SandyCam Help.

The ViewFinder

This is the camera view of the Sandy world.
The ViewFinder has a crosshair, that can be turned on or off, using the check box in the lower right corner.

The CameraControl

With the CameraControl in the right pane you control basic movements of the camera within the world.

Movements relative to the camera coordinate system.

Control	Description	Function
Tilt	Rotation around the camera x axis	tilt( angle ) 0 to 360 degrees
Roll	Rotation around the camera z axis	roll( angle ) -180 to 180 deg.
Pan	Rotation around the camera y axis	pan( angle ) 0 to 360 deg.
Upwards	Translation along the camera y axis	moveUpwards( distance )
Sideways	Translation along the camera x axis	moveSideways( distance )
Forward	Translation along the camera z axis	moveForward( distance )

Note: The moveUpwards() function seems to move the camera in the opposite direction in this version, which is probably a bug.

Movements relative to the world ( global ) coordinate system

Control	Description	Function
RotX	Rotation around an axis through the camera and parallel to the global x axis	rotateX( angle )
RotY	Rotation around an axis through the camera and parallel to the global y axis	rotateY( angle )
RotZ	Rotation around an axis through the camera and parallel to the global z axis	rotateZ( angle )
xPos	Sets the x position of the camera in the global system	setPosition( x, y, z )
yPos	Sets the y position of the camera in the global system	setPosition( x, y, z )
zPos	Sets the z position of the camera in the global system	setPosition( x, y, z )
Camera Position	Show and set the camera position at [x,y,z] in the global system	setPosition( x, y, z )
Reset	Resets Camera Position and all controls
Look At / Set	Places a global coordinate point in the center of the camera view - direction of view.	lookAt( x, y, z )
Focal	Sets the camera focal ( nodal ) distance - in effect a zoom lens.	setFocal( nodal distance )

Notes:

1. When you use Look At to point the camera in a certain direction, earlier rotations in the camera's own coordinate system are lost. The corresponding controls are not updated.

2. The reset button will reset the the camera position ad orientation, as well as all controls except the focal distance control.