CameraNavigationCircles Class


CameraNavigationCircles Class

CameraNavigationCircles is a camera controller that shows a 3D axes with axis circles and can be used to rotate the camera.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
  System.Windows.ThreadingDispatcherObject
    System.WindowsDependencyObject
      System.Windows.MediaVisual
        System.WindowsUIElement
          System.WindowsFrameworkElement
            System.Windows.ControlsControl
              Ab3d.ControlsBaseControllerControl
                Ab3d.ControlsCameraNavigationCircles

Namespace: Ab3d.Controls
Assembly: Ab3d.PowerToys (in Ab3d.PowerToys.dll) Version: 11.2.9104.2045

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[ContentPropertyAttribute("Content")]
public class CameraNavigationCircles : BaseControllerControl

The CameraNavigationCircles type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	CameraNavigationCircles	Constructor

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Properties

	Name	Description
	AxisCircleRadius	CircleRadius defines the radius of the axis circles. When zero, then the radius is calculated by multiplying FontSize by 0.7. Default value is 0.
	AxisClickAnimationDuration	Gets or sets a double value that specifies duration in seconds of the camera animation that is started when user clicks on axis circle. When the value is 0, then camera change is immediate and not animated. When the value is less then 0, then plane clicking is disabled (but the AxisClicked event is still triggered). Default value is 0.3 seconds.
	AxisTextSize	AxisTextSize defines the font size of the axis text. When AxisCircleRadius is zero (by default), then this also changes the radius of the axis circles. Default value is 13.
	AxisType	AxisType defines how the axis lines are shown. Default value is Lines that shows standard lines without arrows.
	BackgroundCircleBrush	BackgroundCircleBrush defines the Brush that is used for the background circle. Default value is semi-transparent light gray (#66CCCCCC).
	BackgroundCircleVisibility	BackgroundCircleVisibility defines when the background circle is visible. Default value is OnMouseOver.
	Content	Content
	IsCameraRotationEnabled	IsCameraRotationEnabled defines if camera rotation is enabled when user drags the mouse with left mouse button when over the CameraNavigationCircles. Default value is true.
	IsRotateToAxisEnabled	IsRotateToAxisEnabled defines if camera is rotated to the selected axis when user clicks on it. Default value is true.
	ModifierKeyForOppositeAxis	Gets or sets a modifier key that will rotate to the opposite axis when clicked on axis. Default value is Shift. This means that if user holds down Shift key and clicks on +X axis, the camera will rotate to -X axis. To disable this functionality set this property to None.
	ModifierKeyToPreserveAttitude	Gets or sets a modified key that will preserve the Attitude angle when clicked on a horizontal axis (X and Y in the common setup). Default value is Control. This means that if user holds down Control key and clicks on +X axis, the camera will rotate to X axis while preserving the existing Attitude (will not set Attitude to zero). To disable this functionality set this property to None.
	NegativeAxisCircleFillBrush	NegativeAxisCircleFillBrush defines the Fill Brush for the axis circles on the negative axes (-x, -y, -z). When the Brush is null, then the color of the axis is used (each axis circle is colored by the color of the axis). Default value is White brush with 80% opacity.
	NegativeAxisCircleVisibility	NegativeAxisCircleVisibility defines when the axis circles for the negative axes (-x, -y, -z) are shown. Default value is Always.
	NegativeAxisNameVisibility	PositiveAxisNameNegativeAxisNameVisibilityVisibility defines when the axis names ("X", "Y", "Z") for the negative axes (-x, -y, -z) are shown. Default value is OnMouseOver.
	NegativeAxisTextBrush	NegativeAxisTextBrush defines the color of the axis name on the negative axes (-x, -y, -z). When the Brush is null, then the color of the axis is used (each axis circle is colored by the color of the axis). Default value is Black.
	PositiveAxisCircleFillBrush	PositiveCircleFillBrush defines the Fill Brush for the axis circles on the positive axes (+x, +y, +z). When the Brush is null, then the color of the axis is used (each axis circle is colored by the color of the axis). Default value is null.
