Ricky40 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Does anyone know how to, or even if you can, change the angle at which you view your avatar? I am using the lateset version of Firestorm? I know you can changeand use differnt views, but I am wanting to change the angle. I have my camera set to view form behind and above my av, but the angle I find is much too steep amd I can not see much more than a couple feet ahead of him. I would like to chnage it, lower it so I can vuew ahead more and see what he see, can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freya Mokusei Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 In the standard LL viewer (it should be the same for FS) it is:- Advanced Menu > Show Debug Settings CameraOffsetRearView FocusOffsetRearView Set the X, Y and Z co-ordinate to other numbers to change the angle. (Make sure you're viewing from the camera angle to start with ('esc' to reset camera), so you can see the changes as you make them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celestiall Nightfire Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Ricky40 wrote: Does anyone know how to, or even if you can, change the angle at which you view your avatar? I am using the lateset version of Firestorm? I know you can changeand use differnt views, but I am wanting to change the angle. I have my camera set to view form behind and above my av, but the angle I find is much too steep amd I can not see much more than a couple feet ahead of him. I would like to chnage it, lower it so I can vuew ahead more and see what he see, can anyone help? I think I know exactly what you're talking about. You have found that your camera view is suddenly a vertical-looking-down from above at your avatar...and when walking or flying, you cannot see where you're going. Sound about right? Hold down "Shift" key >>>> Then hit "Esc" Key. You should get an instant fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy21 Slade Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Edit > Preferences > Input and camera you can change the angle and follow distance there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrie Juran Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Ricky40 wrote: Does anyone know how to, or even if you can, change the angle at which you view your avatar? I am using the lateset version of Firestorm? I know you can changeand use differnt views, but I am wanting to change the angle. I have my camera set to view form behind and above my av, but the angle I find is much too steep amd I can not see much more than a couple feet ahead of him. I would like to chnage it, lower it so I can vuew ahead more and see what he see, can anyone help? In Debug start with these settings and adjust to suit your need. I suggest you use the up n down arrows to make the change so you can see what is happening as you set them. Debug Settings: Firestorm focusoffsetrearView (Phoenix = focusoffsetDefault) x= .9 y=.2 z =.6 z controls up and down cameraoffsetrearview (Phoenix = CameraOffsetDefault) x= -3.7 y= -0.2 z= -0.05 x controls zoom z controls angle You can also change cameraoffsetfrontView and focusOffsetFrontView. y = 0.00 is looking straight ahead. changing 'y' angles right or left, what people call 'over your shoulder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dora Gustafson Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 For those who do not use TPVs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabby Pixelbottom Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Here is an article on the subject that helped me. http://www.pennycow.blogspot.com/2012/01/improving-sl-camera-short-version.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrie Juran Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Gabby Handrick wrote: Here is an article on the subject that helped me. http://www.pennycow.blogspot.com/2012/01/improving-sl-camera-short-version.html Thats where I originally learned the settings from...I just couldnt remeber where when I made my post. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky40 Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Thankyou thankyou thankyou!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czari Zenovka Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I had the same issue awhile back - this forum post really helped me: http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Second-Life-Viewer/A-Matter-of-Perspective-The-importance-of-camera-placement-in/td-p/971879 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussycat Catnap Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 See here for some recommended settings: http://catnapkitty.wordpress.com/2010/08/08/getting-started-in-second-life/#Camera_Setup My settings and Penny's, both ont he same page for comparrision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czari Zenovka Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Pussycat Catnap wrote: See here for some recommended settings: http://catnapkitty.wordpress.com/2010/08/08/getting-started-in-second-life/#Camera_Setup My settings and Penny's, both ont he same page for comparrision. I checked out your page to bookmark it...and discovered I had already bookmarked this page awhile back - lol. Thank you and others who have provided great info on this topic (as well as many others). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadeclaw Denfu Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Thanks for the pointer, works in Firestorm and Singularity as well, set the camera a good deal lower, works better - and is more realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dora Gustafson Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 As a rule of thumbs, set camera level to (avatar)eye level :smileysurprised::smileyvery-happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussycat Catnap Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Czari Zenovka wrote: I checked out your page to bookmark it...and discovered I had already bookmarked this page awhile back - lol. Thank you and others who have provided great info on this topic (as well as many others). When I first "came back" to SL in 2009, I googled about it to avoid the confusion I'd had in 2006. Found a great getting started guide, but it dated to 2006. So when I wrote mine, it began as a list of things the older guide hadn't mentioned by virtue of having aged out, combined with my own take on the things that guide was still relevant for. Then the viewer got updated 3 million times, and I've had to edit it a lot... But the goal's always been to make that one page as useful as possible to the newbie, and do most of my advocating on my other pages. - Though I do make some strong recommendations, and the one to use some camera setting between Penny or mine, or in their range... is one such. It really makes it easier to move around in SL when you can grab your avatar with a mouse click and run, and the camera still shows you something that seems to relate to where you're going. The default way above and behind look means you can 'outrun' your camera in a sense, not able to see where you're going fast enough to react to what's in the way up ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiara Carter Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 OMFG thank you sooooo much, been trying to fix this all day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussycat Catnap Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Xiara Carter wrote: OMFG thank you sooooo much, been trying to fix this all day EVERYTIME you clear out your settings you will have to redo this one, and find it wherever your viewer hides it. It really should be in preferences... I've added my section on it as a direct link off of my getting started blog (formerly the reference was there so I could post it in threads like this, but I didn't make it a link). I suggest either saving a screenshot of your prefered settings, or a bookmark to some blog or article that has them... Its a pain in the butt to have to do this one over again so often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patience Sands Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Thanks!! I was looking for a solution to this, my view was fine til i updated FS...then suddenly looking at the ground, very annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonPunk Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 omg thank you so so much!!! i been having a issue dunnow what happened...i had rezzed something on my land and my camera view was from the top of my avi...which was driving me crazy and hitting esc didn't even fix it but when i tried shift and esc...it reset it to the normal!!! ♥ thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivanah Neox Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I think I know exactly what you're talking about. You have found that your camera view is suddenly a vertical-looking-down from above at your avatar...and when walking or flying, you cannot see where you're going. Sound about right? Hold down "Shift" key >>>> Then hit "Esc" Key. You should get an instant fix. Oh my god you have saved my sanity! I have been trying for *weeks* to figure this problem out, except my camera was looking up from the bottom. That simple shift+esc trick nearly made it cry it was so simple, but you fixed it and I love you! :matte-motes-sing: thank you thank you thank you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecaj Lannock Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I cannot thank you enough for this, some how my camera got set to the back of my feet and nothing i did could reset it. Shift+Esc did it and I wanna marry you! Celestiall Nightfire wrote: *clipped* Hold down "Shift" key >>>> Then hit "Esc" Key. You should get an instant fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allissa March Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 TYTYTYTYTY been driving me nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandar Gausman Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Shift + Esc worked oerfectly, it restored the original behaviour. Thanks, that was an easy fix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nzli Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 thanks so much ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastair Loorden Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 That fixed my issue thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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