Fake ortho cam
Setting up a fake isometric camera is very simple. First, the camera setup. The secret relies on setFieldOfView: a very low number (minimum is 1) makes the projection “isometric”, and this never needs to be changed. Changing the y position using setTranslation will zoom in and out (keep the same factor for x, y, z to not change the isometric angle). And last, lookAt allow us to move the camera on the screen, focusing on a grid coordinate:
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function Game.onInit ( )
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application.setCurrentUserScene ( "Start" )
-- isometric camera setup begins!
local hCamera = application.getCurrentUserActiveCamera ( )
-- restricting the field of view makes the projection "isometric".
camera.setFieldOfView ( hCamera, 1 )
-- change translation y to zoom in and out. keep same factor for x, y and z
-- according to the desired isometric angle. if all three have the same
-- value, the projection will be symmetric.
object.setTranslation ( hCamera, 75, 75, 75, object.kGlobalSpace )
-- change x, z to position the camera focusing on a grid coordinate.
object.lookAt ( hCamera, 1, 0, 1, object.kGlobalSpace, 1 )
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end
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--It is possible to add a control to rotate the camera around the scene, if needed. Just use a
--combination of rotateAround and lookAt. As an example set this on onEnterFrame in the
--User Main AI:
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function Game.onEnterFrame ( )
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local hCamera = application.getCurrentUserActiveCamera ( )
-- rotate around grid coordinate 5, 7 with the camera focused on that cell.
object.rotateAround ( hCamera, 5, 0, 7, 0, 1, 0, object.kGlobalSpace )
object.lookAt ( hCamera, 5, 0, 7, object.kGlobalSpace, 1 )
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end
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