Changing the 3rd person camera: Rotating 'cam' node for a new view?

I can change the XYZ of the camera via moving the 'cam' node but I'd like to change the view rotation of it as well. Rotating the node in the shape editor or via the players model *.cs file doesn't affect it. I've tried rotating the eye node and the cam (3rd person camera) node with no results. Checked out the source and couldn't find any reason why the camera is always pointing in one direction. Anyway I can change the 3rd person camera rotation for a new view?