Help with VIEWPORT FRAME CAMERA Needed!

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I need help with viewport frames camera ,I want to do the same as I do with the normal camera but it doesnt work with viewportframe I have a video of it.It is supposed to show the noob that I put in the viewport frame but the camera is different from the other one despite being a clone as you can see.

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Make sure that CurrentCamera (a ViewPortFrame property) is set to the camera you want to use.

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I have a script that fixes this for you; are you doing it in a localscript?

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if that works what I did was cloning the currentcamera and setting the viewport frame camera to this one

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yes it’s in a local script ,canI see the script please?

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local function createHeadshotFromModel(model, viewportFrame)
	-- Clear frame
	viewportFrame:ClearAllChildren()

	-- Create camera
	local viewportCamera = Instance.new("Camera")
	viewportCamera.Name = "ViewportCamera"
	viewportCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
	viewportCamera.FieldOfView = 30 -- Adjusted Camera FoV
	viewportCamera.Parent = viewportFrame
	viewportFrame.CurrentCamera = viewportCamera

	-- Clone model and parent to ViewportFrame
	local clone = model:Clone()
	clone.Name = "HeadshotClone"
	clone.Parent = viewportFrame

	-- Define the origin point for the model
	local viewPoint = Vector3.new(0, 0, 0)

	-- Ensure a PrimaryPart exists, preferably the Head
	if not clone.PrimaryPart then
		local primary = clone:FindFirstChild("Head") or clone:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("BasePart")
		if primary then
			clone.PrimaryPart = primary
		else
			warn("createHeadshotFromModel: Could not find a suitable PrimaryPart (Head or BasePart) for model:", model.Name)
			return -- Exit if no primary part can be assigned
		end
	end

	
	-- Position model at the origin AND make it face forward (along the world +Z axis within the viewport)

	local forwardDirection = viewPoint + Vector3.new(0, 0, 1) -- A point slightly in front of the origin
	clone:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CFrame.lookAt(viewPoint, forwardDirection))

	-- Variable to hold the RenderStepped connection
	local connection = nil

	-- Align camera dynamically using RenderStepped
	connection = RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
		-- Check if the clone and its parent ViewportFrame still exist
		if not clone or not clone.Parent or not viewportFrame or not viewportFrame.Parent then
			if connection then
				connection:Disconnect() -- Stop listening if the clone or frame is gone
				connection = nil
			end
			return
		end

		-- Find the head part
		local head = clone:FindFirstChild("Head")
		if not head then
			-- Keep trying if the head isn't found yet
			return
		end

		-- **Camera Positioning Logic**
		local headCF = head.CFrame
		local headPosition = headCF.Position

		-- Calculate directions relative to the head's orientation

		local forwardVector = headCF.LookVector 
	

		local upVector = headCF.UpVector

		-- Define camera offset parameters (adjust these for desired framing)
		local cameraDistance = 3.5 -- How far in front of the face
		local cameraHeightOffset = 0.2 -- How much higher than the head's center
		local cameraSideOffset = 0 -- Optional horizontal offset (positive is right)

		-- Calculate the desired camera position relative to the head
		local desiredCamPos = headPosition + (forwardVector * cameraDistance) + (upVector * cameraHeightOffset) + (headCF.RightVector * cameraSideOffset)

		-- Position the camera at the calculated spot and make it look at the head's position
		viewportCamera.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(desiredCamPos, headPosition)

	end)

	-- Return the connection so it can be manually disconnected later if needed
	return connection
end

call this using your NPC & viewport frame (ex):

createHeadshotFromModel(game.Workspace.NPC, script.Parent.viewportFrame)