Is there a way to get the Camera to ignore collision with specific parts?

uJordy · January 24, 2019, 7:51pm

I think your hope may be just to use :GetLargestCutOffDistance

colbert2677 · January 24, 2019, 7:52pm

No, you’ll have to manually code this behaviour yourself. I would’ve suggested the PhysicsService but that would also affect physical collision, not just camera collision.

DataExhauster · January 24, 2019, 8:02pm

In Poppercam_Classic script on line 79 there is an ignore list. I have forked this straight out of my game and had found this on the forums at the time to prevent players heads from glitching out this same way. There is probably some way for you to add your bricks into this ignore list?

		local ignoreList = {} 
		for _, characterplayer in next, game.Players:GetPlayers() do
			if characterplayer.Character and characterplayer.Character.Parent then
				ignoreList[#ignoreList + 1] = characterplayer.Character
			end
		end

rickje139 · January 24, 2019, 8:08pm

Would this cause the camera to never get blocked off by the parts? Isn’t poppercam just for a short time period?

DataExhauster · January 24, 2019, 8:09pm

Correct, I don’t understand your second sentence on if its a short time period?

Locard · January 24, 2019, 8:10pm

After looking through Roblox’s poppercam scripts (the part of the camera script that’s in control of what you’re trying to avoid), I noticed there’s no external way of adding parts to an ignore list. So here’s my suggestion:

I’ve modified the popper script in the camera script to accept anything with a “IgnoreCamera” tag from CollectionService to be included in the blacklist. You can find it under
game.StarterPlayer.StarterPlayerScripts.PlayerModule.CameraModule.ZoomController.Popper

Either copy the whole module and put it under starter character, or just replace the popper module since that’s the only module I changed.

Basically you can just do

game:GetService("CollectionService"):AddTag(partForCameraToIgnore,"IgnoreCamera")

and it should ignore being popped by the module.
PopperWithIgnoreList.rbxl (125.5 KB)

EDIT: Fixed an issue where it wasn’t handling removed tags from instances properly.

rickje139 · January 24, 2019, 8:17pm

The place you sent is not working.

Locard · January 24, 2019, 8:19pm

It’s working for me even after I redownloaded the place. Try clipping your camera through the Baseplate.

rickje139 · January 24, 2019, 8:20pm

Oh wow i was looking in a hurry, Its working lol.

EmesOfficial · February 23, 2019, 3:39pm

How to remove this tag? I tried game:GetService("CollectionService"):RemoveTag(partForCameraToIgnore,"IgnoreCamera") but it doesn’t seem to work

rickje139 · February 23, 2019, 5:35pm

Do the tags automatically remove whenever the part is destroyed?

Locard · February 23, 2019, 6:52pm

Yes, any instance that had a tag that gets destroyed loses its tags. You don’t have to worry about collecting garbage with that since it’s done for you.

Locard · February 23, 2019, 7:01pm

I updated the place file in my original reply. The script should handle instances revoked of its tag now.

EmesOfficial · February 23, 2019, 10:10pm

yeah, it works right now, thanks, but can you tell what exacly did you change in player module to achieve this?

Locard · February 24, 2019, 2:00am

I never wrote the part that connected the ignorelist to the event when the collection tag gets removed. It should be right under the connection line where CollectionService:GetInstanceAddedSignal() is being called at.

Pidgeyottoe · March 20, 2021, 6:27pm

I tried using that and for some reason it didn’t work, is it outdated?

TheSubject666A · December 7, 2021, 1:00am

hey this is 100% broken im trying to make the camera clip with fakeparts that are acting as the worldmodel parts but this script makes it 100% worse!
i cant move my camera around and it still collides and moves the camera:

MSDLF · July 17, 2023, 7:16pm

hello can u reupload this please as it doesnt work

Alkan · March 31, 2024, 7:51am

Here you go:
Popper.lua (10.0 KB)
Popper module edited.rbxl (184.7 KB)

Same deal as what Locard did, give a part the IgnoreCamera tag
@EmesOfficial @rickje139 @MSDLF

wallofgarlic · January 4, 2025, 2:41am

I found this module and wasn’t satisfied with its results, so I improved upon it. here you go if anyone wants it.
Same code concept just a tad bit more in-depth.

