Static Camera Position?

soapstar · 17 Mar 2011, 10:02

Hey everyone!

Is it possible in Sketchup to position a camera in a static position? Basically i have a boat that i can control using keys and i want to be able to have a first person view with the camera static in the boat pointing forward.

By having two cubes each separately fixed to the boat group using the Sketchy Physics 'Static' joint. One positioned at the back of the boat called 'follow' and the other and the front of the boat called 'track'. I have been able to position the camera by setting its parameters in the 'Scene Manager' by typing in the 'description' dialog: 'Camera track track. Camera follow follow'. I then position my camera right beside the 'follow' cube. However when i run Physics and move the boat the camera slightly moves in the opposite direction to the boat?!

Is there anyway to have to camera in a fixed position in relation to another object?

Thanks for any help

TIG · 17 Mar 2011, 10:07

I effect you are asking how to 'attach' a camera to an object and have it move with that object in SketchyPhysics
Can I suggest you post the request in the SketchyPhysics forum [ http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewforum.php?f=61 ] - it's more likely to get the response you hope for...
This http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=17351 , this http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=a0e4ad6c7b194e78b987a3997878f94e , this http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=c6b08284201f14bb423e37f4d1e691e8 and this http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=e9ccdab687d582d6b9cdc8f7acc049d2 might also be helpful

soapstar · 17 Mar 2011, 11:15

Thank you! I have posted this request in the place you suggested

I have looked through the examples you sent me however they still have this issue of the camera slightly panning around the object it is tracking in the horizontal direction

Thanks for your help