[X3D-Public] X3DOM - navigation type TURNTABLE

[doug sanden]

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>> The turntable navigation example announced by X3DOM is nice. Anyone else try it?
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>> http://www.x3dom.org/?p=3536
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>> http://www.x3dom.org/x3dom/example/x3dom_turntable.html
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>> <navigationInfo id='nav' headlight='false' type='turntable' typeParams="0 0 0.2 1.4"></navigationInfo>
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>> Wondering if we should add TURNTABLE to our list of navigation types supported in X3D v3.4. Seems useful. I've added it to the candidate list, discussion will be welcome.
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> Seems useful - tilt-unconstrained examine mode can be awkward.

IIRC I had a problem  with spherical panorama viewing navigation. There you want the camera to tilt +-90 around viewpoint X,  and rotate about viewpoint Y unconstrained, around viewpoint center (with focal-length zooming controlled by touchsensor widgets).

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>> http://web3d.org/wiki/index.php/X3D_version_3.4_Development
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>> Also wondering if there are references regarding this approach, perhaps in IEEE VR conference?
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