Popper.lua (12.3 KB)

Popper module edited.rbxl (188.7 KB)
(ReadMe in ServerScriptService)

*you will still need to update the entire script below is just the portion of the code I modified

Updated code segment

-- 01/03/2025
--SillyMeTimbers: Remade the code below to match more what I was expecting when I looked for this.
--[[
* Updated the code to be more in-line with recent Luau updates
* Made it so if the blocks already had the tag they'll still get added to the ignoreList (eventually makes it way to the blacklist table)
* Added DescendantFiltering basically so if you have a model you only need to add it to the top instance and everything inside will also be excluded
* Verified that it does work with StreamingEnabled although I believe the original did as well.
]]

local blacklist = {}
local CollectionService = game:GetService("CollectionService")
local ignoreCameraInstances = {}
local rbxConnection = {}

function addIgnore(Object: BasePart)
	ignoreCameraInstances[Object] = true
	table.insert(blacklist, Object)
end

function removeIgnore(Object: BasePart)
	ignoreCameraInstances[Object] = nil
	table.remove(blacklist, table.find(blacklist, Object))

	if not rbxConnection[Object] then return end
	for _, Connection in rbxConnection[Object] do
		Connection:Disconnect()
	end
	rbxConnection[Object] = nil
end

function filterObject(TaggedObject: BasePart, AddObject: BasePart?)
	local sortObject = true and AddObject or TaggedObject --// If AddObject exist then it'll use that for filtering else it'll use TaggedObject

	if sortObject:IsA("BasePart") then
		addIgnore(sortObject)
	elseif sortObject:IsA("Model") or sortObject:IsA("Folder") or sortObject:IsA("Actor") then
		for _, SubObject in sortObject:GetDescendants() do
			if not SubObject:IsA("BasePart") then continue end
			addIgnore(SubObject)
		end
	end

	if not TaggedObject:HasTag("IgnoreCamera") then return end
	if rbxConnection[TaggedObject] then return end

	rbxConnection[TaggedObject] = {}

	rbxConnection[TaggedObject]["ObjectAdded"] = TaggedObject.DescendantAdded:Connect(function(AddObject)
		filterObject(TaggedObject, AddObject)
	end)

	rbxConnection[TaggedObject]["ObjectRemoved"] = TaggedObject.DescendantRemoving:Connect(function(RemoveObject)
		removeFilter(RemoveObject)
	end)
end

function removeFilter(TaggedObject: BasePart)	
	if TaggedObject:IsA("BasePart") then
		removeIgnore(TaggedObject)
	elseif TaggedObject:IsA("Model") or TaggedObject:IsA("Folder") or TaggedObject:IsA("Actor") then
		for _, SubObject in TaggedObject:GetDescendants() do
			if not SubObject:IsA("BasePart") then continue end
			removeIgnore(SubObject)
		end
	end

	if not rbxConnection[TaggedObject] then return end
	removeIgnore(TaggedObject)
end

for _, Object in CollectionService:GetTagged("IgnoreCamera") do
	filterObject(Object)
end

CollectionService:GetInstanceAddedSignal("IgnoreCamera"):Connect(filterObject)
CollectionService:GetInstanceRemovedSignal("IgnoreCamera"):Connect(removeFilter)

Original code segment

local blacklist = {}






--BrokenBone: use game:GetService("CollectionService"):AddTag(YOUR_PART,"IgnoreCamera") to make a part not obscure a Camera
--dont know if this works perfectly, but its working for me. use at your own risk

local ignoreCameraInstances = {}

game:GetService("CollectionService"):GetInstanceAddedSignal("IgnoreCamera"):connect(function(Obj) 
	ignoreCameraInstances[Obj]=true  
	table.insert(blacklist, Obj)
end)

game:GetService("CollectionService"):GetInstanceRemovedSignal("IgnoreCamera"):connect(function(Obj)
	ignoreCameraInstances[Obj]=nil  
	local r=0
	for i=1, #blacklist do
		if blacklist[i-r] == Obj then
			table.remove(blacklist, i-r)
			r=r+1

		end
	end
end)