UeOrbitControls

The UeOrbitControls class allows orbit-style camera manipulation around a target point.
It supports mouse drag, scroll wheel zoom, keyboard pan/rotation, and inertia damping.

Constructor

new UeOrbitControls(data = {})

Data parameters

Key	Type	Default	Description
camera	UeCamera	required	The camera to control
target	UeVector3	(0,0,0)	The center point to orbit around
zoomSpeed	number	5	Scroll/drag zoom speed
panSpeed	number	1.0	Mouse pan speed
rotateSpeed	number	1.0	Mouse rotation speed
autoRotate	boolean	false	Enables idle rotation
enableZoom	boolean	true	Enables zooming
enablePan	boolean	true	Enables panning
enableRotate	boolean	true	Enables orbit rotation
enableDamping	boolean	true	Enables inertia smoothing
dampingFactor	number	0.9	Lerp factor for smooth motion
autoRotateSpeed	number	0.1	Speed of automatic rotation
minTargetRadius	number	5	Minimum zoom radius
maxTargetRadius	number	Infinity	Maximum zoom radius
screenSpacePanning	boolean	false	Whether pan is screen-space aligned

Properties

Property	Type	Description
camera	UeCamera	The controlled camera
target	UeVector3	The focal point being orbited
radius	number	Distance from camera to target
azimuth	number	Horizontal angle (radians)
elevation	number	Vertical angle (radians)
enableZoom	boolean	Enables zooming
enablePan	boolean	Enables panning
enableRotate	boolean	Enables orbit rotation
enableDamping	boolean	Enables inertia smoothing
dampingFactor	number	Lerp factor for smooth motion
mouseButtonRotate	number	Mouse button for orbit rotation
mouseButtonZoom	number	Mouse button for zoom drag
mouseButtonPan	number	Mouse button for panning
keys	object	Directional keyboard key mappings
transforming	boolean	Whether the camera is being orbited with the mouse (read-only)

🧩 Methods

update(mouseX = undefined, mouseY = undefined)

Updates the camera position and direction based on current input. Must be called every frame in the game loop. Optionally takes the mouse coordinates in input, otherwise it will get it automatically from the UeMouse class

focus(targetObject)

Focuses the camera on a specific object. It centers the camera on the object's bounding box and adjusts the radius for an optimal view based on the object's dimensions.

reset()

Resets the controls to their initial state.

🧠 Notes

The control scheme is similar to Three.js OrbitControls.

• Rotation is performed by dragging with the left mouse button (by default).
• Zoom is handled via scroll wheel or dragging with the middle mouse button.
• Pan can be done via the right mouse button or arrow keys.
• Holding Shift switches keyboard input from pan to orbit.

To use:

const controls = new UeOrbitControls({ camera });

// Inside your main update loop:
controls.update();

📐 Camera Behavior

The camera position is computed as:

// pseudocode
position = target + radius * direction_from_angles(azimuth, elevation)

This allows intuitive orbiting around any arbitrary point in 3D space.