Make the Camera Draggable?

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#12

So just a quick question, you basically want a system where when you click and drag, it moves the camera around?

Edit: If that’s a yes, then it is totally do-able. It’s been done in many games before, and can still be done.

#13

Yeah charlimit

#14

So you’re looking for an effect like this?

^ Video is from a game I’m working on rn with a few other people.

#15

Ah, not that. In my game you should hold down on the screen to move around and see what’s what. It’s not an effect like that I’m looking for, sorry.

Edit: I saw your reply and I realised you read it wrong so I made it more clear on what I’m trying to achieve.

#16

The camera’s moving, not the game actually. So you want to be able to basically “scale” the viewport where you can adjust what part of the screen can see the workspace?

#17

You can use a viewport frame that replicates everything in the workspace using a screengui and adding world model then making it draggable here’s a video on youtube that explains how to use worldmodel and viewport frames

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#18

is that even possible to achieve?

#19

Sorry I think you’re all thinking this is more complex than it is. I just want the camera to move with the mouse when held down.

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#20

Let me see what I can do, hold on.

#21

I got you man im working on it right as we speak

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#23

Yeah Is basically hard, you want your camera move just like in avatar editor? where you can inspect your items?

#24

He want his camera to be draggable, why are you mentioning viewport?

Making camera draggable is different thing than a viewport frame.

#25

Have you ever played Township or one of those tycoon games on the App Store? The camera movement system like that is what I’m looking for but @dexanddeb says he understands what I’m talking about so I should be ok.

#26

Ohh, understandable.
I can try making it, I am not so familiar with this kind of stuff, but I’ll try.

#27

Do you need to hold left mouse button to move your camera?

#28

Left or right and having it work on mobile would be great too.

#29

Make a part in Workspace named “CamPlace” and then set orientation to “-90, 0, 0”
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then insert a local script in starterplayer scripts doesn’t matter what you name it
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and insert this into the local script:

local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService") 
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService") 

local plr= game.Players.LocalPlayer
local char = game.Workspace:WaitForChild(plr.Name)

local Camera = game.Workspace.CurrentCamera 
Camera.CameraType = "Scriptable" 
Camera.CFrame = CFrame.new(0,0,0) 
Camera.CFrame = game.Workspace.CamPlace.CFrame

local W,A,S,D,NotMoving = false,false,false,false,true

local function KeepMoving()
	repeat 
		if 	W then 
			Camera.CFrame = Camera.CFrame + (Camera.CFrame.UpVector * 0.4)
		end
		if 	S then 
			Camera.CFrame = Camera.CFrame + (Camera.CFrame.UpVector * -0.4)
		end
		if 	A then 
			Camera.CFrame = Camera.CFrame + (Camera.CFrame.RightVector * -0.4)
		end
		if 	D then 
			Camera.CFrame = Camera.CFrame + (Camera.CFrame.RightVector * 0.4)
		end

		RunService.RenderStepped:Wait()
	until NotMoving
end


local function MoveBegan(actionName,inputState,input)

	if  input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.Keyboard then

		if UserInputService:IsKeyDown(Enum.KeyCode.W) then
			W = true
			NotMoving= false
		end
		if UserInputService:IsKeyDown(Enum.KeyCode.A) then
			A = true
			NotMoving= false
		end
		if UserInputService:IsKeyDown(Enum.KeyCode.S) then
			S = true
			NotMoving= false
		end
		if UserInputService:IsKeyDown(Enum.KeyCode.D) then
			D = true
			NotMoving= false
		end
	end

	if W and not A and not S and not D then
		KeepMoving()
	elseif not W and not A and not S and  D then
		KeepMoving()
	elseif not W and not A and not S and  D then 
		KeepMoving()
	elseif not W and not A and not S and  D then 
		KeepMoving()
	end

end 




local  function MoveEnded(input, gpe)

	if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.W then
		W = false
	elseif input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.S then
		S = false
	elseif input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.D then
		D = false
	elseif input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.A then
		A = false
	end
end

if not W and not S and not D and not A then	
	NotMoving = true
else
	NotMoving = false
end



game:GetService("ContextActionService"):BindAction("MoveCam" , MoveBegan, false,Enum.KeyCode.W, Enum.KeyCode.A, Enum.KeyCode.S, Enum.KeyCode.D)
UserInputService.InputEnded:Connect(MoveEnded)

wait(10)
	print("Script Is Functional")

You can edit this to move using the mouse

#30

oh, if that’s the case, lock the camera, and you can use game.Workspace.currentcamera, something like this, lock the Y to a Y coord, then, you can use user input mouse to detect when mouse is held down, then do math behind the initial press, and the let go, to then move the X and Y coords.

#31

:joy: I actually currently have a WASD camera move script and I’m trying to switch from that to using the mouse for a faster/smoother experience and compatibility. I did try to change it but it didn’t even get close to working thus why I created this topic.