vcCamera

vcCamera provides the capability of controlling a virtual camera and its view for an environment.

See in: Overview

Module: vcCore

Parent: vcObject

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Properties

Learn how to use properties here. The properties are also inherited from the parent class.

Name	Type	Access	Description
CenterOfInterest	vcVector	RW	Gets or sets camera's center of interest location.
ClipFar	Real	RW	Gets or sets how far objects can be from a camera in order to be displayed. If objects are too far then they are not visible.
ClipNear	Real	RW	Gets or sets how close objects can be to a camera in order to be displayed. If objects are too close then they are not visible.
ClippingMethod	vcClippingMode	RW	Gets or sets the clipping mode for a camera's view.
Eye	vcVector	RW	Gets or sets camera's eye location.
Matrix	vcMatrix	R	Gets the whole camera matrix.
Name	String	RW	Gets or sets the name of the camera.

Example: Define Cameras Eye and Center of Interest

""" This example shows how to move camera by defining camera's eye and center of interest """

import vcCore as vc

app = vc.getApplication()
vec = vc.vcVector
camera = vc.getWorld().findCamera()

camera_eye_vector = vec.new(5000,5000,2000)
camero_coi_vector = vec.new(0,0,0)  

#tip: set coi first, and then set eye of camera
camera.CenterOfInterest = camero_coi_vector
camera.Eye = camera_eye_vector

app.render()