CinemachineFreeLook How do I accurately set the X axis Angle of the main camera

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I want to know how to accurately calculate the Angle of camera X Axis according to the value of Y Axis

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It is a complex algorithm with dependencies on the FreeLook rig settings. There is no simple way to reverse-engineer this. What is the effect you’re trying to achieve? Maybe there is a simple alternative.

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I want to enter X and Y values in the input box to rotate the camera to the specified Angle. Now the Y axis rotation of the main camera is the same as that of the virtual camera. I don’t know how to get the X axis value. I don’t know if I’m making myself clear. Thank you.
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Is this something you want to do in the Editor as part of authoring a scene, or is it something you expect to be able to do at runtime?

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I want to use it at run time, either to view objects freely or from a fixed Angle.

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It would be nice to have a little more context. Do you really need to use the FreeLook, for example? Would a spherical orbit suffice (instead of the FreeLook’s complex 3-rig structure)? If you’re just setting up spherical orbits, then you can move away from the FreeLook and choosing angles would be easier.

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You can try calling FreeLook.ForceCameraPosition(pos, rot). You give it the desired camera position and rotation. The camera will be placed there, and the X and Y axes get automatically set to the values that will bring the camera as close as possible to the desired pos/rot (the camera is constrained to its orbit settings). The camera will be initially positioned at the input pos/rot, then it will move to the nearest point on its orbit, either slowly or quickly, depending on the damping settings.

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Yes, I only use a few of these features, and I’m trying to find another solution instead of using FreeLook.

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I tried this method, and since I set Follow and Look At, it only changed the position and rotation of the FreeLook, but the view Angle of the main camera did not change.

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Instead of FreeLook, you can use a normal vcam with Body = FramingTransposer and Aim=POV. Then the X and Y axes of the POV will correspond nicely with the camera rotation.

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Yes, this is a good method, I can set the camera’s X and Y axis rotation very well, thank you.

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