This command will adjust the aspect ratio at which the camera renders to the screen.
| Syntax |
SET CAMERA ASPECT Aspect Ratio SET CAMERA ASPECT Camera Number, Aspect Ratio
| Parameters |
Camera Number
Integer
The camera number Aspect Ratio
Float
By default this aspect ratio is calculated by dividing the screen width by the screen height, normally resulting in an aspect ratio of 0.75
| Returns |
This command does not return a value.
| Description |
By default this aspect ratio is calculated by dividing the screen width by the screen height, normally resulting in an aspect ratio of 0.75. You can change this aspect ratio using this command in situations where you would like to render a perfect square to the screen or if you are writing for hardware that spans a single surface over multiple display devices.
| Example Code |
autocam on:backdrop on make matrix 1,4000,4000,100,100 set matrix height 1,50,50,500 update matrix 1 position camera 0,0,500,500 point camera 0,2000,0,2000 aspect=screen width()/screen height() while mouseclick()<>1 set cursor 0,0 print "f-v Aspect Ratio ",aspect if inkey$()="f" then aspect=aspect-1:if aspect<0 then aspect=0 if inkey$()="v" then aspect=aspect+1 set camera aspect 0,aspect endwhile while mouseclick()=1 : endwhile delete matrix 1:autocam off:backdrop off end