This command will set the viewing range of the camera.

SET CAMERA RANGE Near Value, Far Value

SET CAMERA RANGE Camera Number, Near Value, Far Value

Camera Number

Integer
The camera number

Near Value

Float
The front value specifies the closest point beyond which the camera starts to draw the 3D scene

Far Value

Float
The back value specifies the furthest point beyond which the camera stops drawing the 3D scene

This command does not return a value.

The Front Value specifies the closest point beyond which the camera starts to draw the 3D scene. The Back Value specifies the furthest point beyond which the camera stops drawing the 3D scene. The parameters must be specified using real numbers greater than zero. The default range starts drawing the 3D scene with a front value of 1 and a back value of 3000.

autocam on:backdrop on

make matrix 1,4000,4000,100,100

set matrix height 1,50,50,500

update matrix 1

make camera 1

position camera 1,0,500,500

point camera 1,2000,0,2000

range=1000

while mouseclick()<>1

set cursor 0,0

print "s-x viewing range of the camera ",range

if inkey$()="s" then range=range-1:if range<0 then range=0

if inkey$()="x" then range=range+1

set camera range 1,1,range

endwhile

while mouseclick()=1 : endwhile

delete matrix 1:autocam off:backdrop off

end

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