Something

		local x1,y1,z1,x2,y2,z2 = getElementBoundingBox ( element )
		local dx = x2-x1
		local dy = y2-y1
		local width = math.sqrt( (dx*dx) + (dy*dy) )
		local height = math.abs(z2-z1)
		outputChatBox ( "Height: "..tostring(height).." Width: "..tostring(width) )
		--cameraLeverage = 0
		outputChatBox 'tes1'
		local fRadius = getElementRadius ( element )
		--outputChatBox ( "maxDist: "..tostring(maxDist) )
		--local realDistance = ( maxDist / elementDiameter ) * camDistance
		outputChatBox 'tes2'
		local camAngleX = camTargetX - camPosX
		local camAngleY = camTargetY - camPosY
		local camAngleZ = camTargetZ - camPosZ
		--normalise the angles
		local l = math.sqrt( camAngleX*camAngleX + camAngleY*camAngleY + camAngleZ*camAngleZ )
		local camAngleX = camTargetX / l
		local camAngleY = camTargetY / l
		local camAngleZ = camTargetZ / l
		
		outputChatBox 'tes3'
		local elementPosX = camPosX + ( camAngleX * fRadius )
		local elementPosY = camPosY + ( camAngleY * fRadius )
		local elementPosZ = camPosZ + ( camAngleZ * fRadius )
		outputChatBox ( "x: "..tostring(elementPosX).." y: "..tostring(elementPosY).." z: "..tostring(elementPosZ) )
		outputChatBox 'tes3'
		setCameraPosition ( camPosX, camPosY, camPosZ ) 
		setElementPosition ( element, elementPosX, elementPosY, elementPosZ )
		setTimer ( "setCameraLookAt", 100, 1, camTargetX, camTargetY, camTargetZ ) 
		outputChatBox 'tes4'