CompuServe Thread

#Camera Rotation Off

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#174988From: SteveJun 12, 1995 3:41 PM
I'm working on this project and one thing that's messing me up is that when I move my camera on an arc it wants to rotate at the 90 degree point so that up stays up. What if I don't want this to happen? I'd like for the camera to summersalt around a point without rotating. What can I do? I have rel. 3 if that makes any diff. Robert
#175028From: Kevin A. McClaughryJun 12, 1995 8:02 PM
Robert, Here's a few messages I dusted off from my saved archives. This very subject was discussed just a short while back and I found it very interesting. The first couple of messages describe briefly what is happening and how to work around the 'roll' effect. The later messages give a brief history of quaternions and is kinda neat. Anyhoo, hope this is what you are asking for, and hopefully not too much of a response! See Ya! Kevin
#175064From: EDWARD HARVEYJun 13, 1995 12:33 AM
<<I'd like for the camera to summersalt around a point without rotating. How about linking the camera and target to a dummy object? Ed