first try at custom camera controls

cspell.json

@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
     "RMAO",
     "Verts",
     "drei",
-    "frameloop"
+    "frameloop",
+    "pointermove",
+    "pointerup",
+    "pointerdown"
   ],
   "userWords": [
     "WOTB",

packages/website-ue/src/components/TankopediaControls.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { J_HAT, K_HAT } from "@blitzkit/core";
+import { invalidate, useThree } from "@react-three/fiber";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { Vector2, Vector3 } from "three";
+import { degToRad } from "three/src/math/MathUtils.js";
+
+const initialDistance = 8;
+const initialRotation = new Vector2(degToRad(45), degToRad(45));
+
+const clientPosition = new Vector2();
+const workingVector2 = new Vector2();
+const workingVector3 = new Vector3();
+
+const cameraCenter = new Vector3(0, 1, 0);
+
+const cameraRotation = initialRotation.clone();
+let cameraDistance = initialDistance;
+
+export function TankopediaControls() {
+  const canvas = useThree((state) => state.gl.domElement);
+  const camera = useThree((state) => state.camera);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function handlePointerDown(event: PointerEvent) {
+      clientPosition.set(event.clientX, event.clientY);
+
+      window.addEventListener("pointermove", handlePointerMove);
+      window.addEventListener("pointerup", handlePointerUp);
+    }
+
+    function handlePointerMove(event: PointerEvent) {
+      workingVector2.set(event.clientX, event.clientY).sub(clientPosition);
+
+      workingVector2.x *= -(2 * Math.PI) / canvas.width;
+      workingVector2.y *= (2 * Math.PI) / canvas.height;
+
+      cameraRotation.x += workingVector2.x;
+
+      if (cameraRotation.y + workingVector2.y < Math.PI / 2) {
+        cameraRotation.y += workingVector2.y;
+      }
+
+      clientPosition.set(event.clientX, event.clientY);
+
+      updateCameraPosition();
+    }
+
+    function handlePointerUp() {
+      window.removeEventListener("pointermove", handlePointerMove);
+      window.removeEventListener("pointerup", handlePointerUp);
+    }
+
+    function updateCameraPosition() {
+      camera.position
+        .set(cameraDistance, 0, 0)
+        .applyAxisAngle(J_HAT, cameraRotation.x)
+        .applyAxisAngle(K_HAT, cameraRotation.y)
+        .add(cameraCenter);
+      camera.lookAt(cameraCenter);
+
+      invalidate();
+    }
+
+    canvas.addEventListener("pointerdown", handlePointerDown);
+
+    return () => {
+      canvas.removeEventListener("pointerdown", handlePointerDown);
+    };
+  }, []);
+}

packages/website-ue/src/components/TankopediaSandbox/index.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { type StageParameters } from "@protos/blitz_static_tank_upgrade_single_stage";
-import { OrbitControls } from "@react-three/drei";
 import { Canvas } from "@react-three/fiber";
 import { useTankChassisModel } from "../../hooks/useTankChassisModel";
 import { useTankGunModel } from "../../hooks/useTankGunModel";
 import { useTankHullModel } from "../../hooks/useTankHullModel";
 import { useTankTurretModel } from "../../hooks/useTankTurretModel";
+import { TankopediaControls } from "../TankopediaControls";
 import { TankopediaLighting } from "../TankopediaLighting";
 import { SceneProps } from "../TankopediaSceneProps";
 import styles from "./index.module.css";
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ function Content({ parameters }: TankopediaSandboxProps) {
 
       <TankopediaLighting />
       <SceneProps />
-
+      <TankopediaControls />
-      <OrbitControls />
     </>
   );
 }