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fasdfsdaf

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Posted: 9th May 2005 12:56

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I feel really stupid to ask this, but how would I rotate a camera around a bunch of objects, saying that 0,0,0 was the center? and I don't want to have to use the arrow keys, because they're meant for something else.

Preffered controls:

right mouse to rotate
Mouse wheel to zoom
keypad to move camera

Thanks to whomever helps me get out of this coding block...

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BN2 Productions

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Posted: 9th May 2005 13:34

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here is how I have managed to do it.

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autocam off
make object sphere 1,1
position object 1,0,0,0

make object sphere 2,1
position object 2,0,0,0

make mesh from object 1,2
rem make a limb for object one with the new mesh(syntax may be wrong)
add limb 1,1,1
delete object 2


make object sphere 3,1
position object 3,0,0,0

make mesh from object 2,3
add limb 1,2,2
delete object 3

rem link limb 2 to limb 1
link limb 1,2,1

offset limb 0,(height of camera),(depth of camera)

do
if mouseclick()=2
     if mousemovex()<>0
     rem this might be plus instead of minus
     turny=turny-mousemovex()
     if turny>360
          turny=turny-360
     endif
     if turny<=0
          turny=turny+360
     endif
     rotate limb 1,1,0,turny,0
endif

you might need to change the numbers but this is basically it

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fasdfsdaf

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Posted: 10th May 2005 03:14

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Thanks, your jus saying to rotate the whole object?

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Posted: 10th May 2005 04:24

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Search the CodeBase for an Orbit function. Use maths, SIN() is very usefull here.

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fasdfsdaf

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Posted: 10th May 2005 05:23

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Don't want to sound any stupidder...but.....still don't quite get those math commands: sin,tan,cos

but thanks for the advice! (I knew i should've done that first)

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