How to change the camera focus/subject to a model?

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#1

I want to change the camera from focusing on the player to focus on the model that has a seat that the player is sitting on, how to go about it?

Any help appreciated!

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#2

If you mean the centre of the model, this should get the centre:

local totalPosition = Vector3.new(0, 0, 0)
local partCount = 0

for _, part in model:GetDescendants() do
    if part:IsA("BasePart") then
        totalPosition += part.Position
        partCount +=1
    end
end
    
if partCount > 0 then
    print(totalPosition / partCount) -- that is the centre
end

Then you can just put a part at the centre:

local Part = Instance.new("Part")
Part.Transparency = 1
Part.Anchored = true
Part.Position = totalPosition / partCount
Part.Parent = Model

Camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
Camera.CameraSubject = Part

Then it (should) work!

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#3

Does CameraSubject allow for rotation when using right click? Similar to with your character.

My aim is to allow for cam rotation as well, just like when the cam is focused on the player’s character.

#4

Make the camera subject be the humanoid

#5

And if said model doesn’t have a humanoid? I don’t want some of these models to have humanoid physics.

#6

the head of the model maybe? ???

#7

Do you know or are you guessing?

#8

It should as long as you set the Camera.CameraType back to Enum.CameraType.Custom after changing the camera

#9

If that’s what you seek, don’t use the Camera Type Scriptable, instead use something like Watch or Follow.

Here’s some example code that does that:

local function StartTracking(Trackable : Model)
	local VehicleTracker = Instance.new("Part");
	VehicleTracker.Name = "_VehicleTracker"
	VehicleTracker.CanCollide = false;
	VehicleTracker.Parent = game.Workspace.CurrentCamera;

	local WeldPoint;
	if Trackable:IsA("Model") then
		local PrimaryPart = Trackable.PrimaryPart
		if not PrimaryPart then
			return error("Please make sure",Trackable,"has a PrimaryPart set!") end
		WeldPoint = PrimaryPart;
	else
		WeldPoint = Trackable;
	end
	
	VehicleTracker.Position = WeldPoint;
	
	local Weld = Instance.new("Weld")
	Weld.Part0 = VehicleTracker;
	Weld.Part1 = WeldPoint;
	Weld.Parent = VehicleTracker;
	
	game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Follow;
	game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraSubject = VehicleTracker;
	game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame = VehicleTracker.CFrame + Vector3.new(0,10,10)
end

local function StopTracking()
	local VT = game.Workspace.CurrentCamera:FindFirstChild("_VehicleTracker")
	if VT then
		VT:Destroy()
	end
	game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraSubject = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Humanoid;
	game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Custom;
	game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Head.CFrame;
end

You can change the “Enum.CameraType” from Follow to something like Attach or Track to try out other camera modes.