	PositiveAxisCircleVisibility	PositiveAxisCircleVisibility defines when the axis circles for the positive axes (+x, +y, +z) are shown. Default value is Always.
	PositiveAxisNameVisibility	PositiveAxisNameVisibility defines when the axis names ("X", "Y", "Z") for the positive axes (+x, +y, +z) are shown. Default value is Always.
	PositiveAxisTextBrush	PositiveAxisTextBrush defines the color of the axis name on the positive axes (+x, +y, +z). When the Brush is null, then the color of the axis is used (each axis circle is colored by the color of the axis). Default value is Black.
	ShowOppositeAxisWhenClickedOnCurrentAxis	When true (by default), then when user clicks on an existing axis (the one in the center), then the camera will rotate to the opposite axis.
	XAxisColor	Gets the color of X axis. To change the color, call the CustomizeAxes method. Default value is Colors.Red.
	YAxisColor	Gets the color of Y axis. To change the color, call the CustomizeAxes method. Default value is Colors.ForestGreen.
	ZAxisColor	Gets the color of Z axis. To change the color, call the CustomizeAxes method. Default value is Colors.RoyalBlue.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	CustomizeAxes(Vector3D, Vector3D, Vector3D)	CustomizeAxes customizes the show axes with specify custom axis orientation.
	CustomizeAxes(String, String, Color, Vector3D, String, String, Color, Vector3D, String, String, Color, Vector3D)	CustomizeAxes customizes the show axes with specify custom Vector3D, axis name and axis color for each axis. To customize axis length, set AxisLength3D before calling this method.
	OnApplyTemplate	OnApplyTemplate (Overrides FrameworkElementOnApplyTemplate)
	OnAxisClicked	OnAxisClicked
	OnAxisDeselected(String, Vector3D)	OnAxisDeselected
	OnAxisDeselected(String, Boolean, Boolean, Brush, Line, Shape, TextBlock)	OnAxisDeselected method is called after initialization and when the axis is not longer selected by the mouse. This method can be overridden in a derived class to customize the behaviour.
	OnAxisSelected(String, Vector3D)	OnAxisSelected
	OnAxisSelected(String, Boolean, Boolean, Brush, Line, Shape, TextBlock)	OnAxisSelected method is called when the axis is selected by the mouse. This method can be overridden in a derived class to customize the behaviour.
	OnBackgroundCircleEnter	OnBackgroundCircleEnter
	OnBackgroundCircleLeave	OnBackgroundCircleEnter
	OnControlUpdated	OnControlUpdated
	OnCreateAxisCircle	OnCreateAxisCircle method creates an Ellipse shape that will show the circle behind the axis name. This method can be overridden in a derived class to create a different Shape (note: the created Shape should have IsHitTestVisible set to false).
	OnCreateAxisLine	OnCreateAxisLine method creates a TextBlock that will show the axis name (for example "X" or "-X"). This method can be overridden in a derived class to customize the behaviour (note: the created Line should have IsHitTestVisible set to false).
	OnCreateAxisNameTextBlock	OnCreateAxisNameTextBlock method creates a TextBlock that will show the axis name (for example "X" or "-X") This method can be overridden in a derived class to customize the behaviour (note: the created TextBlock should have IsHitTestVisible set to false).
	OnMouseEnter	OnMouseEnter method is called when the mouse enters the circular area of the CameraNavigationCircles. This method can be overridden in a derived class to customize the behaviour.
	OnMouseLeave	OnMouseLeave method is called when the mouse leaves the circular area of the CameraNavigationCircles. This method can be overridden in a derived class to customize the behaviour.
	OnTargetCameraChanged	OnTargetCameraChanged (Overrides BaseControllerControlOnTargetCameraChanged(BaseCamera, BaseCamera))
	UseYUpAxis	UseYUpAxis method calls the CustomizeAxes method with the following parameters: xAxisVector: new Vector3D(1, 0, 0), yAxisVector: new Vector3D(0, 1, 0), zAxisVector: new Vector3D(0, 0, 1) This sets common WPF 3D axis with the Y axis up and Z axis away from the screen.
	UseZUpAxis	UseZUpAxis method calls the CustomizeAxes method with the following parameters: xAxisVector: new Vector3D(1, 0, 0), yAxisVector: new Vector3D(0, 0, -1), zAxisVector: new Vector3D(0, 1, 0) This sets the Z axis up and Y axis into the screen.

