Help with Camera Orientation

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#1

Camera orientation returning a different value

I’m currently making a generic simulator to learn scripting and stuff, atm i’m trying to set viewports with a new camera instance however i’m having problems with a camera not setting the correct value within the CFrame.Orientation, i’m feeling kinda dumb ngl

--//Camera
local Camera = Instance.new("Camera")
Camera.Name = "PetViewGacha01"
Camera.Parent = game.Workspace
Camera.CameraType = "Scriptable"
local Pos = Vector3.new(560.316, 2.484, 192.123)
local Lookat = Vector3.new(1.36, -78.234, 0)

local function updateCam()
	Camera.CFrame = CFrame.new(Pos, Lookat)
end

--//Settings
local Mainframe = script.Parent.MainFrame

for _,v in Mainframe:GetChildren() do
	if v:IsA("ViewportFrame") then
		v.CurrentCamera = Camera
	end
end

while true do
	task.wait(0.5)
	updateCam()
end

The CFrame.Orientation should be set as (1.36, -78.234, 0) but is returning (-7.777, 71.031, -0) instead
Camera Position/Orientation

ViewPortsFrames

Someone knows how to fix that?

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#2

Are you getting any error though ?

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#3

Maybe try to set CFrame.Orientation indivisually.

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#4

I’m not getting any errors on the output

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#5

Tried it before and didnt worked
Screenshot_4

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#6

I think maybe your misunderstanding what your script is doing. You’re using the Lookat variable as a position the camera should look at, from a different position. Therefore you aren’t setting the orientation with the Lookat variable.

There’s also no reason to update the camera every second because it never changes position.

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#7

This is one of the alternative that i’ve tried, this is my first time working with cameras so i dont really know how to configure them. :stuck_out_tongue:

I know, i added it to see how it debugs, i forgot to remove it from this topic

#8

Alright, well I don’t think you really need those variables. Just make a camera for the viewportframe like this:

local viewcam = Instance.new("Camera")
viewcam.CFrame = CFrame.new(Vector3.new(0,0,-10), Vector3.new())

viewcam.Parent = ViewportFrame -- might not need to use this line
ViewportFrame.CurrentCamera = viewcam

-- Place the object at the origin, the camera should look at the object.

You shouldn’t parent camera for viewportframes in the workspace. Keep it in nil or the viewportframe instead!

I also recommended using WorldModels to allow fluid animations in the viewportframe. Otherwise, the image will be frozen until a property of the viewportframe changes.

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#9

Alright! I’ll test here, brb :ok_hand:

#10

Uhhh…If we try it using a basic part, I’m just guessing that if we’re using LookAt, it orientated to look so the orientation should change.

#11

Can you tell me one thing, is the camera looking at where it is supposed to ?

#12

Because LookAt just looks at the position, orientation can be anything I guess. If this doesn’t helps, maybe try CFrame.lookAt

#13

Nope, it’s supposed to look like this:
Screenshot_1

#14

But still there’s a question in my mind, you setted the orientation, so it should orient accordingly.

#15

I have used my most of the brain ever to solve this problem :wink:

#16

Yeah but the orientation is setting as -7.777, 71.031, -0 instead of 1.36, -78.234, 0

#17

Yeah I see, I do hope anyone could help.

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#18

May I ask why these numbers are decimals? Can it be simple instead? I assume it’s just a viewportframe with a camera looking at an egg, after all.

#19

Uhhh…I don’t think decimals should be a problem tbh. But yeah, if you do want to show pets, just multiply the lookVector by some studs.

#20

Just saying that the position and orientation seem pretty random, and they should be at the origin instead, to keep things clean and understandable.