wow, thanks dave, thats really helpful. it all seems a bit easier now, im brand new to this and having a bit of trouble getting my head round it all, but this is great, thanks again

mike

@dave r said:

Just use the native Walkthrough tools, Position Camera and Look Around. I did a quick example for you. Set crossing guidelines at the points where you want the viewer to "stand". Notice in my example that scenes 3 and 5 are with the viewer in the same position as the previous scenes. They camera has just been turned 90° to the left.

hi, im trying to make a very basic animation in which the camera moves around in a maze-like environment ie: constant eye-height, always looking in the direction of movement, moving in a straight line then pivoting as it turns a corner, then moving straight again, and so on. ive tried using sketchup's scenes as well as flightpath and weld, but the camera always ends up swinging out in curves rather than the basic 'Doom'-style i was hoping for. anyone have any advice? had a look through old topics but cant find an answer which helps

thanks
mike