Z coordinates? Camera system cock-up

Is there any way to determine the Z coordinate of a point on the map, or even a unit?

here's the deal:

My camera system pans the camera to a point in front of whatever unit you're controlling - so that you can see ahead of you. Most of the time, it works Perfectly.

However: When you walk on uneven terrain, for example the edge of a cliff, the camera gets confused because it is targeting a point that is below or above the unit. I'm attaching a diagram so you can see what I mean.

Diagram:
If (a) is the unit, (b) is where the camera is targeting, and (c) is the camera. I want the camera to target a point in the air above (b) at a height even with (a).

Is what you are asking is how to make the target a z offset? If so ill try to tell you where to do that (not on my comp right now), set camera property, z-offset Camera target, or something like that. Ill tell you the exact thing in a couple of hours when i can check.

If you are asking is how do you check for the terrain height, I dont think there is a way to do that.

There's no Camera - Set target Z offset action... is there a jass function? And really it's no good unless it's possible to check the difference between the Z coords of the unit's position and the camera's target position...

Well... I can think of one way...

try this: Detect the cliff height on the spot the unit is standing. Increase the Z Offset by 128, or decrease, depending on the situation.

Thought of that... cliff height will only work if there's a cliff, not a steep slope... Thanks though. I think it may end up being the only option to use that and create cliffs that are ramps everywhere there are drops...

Now that I am home i will show you where the z offset is. It is under Camera - Set Camera Field (Timed), under the label Z Offset.

Example
Camera - Set Player 1 (Red)'s camera Z Offset to (Current flying height of TestWagon) over 0.05 seconds

That's funny... the first place I looked was under Camera - Set Field.... And in my editor there's no Z-offset function... take a look:

1) There is NO way to detect terrain height. The GetTerrainHeight() function doesn't exist.

2) What editor are you using? It shows up in UMSWE 4.0.

I'm just using the straight TFTWE.

Then get UMSWE 4.0!

Everyone uses it (and WEU)!

Hmmm.

Well, is there any way to detect the Z coordinate of ANYTHING except the current camera's source or the current camera's target?