My CFrame camera angle is not working

ilovedevex · May 14, 2020, 9:08pm

Here is my camera script so could anyone possibly help me fix this camera issue here is my script.

game.Workspace.Camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable

game.Workspace.Camera.CFrame = CFrame.new(game.Workspace.IntroTunnel.CameraOrigin.Position,game.Workspace.IntroTunnel.CameraFace.Position)

ilovedevex · May 14, 2020, 9:17pm

So I am not very good at scripting so is there a code I can copy or is there just a formate, thanks!

ilovedevex · May 14, 2020, 9:22pm

Hello your post has been withdrawn could you put it back up or recreate it please?

ilovedevex · May 14, 2020, 9:29pm

TheCarbyneUniverse:

function lookAt(target, eye)
    local forwardVector = (eye - target).Unit --lookVector 
    local upVector = Vector3.new(0, 1, 0) --model a vector going straight up
    -- you need to know the right-hand rule, which has something to do with counter-clockwise rotation (search it up for more info)
    local rightVector = forwardVector:Cross(upVector) --cross two vectors in that order to get the right vector
    local upVector2 = rightVector:Cross(forwardVector) --get the REAL up vector perpendicular to the other vectors
 
    return CFrame.fromMatrix(eye, rightVector, upVector2) --return that CFrame

Your code did not work could you fix it please?

Rinextel · May 14, 2020, 9:33pm

What is your goal? To determine when a player looks at an object?

ilovedevex · May 14, 2020, 9:34pm

No my goal is to determine to make a player look at an object

ilovedevex · May 14, 2020, 9:36pm

Wait correction to make a player look at an object.

Rinextel · May 14, 2020, 9:40pm

If you want to change what the player see’s via their camera you could do:

local Player = game:GetService('Players').LocalPlayer
local PlayersCurrentCamera = workspace.CurrentCamera
local PartToMakeCharacterView = workspace.PartToMakeView

PlayersCurrentCamera.CFrame = PartToMakeCharacterView.CFrame

This should give you a basic understanding, if you want a player to be able to view a certain area, you can put a part in that area, angle it how you want, then change the current cams CFrame. If this is the solution be sure to mark it as the solution!

ilovedevex · May 14, 2020, 9:42pm

Rinextel:

local Player = game:GetService('Players').LocalPlayer
local PlayersCurrentCamera = workspace.CurrentCamera
local PartToMakeCharacterView = workspace.PartToMakeView

PlayersCurrentCamera.CFrame = PartToMakeCharacterView.CFrame

So should I have a camera origin and a camera face or just one?

Rinextel · May 14, 2020, 9:44pm

With the code I gave you above, you don’t need to do put anything in but a part, and replace
local PartToMakeCharacterView = workspace.PartToMakeView, specifically workspace.PartToMakeView with where you stored & named the part you’re trying to make the character view. The script I posted above will simply get the Players Current Cam, and make the CFrame equal to that of the part. Be sure it’s a local script inside of StarterPlayerScripts!

repgainer3 · May 14, 2020, 9:46pm

Hey, I haven’t heard anything about CFrame.new() being deprecated. I just went to the wiki and it didn’t say that either.

Could you please provide a link that backs this claim? I would love to learn more if I could.

Thank you.

TheCarbyneUniverse · May 14, 2020, 9:48pm

ilovedevex · May 14, 2020, 9:51pm

Ok so for the last line of code would this work? PlayersCurrentCamera.CFrame = workspace.CameraFace.CFrame

Rinextel · May 14, 2020, 9:52pm

Yes it would! One thing I’d do to be safe is add a WaitForChild in-case the script runs before the game is loaded, you can do that by doing PlayersCurrentCamera.CFrame = workspace:WaitForChild("CameraFace").CFrame

:WaitForChild() will yield [stop] the script until CameraFace is found and loaded!

Rinextel · May 14, 2020, 9:55pm

If this was the solution to your problem be sure to mark it as the solution! Glad to help!

Fusionet · May 14, 2020, 9:56pm

CFrame.fromMatrix() is pretty complex for beginners and CFrame.new(pos, lookAt) works perfectly fine

ilovedevex · May 14, 2020, 9:57pm

Here is my script its not working could you please help me fix it further?
local Player = game:GetService(‘Players’).LocalPlayer

local PlayersCurrentCamera = workspace.CameraFace

local PartToMakeCharacterView = workspace.CameraFace

PlayersCurrentCamera.CFrame = workspace:WaitForChild(“CameraFace”).CFrame

Rinextel · May 14, 2020, 9:59pm

It’s not working because PlayersCurrentCamera is the players current camera, but you currently have it to what you’re trying to make the CFrame of the current camera go to. You need to change local PlayersCurrentCamera = workspace.CameraFace to local PlayersCurrentCamera = workspace.CurrentCamera. So in the end this should be your full script:

local PlayersCurrentCamera = workspace.CurrentCamera
local PartToMakeCharacterView = workspace.CameraFace
PlayersCurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable --Makes it so you can change the CFrame of the camera 

PlayersCurrentCamera.CFrame = workspace:WaitForChild(“CameraFace”).CFrame --Changes the CFrame

ilovedevex · May 14, 2020, 10:02pm

This script is still not working and my script is a local script in starter player scripts and the name of it is camera and here is the code local PlayersCurrentCamera = workspace.CurrentCamera

local PartToMakeCharacterView = workspace.CameraFace

PlayersCurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable --Makes it so you can change the CFrame of the camera

PlayersCurrentCamera.CFrame = workspace:WaitForChild(“CameraFace”).CFrame --Changes the CFrame

Rinextel · May 14, 2020, 10:10pm

It didn’t work because for some reason your keyboard made the " weirdly formatted, in a way ROBLOX LUA does not accept. This should be your script

local Player = game:GetService(‘Players’).LocalPlayer

local PlayersCurrentCamera = workspace.CurrentCamera

local PartToMakeCharacterView = workspace:FindFirstChild(“CameraFace”)

PlayersCurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable

PlayersCurrentCamera.CFrame = PartToMakeCharacterView.CFrame --Changes the CFrame

Put the local script into StarterCharacterScripts, not StarterPlayerScripts, my apologies.