Stop the camera from moving through a mesh?

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I have a camera set up to follow a third person character during play - similar to the third person template but the camera is at a different position (more like the last of us, or the trailed student project).

I have an issue which is probably fairly simple to fix, but I am not sure where any setting for it might exist in the editor. When my player is in a corner, or if I pan around in a certain part of the level, the camera can move through the wall, and outside the level (not the character, just the camera) - I’d like to stop the camera from moving through these static meshes, as it really takes away from the look and feel.

Thanks

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This is a problem that’s existed as long as first person 3d games, you just need to work out a way to move the camera into a valid position.

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I know this, but is there a way to detect if I am about to hit a mesh? so that I can move the camera?

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In blueprints if you have a camera spring or whatever it’s called you can add a collider capsule to the camera and if it collides with something then it will push the camera closer to the spring origin

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Hey - thanks,

Do you know anywhere that there may be some documentation for this? or a video? I’ve been looking everywhere, can’t seem to find anything that has enough detail.

thanks again.

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I’m pretty sure the third person template already has the spring arm set up, might not have the collision thing turned on though.

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