# Focus target override for Camera:Orbit devices dont work on objects?

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/focus-target-override-for-camera-orbit-devices-dont-work-on-objects/1972780>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** Reso-Duplicate, Status-Closed, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, fortnite-creative, fortnite\
**Created:** [August 12, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/focus-target-override-for-camera-orbit-devices-dont-work-on-objects/1972780 "2024-08-12T13:37:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![MilesMVP](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@MilesMVP](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/MilesMVP)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/focus-target-override-for-camera-orbit-devices-dont-work-on-objects/1972780/1 "2024-08-12T13:37:34Z")

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### Please select what you are reporting on:

Unreal Editor for Fortnite

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Devices

### Summary

I’m trying to orbit a character mannequin device - when I refer to it in the focus target override component and start the game, the camera bugs out

### Steps to Reproduce

1 - Drag in a Camera Orbit Device and Character Device with default settings  
2 - In the details pane of the orbit device, go to focus target overrride and select the character device  
3 - Below it, also check ‘look at focus target on activate’  
4 - Start a game

### Expected Result

For the camera to be able to orbit the character device/mannequin

### Observed Result

The camera is not focused on the mannequin, and is still influenced by the players movements

### Platform(s)

PC, Win 10

### Island Code

Unpublished

### Additional Notes

Appreciate any help

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**Author:** ![Bug-Reporter](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/bug-reporter/32/997076_2.png) [@Bug-Reporter](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Bug-Reporter)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/focus-target-override-for-camera-orbit-devices-dont-work-on-objects/1972780/4 "2026-11-11T01:00:23Z")

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FORT-1191352 has been ‘Closed’ as a duplicate of an existing known issue. Origin Issue: FORT-1059794, Origin Topic: [Some settings on to Orbit Camera Device are broken](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/some-settings-on-to-orbit-camera-device-are-broken/2701570)
