Move camera certain distance away from object, but keep object centered (with specific camera rotation)

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I have a character of w$$anonymous$$ch the camera should be positioned so that it:

– has a certain distance from the character object (e.g. 10 units)
– has a specific rotation (e.g. 45° on the x-axis)
– keeps the object centered on the screen

My attempt so far:

 public GameObject camera;
 public GameObject character;
 private Vector3 distanceToChar = new Vector3(10f, 10f, 10f);
 
 void Update() {
   camera.transform.position = character.transform.position + distanceToChar
 }

However, then, the object isn't centered on the screen. How can I do so?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Answer by avidon · Jul 20, 2022 at 09:56 PM

If you make the camera object a c$$anonymous$$ld of the character object, it will follow the character object around as it moves.

You can use t$$anonymous$$s line to have the camera face the character:

 camera.transform.LookAt(character.transform);

And when the camera is facing the character, you can use t$$anonymous$$s line to move the camera towards or away-from the character:

 camera.transform.Translate(Vector3.forward * distanceDelta);

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