alice-teacher ALice 3 Camera marker vehicle

[Ziccardi, Adam]

Thank you Don,
That all makes perfect sense and I appreciate the camera marker versus
object notion. It is valuable.
We'll use the axes object as you suggest and it will work perfectl;y for
what the kids are trying to do,
Sincerely,
Adam Z

On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 4:13 PM Donald Slater <dslater at andrew.cmu.edu>
wrote:

>  Adam,
> In Alice, markers were designed  as limited objects, designed to reflect
> the functionality of markers in stage, tv, and film productions. Those
> markers , once set, are not intended to be moved, as references for preset
> locations for camera, characters, and props.
>
> However, the moveable marker that you are looking for can be valuable, and
> when I have needed such an object, I have used the Axes object in the
> shapes gallery, set its properties (Opacity, Vehicle, etc) appropriately,
> and used it throughout the scene.
>
> Let me know if you have any questions.
>
> All the best,
> Don Slater
>
> Alice Project (ret)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 22, 2022, at 12:57 PM, Melanie Lam <melanielam at cmu.edu> wrote:
>
> 
> Adam,
>
> It looks like the world works because the camera object is vehicled to the
> moose. So when the moose moves, the camera moves - as you intended?  Camera
> markers don't really function like regular objects, so they are limited.
>
> The camera marker is useful for 'resetting' the camera back to a specific
> position/orientation. However, in this case, you would set the moose back
> where you want it and the camera would naturally follow.
>
> Hope that helps?
>
> -Melanie
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 9:45 AM Ziccardi, Adam <aziccardi at opschools.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Good Morning,
>> I'm at a loss today for setting the vehicle of a camera marker. For a 1st
>> person or behind the head camera angle to movealong with the object is the
>> goal.
>> Attached is a program from last semester that does exactly what I wish
>> but I can't recall how I vehicle'd the 'this.movingAround' camera marker to
>> move with the 'moose' as the moose moves with the keys.
>> Thanks,
>> Adam Z
>>
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