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Events

	Name	Description
	AxisClicked	ViewCubePlaneClicked event is fired when user clicks on ViewCube's Plane. The click is created when user presses mouse button and released it withing 1 second and does not move mouse for more than 2 pixels. Event handler can prevent processing click event with setting CancelEventHandling in ViewCubePlaneEventArgs to true.
	AxisDeselected	ViewCubePlaneLeave event is fired when mouse leaves one of the ViewCube's Planes.
	AxisSelected	ViewCubePlaneEnter event is fired when mouse enters one of the ViewCube's Planes.
	BackgroundCircleEnter	RotationCircleEnter event is fired when mouse enters of the ViewCube's rotation circle. When and event handler is subscribed to this event, then the default code that sets the selection brush to the rotation circle is not executed.
	BackgroundCircleLeave	RotationCircleLeave event is fired when mouse leaves of the ViewCube's rotation circle. When and event handler is subscribed to this event, then the default code that restores the selection brush to the rotation circle is not executed.
	ControlUpdated	ControlUpdated event is fired after each change of this control. This can be used when we need to render this control to a bitmap to show it on an DXViewportView with DirectXOverview PresentationType.

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Fields

	Name	Description
	axisCanvas	axisCanvas from the template
	AxisCircleRadiusProperty	AxisCircleRadiusProperty
	AxisLength3D	Axis length in the 3D space shown by this control. Default value is 100. After changing this value call CustomizeAxes method.
	AxisLineThickness	Axis line thickness for the axis lines. Default value is 2. After changing this value call CustomizeAxes method.
	AxisTextSizeProperty	AxisTextSizeProperty
	AxisTypeProperty	AxisTypeProperty
	backCanvas	backCanvas from the template
	BackgroundCircleBrushProperty	BackgroundCircleBrushProperty
	BackgroundCircleVisibilityProperty	BackgroundCircleVisibilityProperty
	backgroundEllipse	backgroundEllipse from the template
	CameraRotationAmount	Gets or sets a number of degrees for how much the camera will be rotated when user moves the mouse from one end of the CameraNavigationCircles to the other. Default value is 180.
	contentPresenter	contentPresenter from the template
	ContentProperty	ContentProperty
	frontCanvas	frontCanvas from the template
	IsCameraRotationEnabledProperty	IsCameraRotationEnabledProperty
	IsRotateToAxisEnabledProperty	IsRotateToAxisEnabledProperty
	MouseMoveThreshold	Gets or sets a double value that specifies how much user needs to move the mouse when pressing the button before rotation is started. If mouse if moved for the specified amount or less and the mouse button is released, this this is considers a mouse click. Default value is 1.
	MouseOverCursor	Gets or sets a Cursor that is used when the mouse is over this control. Default value is Hand.
	NegativeAxisCircleFillBrushProperty	NegativeAxisCircleFillBrushProperty
	NegativeAxisCircleVisibilityProperty	NegativeAxisNameVisibilityProperty
	NegativeAxisNameVisibilityProperty	NegativeAxisNameVisibilityProperty
	NegativeAxisTextBrushProperty	NegativeAxisTextBrushProperty
	PositiveAxisCircleFillBrushProperty	PositiveAxisCircleFillBrushProperty
	PositiveAxisCircleVisibilityProperty	NegativeAxisNameVisibilityProperty
	PositiveAxisNameVisibilityProperty	PositiveAxisNameVisibilityProperty
	PositiveAxisTextBrushProperty	PositiveAxisTextBrushProperty
	rootGrid	rootGrid from the template
	SelectClosestAxis	Gets or sets a Boolean that specifies if the closest axis to the mouse is selected (when true). When false, then axis is selected only when mouse is over the axis circle.
	targetPositionCamera	Camera used to show the axes

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Reference

Ab3d.Controls Namespace