CFrame.lookAt() account for orientation?

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game.StarterGui:SetCoreGuiEnabled(Enum.CoreGuiType.All,false)

repeat task.wait()until workspace.Events:FindFirstChild("BeginAnimation").Value==true

local character=game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character or game.Players.LocalPlayer.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local head=character:WaitForChild("Head")

workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType=Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraSubject=nil;

workspace.CurrentCamera.FieldOfView=70
repeat task.wait()
    workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame=    CFrame.lookAt(head.Position+Vector3.new(
        5,0.0
        ), Vector3.zero)*CFrame.fromOrientation(
        character.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame.Rotation.X,
        character.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame.Rotation.Y,
        character.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame.Rotation.Z
    );
until false

How do I make CFrame.lookAt() face directly at the head instead of just looking at its position?

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Sometimes you have to offset the orientation parameter of the C frame just to account for the fact that it’s not always going to point directly at it

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I thought there was just X, Y, Z. Theres another?

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No no you’re right all you’re doing is modifying the XY and z to account for the inaccuracy of look at, more than likely you’re offsetting the rotation on a single axis

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How can I solve this? I’m getting sturdy.

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I think I get what you’re trying to ask now you don’t want it to just rotate on the z-axis to face towards the head but if the head were to travel up or down you want it to also use X and Y and perfectly aim it as if you were trying to point a laser beam at it

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I mean I just want to have the camera look directly at the head

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Lookat should work, make sure you use the Vector3 for the origin of the camera first, then use the Vector3 for the position to look at!

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Try this:

--//Services
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local StarterGui = game:GetService("StarterGui")
StarterGui:SetCoreGuiEnabled(Enum.CoreGuiType.All, false)

--//Variables
local LocalPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer
local character = LocalPlayer.Character or LocalPlayer.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local head = character:WaitForChild("Head")
local CurrentCamera = workspace.CurrentCamera

--//Initialization
CurrentCamera.FieldOfView = 70

--//Functions
RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	CurrentCamera.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(CurrentCamera.CFrame.Position, head.Position)
end)
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Just edited because I realized I forgot to add something.

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i already used lookat() and it does not orbit. its meant to orbit the players head while constantly looking at it

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Try it now. I just edited it. It works fine for me.

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that doesnt look at the players face though, it looks at the back of his head

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Try this:

--//Services
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local StarterGui = game:GetService("StarterGui")
StarterGui:SetCoreGuiEnabled(Enum.CoreGuiType.All, false)

--//Variables
local LocalPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer
local character = LocalPlayer.Character or LocalPlayer.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local head = character:WaitForChild("Head")
local CurrentCamera = workspace.CurrentCamera

--//Initialization
CurrentCamera.FieldOfView = 70

--//Functions
RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	CurrentCamera.CFrame = head.CFrame + head.CFrame.LookVector * 6 + Vector3.yAxis
	CurrentCamera.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(CurrentCamera.CFrame.Position, head.Position)
end)
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