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Why doesn't my camera focus toward a part I've set as the target?

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10 years ago

Essentially, I want a camera to be at a part named 'point' that is fixed, meaning that the player cannot move it around using right-click, and also having the camera at 'point' facing another part called 'target'.

My current code is as follows:

1local cam=workspace.CurrentCamera
2local point=game.Workspace.point
3 
4cam.CameraSubject=game.Workspace.point
5cam.CameraType="Scriptable"
6cam.Focus=CFrame.new(game.Workspace.target.Position)
7cam.CoordinateFrame=CFrame.new(point.Position)

Currently, the camera is facing the wrong direction of the 'target' part, which I've set as the focus. Consult with this picture just in case you don't understand: http://i.imgur.com/cAuWsDg.png

The camera should face towards the light that you can kind of see on the left side of the picture, not towards the wall. There is nothing out of the ordinary in the output.

Why doesn't my camera focus towards the part I've set as the target? Everything else seems to be working fine.

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Answered by

FieryEvent 185

10 years ago

Edited 8 years ago

The CoordinateFrame property of the camera sets all (Without using the Focus and CameraSubject) you need, the origin and the target. CFrame is a combination of position and rotation. All you need is to use one of it's constructors:

`1`	`CFrame.new(workspace.Part.Position, workspace.Target.Position)`

This will make a CFramewith a position on Part and a lookVector (Or simply target) to Target

CFrame.new(Vector3 position, Vector3 point) : Creates CFrame from position, and looking at point. source: wiki.roblox.com

Now you're ready to see!

Answered by

YasuYoshida 171

10 years ago

Some of these are not needed. You can just use the code as follows.

Make sure this is in a Local Script!

1local cam = workspace.CurrentCamera
2local point = game.Workspace.point
3 
4cam.CameraType = "Scriptable"
5cam.CoordinateFrame = point.CFrame

If this worked then just accept it as an answer!

Why doesn't my camera focus toward a part I've set as the target?

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