vim3D | Follow Path

path <target> <path> [<dx> <dy> <dz> <freqscalar> <timeShift> <start> <end>]

By simply calling the path command, an object will move along the vertices of another object over time. This will not compute a coordinate frame and align the object, if you wish to do this, you must in addition set up a lookat object. The trick is to use the timeShift parameter of the path command by having a null lookat object that is ahead on the path by a few frames. For example, placing a camera on a path with alignment can be done as follows:

# create null lookat object
add geo
name null
path null camerapath 0 10 0 1 5

# set up path
path headCam camerapath 0 10 0
path headLight camerapath
lookat headCam null

Camera on Path example

########## paths can be drawn in INSERT MODE
begin draw
-187.588806 0.000000 -239.755219
-133.610413 0.000000 -223.879181
-111.665726 0.000000 -186.813324
-79.908226 0.000000 -165.697113
-75.414795 0.000000 -142.431381
-82.305672 0.000000 -92.109131
-85.484802 0.000000 -37.041653
-65.336739 0.000000 -0.434334
-45.687973 0.000000 13.424652
-8.467972 0.000000 13.459114
37.204956 0.000000 -5.813461
72.593063 0.000000 -14.103821
104.314827 0.000000 -12.117661
112.967720 0.000000 -41.284901
113.544670 0.000000 -79.994431
117.246689 0.000000 -192.555267
114.627029 0.000000 -226.301392
122.849327 0.000000 -247.871872
end
name camerapath
bspline 20

add cam
name headCam
add light
name headLight
light quadratic 0
light linear 0.1
light constant 0

# create null lookat object
add geo
name null
path null camerapath 0 10 0 1 5

# set up path
path headCam camerapath 0 10 0
path headLight camerapath
lookat headCam null