why is my camera not moving when mounting offset is changed ?

I am trying to mount a camera to both of these actors in the premade scene , not a custom one, but how is the mounting offset not changing the location of this camera , my view in video viewer is always the same. It doesnt work for both kinds of camera blocks.

Answer 1

[Simran]

Hi @Gage

I understand you're trying to mount a camera to actors (BottomPlane and TopPlane) in a premade Simulation 3D scene, but changing the mounting offset parameters isn't affecting the camera view in the Video Viewer - it remains the same regardless of the offset values you set.

Assuming you're using MATLAB R2024b release with Simulink 3D Animation, with the latest windows version:

I would suggest trying:

1. Check the camera parent/mounting configuration:

• Verify the camera block is properly set to mount/parent to the actor
• Check if there's a "Parent Name" or "Mounting" parameter in the Simulation 3D Camera Get block
• Ensure it matches the actor name exactly
• Please refer to this documentation for more information - Simulation 3D Camera Get - Camera image - Simulink

2. Verify the actors are actually moving/updating:

• Ensure the TopPlane and BottomPlane subsystems are updating their positions
• If actors are static, camera offset changes might not be visible

Hope this helps!