SimConnect_CameraSetRelative6DOF camera is fixed and cannot be panned/zoomed

[MSFS 2024] Bug Reports SimConnect
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Version: 1.4.14.0
Frequency: Consistently
Severity: Blocker
Marketplace package name: N/A
Context: SimConnect API
Similar MSFS 2020 issue: N/A, but occurs in 2020 too.
Bug description:

Using SimConnect_CameraSetRelative6DOF switches the camera state to “7” (6DOF), which is fine. However, the camera is completely fixed. I can neither zoom or pan using keyboard shortcuts, nor do any of the PAN_* or ZOOM_* sim events do anything at all.

Repro steps:

  1. Call SimConnect_CameraSetRelative6DOF with some eyepoint.
  2. Try sending PAN_LEFT/PAN_RIGHT/ZOOM_IN/ZOOM_OUT sim events. Nothing happens.
  3. Try moving camera around with normal pan/zoom methods (mouse, keyboard). Nothing happens.
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Hello @SkyWare

The SimConnect_CameraSetRelative6DOF function is obsolete in MSFS SDK context and is not maintained.
And to anticipate any claim that fixing this would be simple, this call causes rendering and performance issues.
So no progress is expected until we can come up with an alternative.

Regards,
Sylvain