[Help]how to set the camera at eye

[dimon 28]

how to set the camera at eye level and looking where the player looks?

[7erra 629]

player remoteControl _unit;
_unit switchCamera "internal";
objNull remoteControl _unit; // removes the remoteControlling
// whatever happens in between
player switchCamera "internal";  // returns to the player

 

[Larrow 2801]

getCameraViewDirection

 

nul = this spawn {
	params[ "_unit" ];
	
	_camera = "camera" camCreate ASLToAGL eyePos _unit;
	_camera cameraEffect["INTERNAL", "BACK", "myrender"];
		
	_billboard = createVehicle [ "UserTexture1m_F", ( _unit getPos[ 3, ( getDir _unit ) ] ) vectorAdd [ 0, 0, 1 ], [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE" ];
	_billboard setDir ( _unit getDir _billboard );
	_billboard setObjectTextureGlobal[ 0, "#(argb,512,512,1)r2t(myrender,1.0)" ];
	
	TAG_fnc_updateCamera = {
		params[ "_unitNetID", "_cameraNetID", "_BBNetID" ];
		
		_unit = _unitNetID call BIS_fnc_objectFromNetId;
		_camera = _cameraNetID call BIS_fnc_objectFromNetId;
		_billBoard = _BBNetID call BIS_fnc_objectFromNetId;
		
		_camera camSetPos (( ASLToAGL eyePos _unit ) vectorAdd (( getCameraViewDirection _unit ) vectorMultiply 0.5 ));
		_camera camSetDir ( getCameraViewDirection _unit );
		_camera camCommit 0;
		
		_billboard setPos (( ASLToAGL eyePos _unit ) vectorAdd (( getCameraViewDirection _unit ) vectorMultiply 3 ));
		_billboard setVectorDirAndUp [ getCameraViewDirection _unit, getCameraViewDirection _unit vectorCrossProduct vectorNormalized ( _unit modelToWorld[1,0,0] ) ];
	};
	
	addMissionEventHandler [ "EachFrame", format[ "
		[ '%1', '%2', '%3' ] call TAG_fnc_updateCamera;
	", _unit call BIS_fnc_netId, _camera call BIS_fnc_netId, _billboard call BIS_fnc_netId ]];
};

In a units init box for testing. Ignore the billboard flipping up side down when turning, that is just my horrendous vector maths  . Just wanted to provide a visual example. Maybe someone will chip in and fix it.