saving and setting cameras position and rotation

i'm using cinemachine as a free look 3rd person camera and in some cases i want to focus on something else for a few seconds.

i got it working like this

Code (CSharp):

1. public static void SetPlayer3rdPersonCameraLookAt(Transform t, float distance=0)
2.     {
3.         CinemachineFreeLook.Orbit[] florbits = _CinemachineFreeLook.m_Orbits;
4.         if (t == null)
5.         {
6.             t = _Player.transform;          
7.             florbits[0].m_Radius = florbits[1].m_Radius = florbits[2].m_Radius = 3; // default for player
8.         }
9.         else
10.         {
11.             if(distance != 0)
12.             {
13.                 // this should happen only at the first time it called for alternate camera
14.                 florbits[0].m_Radius = florbits[1].m_Radius = florbits[2].m_Radius = distance;  // set following distace
15.  
16.                 Debug.Log("x=" + _CinemachineFreeLook.m_XAxis.Value);
17.             }
18.                
19.         }
20.         _CinemachineFreeLook.LookAt = t;
21.         _CinemachineFreeLook.Follow = t;
22.     }

but when this is called with null to return to the players camera, its facing the wrong way.
how would i save the way its facing so i can return to the player looking at her bum?
thanks

 

thanks, just found this
https://forum.unity.com/threads/programatically-switch-between-virtual-cameras.483165/

in the project i have one vcam for the player already, so i added another for object following which is disabled by default, then just enable and disable the cams in script as needed. seems to work fine, thanks

one last question, when i enable the object following camera, it starts out life in a collision with the terrain and then has to adjust. is there a simple way to force it to find an unobscured view of the target before it enables?

thanks again

 

its working great but the issue is, my character is pulling something towards itself. at a certain point the object falls through the floor. at that point i switch the camera to follow the falling object, but the camera starts out at the characters current 3rd person camera view position.

the object quickly falls out of sight of the camera as it falls so the camera adjusts itself to find a better view, which is all working the way its supposed to.

except it doesn't look great because the camera is searching for a better view as the object is falling through the floor.

i would prefer to set a prefered point in world coords for the object following camera to start out at. i guess i can simply set its position come to think of it, i'll try it.

thanks

 

ok, i got it working perfect now, here is my camera switcher code

Code (CSharp):

1. public void SetObjectFollowCameraLookAt(Transform t, Vector3 camStartPosition, float distance = 0)
2.     {
3.         CinemachineFreeLook flc = _ObjectFollowCamera.GetComponent<CinemachineFreeLook>();
4.         CinemachineFreeLook.Orbit[] florbits = flc.m_Orbits;
5.         if (distance != 0)
6.         {
7.             // is distance was 0, keep distance set in CameraFalling
8.             florbits[0].m_Radius = florbits[1].m_Radius = florbits[2].m_Radius = distance;  // set following distace
9.             if(camStartPosition != Vector3.zero)
10.                 _ObjectFollowCamera.transform.position = camStartPosition;
11.         }
12.  
13.         flc.LookAt = t;
14.         flc.Follow = t;
15.        
16.         _Player3rdPersonCamera.SetActive(false);
17.         _ObjectFollowCamera.SetActive(true);
18.     }

the caller sets an ideal spot to move the camera to initially, so i set that above the player and in an area clear of obstacles. the cam transitions to that spot as it follows the falling object, looks very professional now. thanks again for all your help

 

because i don't know how to do that. i've only ever used the freelock.

i actually kind of like that the mouse guides the camera in case the user wants a different view of the target object. i should make the hold time before it returns to the user a configurable parameter.

i'm making a game builder game so i want to provide scripts to my users.