse();
MoveMouse(GraphicsWidth()/2,GraphicsHeight()/2);

Angle = -180;
}

void TPlayer::Update()
{
//Camera look
mx=Curve(MouseX()-GraphicsWidth()/2,mx,6);
my=Curve(MouseY()-GraphicsHeight()/2,my,6);
MoveMouse(GraphicsWidth()/2,GraphicsHeight()/2);
camrotation.Y=camrotation.Y-mx/9.0;
camrotation.X=camrotation.X+my/9.0;

//Limit the viewing angle in the vertical
camrotation.X=min(camrotation.X,60); //Look Up
camrotation.X=max(camrotation.X,-10); //Look Down

//Rotate Camera
RotateEntity(CameraPivot,camrotation);
//Position Camera
PositionEntity(CameraPivot,EntityPosition(Controller));

//Player movement
move=(KeyDown(KEY_W)-KeyDown(KEY_S))*4;
strafe=(KeyDown(KEY_D)-KeyDown(KEY_A))*4;
//Set controller input
UpdateController(Controller,camrotation.Y,move,strafe,0,45);

//Player mesh position and rotation
PositionEntity(PlayerMesh,EntityPosition(Controller));
RotateEntity(PlayerMesh,Vec3(0,camrotation.Y+Angle,0));
}

 

Add to main:

#include "Player.h"
Player.Camera = GetLayerCamera(GetFrameworkLayer(0));
Player.CreatePlayer(0,9,0);

 

Add to main loop:

Player.Update();

 

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[fumanshoo]

sweet, I like the red dot site and the effect you have on there...