# Can i use orbit control for 3rd person view camera?

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**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** camera-controls, orbit-controls, orbitcontrols\
**Created:** [September 27, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/can-i-use-orbit-control-for-3rd-person-view-camera/30302 "2021-09-27T15:48:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mark7](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/mark7/32/14405_2.png) [@Mark7](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Mark7)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/can-i-use-orbit-control-for-3rd-person-view-camera/30302/2 "2021-09-27T16:07:19Z")

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1. You can do that using gsap and the coordinates from where the person is facing. When W is pressed you gsap to the desired coordinates. If mouse is used for camera you disable the gsap from W key.

2.[Third-Person Camera](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/third-person-camera/18624)  
[https://codepen.io/Fyrestar/pen/WNwMWZV?editors=0010](https://codepen.io/Fyrestar/pen/WNwMWZV?editors=0010)

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