User Guide

Chapter 3118

camera

Syntax

member(whichCastMember).camera(whichCamera)

member(whichCastMember).camera[index]

member(whichCastMember).camera(whichCamera).whichCameraProperty

member(whichCastMember).camera[index].whichCameraProperty

sprite(whichSprite).camera{(index)}

sprite(whichSprite).camera{(index)}.whichCameraProperty

Description

3D element; an object at a vector position from which the 3D world is viewed.

Each sprite has a list of cameras. The view from each camera in the list is displayed on top of the

view from camera with lower

index positions. You can set the rect (camera) property of each

camera to display multiple views within the sprite.

Cameras are stored in the camera palette of the cast member. Use the

newCamera and

deleteCamera commands to create and delete cameras in a 3D cast member.

The

camera property of a sprite is the first camera in the list of cameras of the sprite. The camera

referred to by sprite(whichSprite).camera is the same as

sprite(whichSprite).camera(1). Use the addCamera and deleteCamera commands to build

the list of cameras in a 3D sprite.

For a complete list of camera properties and commands, see Chapter 2, “3D Lingo by Feature,”

on page 31.

Examples

This statement sets the camera of sprite 1 to the camera named TreeCam of the cast member

named Picnic.

sprite(1).camera = member("Picnic").camera("TreeCam")

This statement sets the camera of sprite 1 to camera 2 of the cast member named Picnic.

sprite(1).camera = member("Picnic").camera[2]