Trouble with my spin camera code

Scripting Issues
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Thats not as hard as it looks, simply create a dummy node on the models position, attach the camera to it and rotate the dummy node. Make sure you make the camera look at the model each frame ( camera.lookAt(self.model) ) by adding it you your rotation task.


from pandac.PandaModules import *
from direct.directbase import DirectStart
from direct.gui.DirectGui import *
from direct.interval.IntervalGlobal import *

class Viewer(DirectObject):

    def __init__(self):
        base.disableMouse()
        self.accept('escape',sys.exit)
        self.accept('o', base.oobe)

        self.model = loader.loadModel('panda-model.egg')
        self.model.reparentTo(render)
        self.model.setScale(0.05)
        
        self.dummy = NodePath('')
        self.dummy.reparentTo(render)

        camera.reparentTo(self.dummy)
        camera.setPos(0,-150,70)

        taskMgr.add(self.task,'task')

        rotate = LerpHprInterval(self.dummy, 60, Point3(360, 0, 0), startHpr=Point3(0, 0, 0))
    	rotate.loop()

    def task(self,task):
        camera.lookAt(self.model)
        

v = Viewer()
run()
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