When animating in first person, what are the xyz coordinates you need to set for a camera to veiw what would be seen in game?

0 0 0

(0, 0, 0)
Rotated facing the same way as the FP arms.
FOV as 70 degrees.

Thanks, does the viewport need to be a specific size?
Edited by Ro0ster on Mar 23, 2010 at 08:50 PM

Setting the FOV will automatically set the lens.

Yeah I just realised that and I edited my post. The viewport looks strange when I import the pistols anims.

Elaborate a bit more on that; I'm not quite sure what you could mean by 'looks strange.'

As in its out of proportion. You can't see all of the master cheifs hand in the idle animation unless you change the size of the viewport. How can I set that to what would be seen ingame?

You should have your Max in fullscreen. Here's what mine normally looks like:
http://i41.tinypic.com/jaw578.jpg

I have the camera selected, and there I show you just set that value to 70 (the FOV).

Now, here's something I want you to try:
http://i43.tinypic.com/dnbpyd.jpg

Right click on that button down there and that window shown should pop up. Select that one square that I have circled and click OK. Viewport should turn to one whole window only with no other ones. It should be OK then, and everytime you press "P" to go to perspective it won't go out to the last point you were at in-case you might've had that problem. It'll probably have you in wireframe, so right click again in the top left of your viewport where it'll say something like "Camera01" like it does in my picture. Second one down, "smooth+highlights" will go back to how you probably want it.


If you need more help, I'm not sure if I have you on xfire or not but add me at odx999 if I'm not already your friend. Tell me it's you or I won't accept the message either, I hate random friends or people who just see me post my xfire here and then try to friend request me.
Edited by ODX on Mar 23, 2010 at 09:48 PM

It's kinda black-boxed out for a reason, kid.

Thanks I think I got it.

Judging by the hand position, it's pistol-related.

You're not helping >_>

Plasma pistol.

Forget it
Edited by ODX on Mar 23, 2010 at 10:26 PM

You do know the Reach Plasma Pistol hasn't been shown yet, right?
Edited by ODX on Mar 23, 2010 at 10:27 PM

Yes but no origin has been shown yet. (Please Bungie, don't just reuse Halo 3's animation D: )

You see, I am an animator, I make origins by moving bones and frames, and then I move frames and bones again to make animations. I don't model, I don't know of anyone who has modeled the Reach Plasma Pistol, and right now I don't feel like animating a Plasma Pistol.

Halo: Reach Plasma Pistol



Custom bitmaps. Modz. lol, funny pic tho.

Lol , zombies weapon.
Beat the crap out of people with a traffic cone.

idgi offtopic

Alt+W

that doesn't do anything. you mean alt + F4 or ctrl + W