This is going to be a bit long, so bear with me...
1st, you need to modify the 3DTools library so you can apply a transformation to the TrackballDecorator
as follow:
using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Media3D;
using System.Windows.Input;
namespace _3DTools
{
public class TrackballDecorator : Viewport3DDecorator
{
#region Private Members
private Point m_PreviousPosition2D;
private Vector3D m_PreviousPosition3D = new Vector3D(0, 0, 1);
private Transform3DGroup m_Transform;
private ScaleTransform3D m_Scale = new ScaleTransform3D();
private AxisAngleRotation3D m_Rotation = new AxisAngleRotation3D();
private TranslateTransform3D m_Translate = new TranslateTransform3D();
private readonly Border m_EventSource;
#endregion
#region Constructor
public TrackballDecorator()
{
TranslateScale = 10;
ZoomScale = 1;
RotateScale = 1;
// the transform that will be applied to the viewport 3d s camera
m_Transform = new Transform3DGroup();
m_Transform.Children.Add(m_Scale);
m_Transform.Children.Add(new RotateTransform3D(m_Rotation));
m_Transform.Children.Add(m_Translate);
// used so that we always get events while activity occurs within
// the viewport3D
m_EventSource = new Border { Background = Brushes.Transparent };
PreViewportChildren.Add(m_EventSource);
}
#endregion
#region Properties
/// <summary>
/// A transform to move the camera or scene to the trackball s
/// current orientation and scale.
/// </summary>
public Transform3DGroup Transform
{
get { return m_Transform; }
set
{
m_Transform = value;
m_Scale = m_Transform.GetScaleTransform3D();
m_Translate = m_Transform.GetTranslateTransform3D();
m_Rotation = m_Transform.GetRotateTransform3D().Rotation as AxisAngleRotation3D;
ApplyTransform();
}
}
public double TranslateScale { get; set; }
public double RotateScale { get; set; }
public double ZoomScale { get; set; }
#endregion
#region Event Handling
protected override void OnMouseDown(MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
base.OnMouseDown(e);
m_PreviousPosition2D = e.GetPosition(this);
m_PreviousPosition3D = ProjectToTrackball(ActualWidth,
ActualHeight,
m_PreviousPosition2D);
if (Mouse.Captured == null)
{
Mouse.Capture(this, CaptureMode.Element);
}
}
protected override void OnMouseUp(MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
base.OnMouseUp(e);
if (IsMouseCaptured)
{
Mouse.Capture(this, CaptureMode.None);
}
}
protected override void OnMouseMove(MouseEventArgs e)
{
base.OnMouseMove(e);
if (IsMouseCaptured)
{
Point currentPosition = e.GetPosition(this);
// avoid any zero axis conditions
if (currentPosition == m_PreviousPosition2D) return;
// Prefer tracking to zooming if both buttons are pressed.
if (e.LeftButton == MouseButtonState.Pressed)
{
Track(currentPosition);
}
else if (e.RightButton == MouseButtonState.Pressed)
{
Zoom(currentPosition);
}
else if (e.MiddleButton == MouseButtonState.Pressed)
{
Translate(currentPosition);
}
m_PreviousPosition2D = currentPosition;
ApplyTransform();
}
}
private void ApplyTransform()
{
Viewport3D viewport3D = Viewport3D;
if (viewport3D != null)
{
if (viewport3D.Camera != null)
{
if (viewport3D.Camera.IsFrozen)
{
viewport3D.Camera = viewport3D.Camera.Clone();
}
if (viewport3D.Camera.Transform != m_Transform)
{
viewport3D.Camera.Transform = m_Transform;
}
}
}
}
#endregion Event Handling
private void Track(Point currentPosition)
{
var currentPosition3D = ProjectToTrackball(ActualWidth, ActualHeight, currentPosition);
var axis = Vector3D.CrossProduct(m_PreviousPosition3D, currentPosition3D);
var angle = Vector3D.AngleBetween(m_PreviousPosition3D, currentPosition3D);
// quaterion will throw if this happens - sometimes we can get 3D positions that
// are very similar, so we avoid the throw by doing this check and just ignoring
// the event
if (axis.Length == 0) return;
var delta = new Quaternion(axis, -angle);
// Get the current orientantion from the RotateTransform3D
var r = m_Rotation;
var q = new Quaternion(m_Rotation.Axis, m_Rotation.Angle);
// Compose the delta with the previous orientation
q *= delta;
// Write the new orientation back to the Rotation3D
m_Rotation.Axis = q.Axis;
m_Rotation.Angle = q.Angle;
m_PreviousPosition3D = currentPosition3D;
}
private static Vector3D ProjectToTrackball(double width, double height, Point point)
{
var x = point.X / (width / 2); // Scale so bounds map to [0,0] - [2,2]
var y = point.Y / (height / 2);
x = x - 1; // Translate 0,0 to the center
y = 1 - y; // Flip so +Y is up instead of down
var z2 = 1 - x * x - y * y; // z^2 = 1 - x^2 - y^2
var z = z2 > 0 ? Math.Sqrt(z2) : 0;
return new Vector3D(x, y, z);
}
private void Zoom(Point currentPosition)
{
var yDelta = currentPosition.Y - m_PreviousPosition2D.Y;
var scale = Math.Exp(yDelta / 100) / ZoomScale; // e^(yDelta/100) is fairly arbitrary.
m_Scale.ScaleX *= scale;
m_Scale.ScaleY *= scale;
m_Scale.ScaleZ *= scale;
}
private void Translate(Point currentPosition)
{
// Calculate the panning vector from screen(the vector component of the Quaternion
// the division of the X and Y components scales the vector to the mouse movement
var qV = new Quaternion(((m_PreviousPosition2D.X - currentPosition.X) / TranslateScale),
((currentPosition.Y - m_PreviousPosition2D.Y) / TranslateScale), 0, 0);
// Get the current orientantion from the RotateTransform3D
var q = new Quaternion(m_Rotation.Axis, m_Rotation.Angle);
var qC = q;
qC.Conjugate();
// Here we rotate our panning vector about the the rotaion axis of any current rotation transform
// and then sum the new translation with any exisiting translation
qV = q * qV * qC;
m_Translate.OffsetX += qV.X;
m_Translate.OffsetY += qV.Y;
m_Translate.OffsetZ += qV.Z;
}
}
}
The GetXXXTransform3D
methods are extension methods defined as follow:
public static ScaleTransform3D GetScaleTransform3D(this Transform3DGroup transform3DGroup)
{
ScaleTransform3D scaleTransform3D = null;
if (transform3DGroup != null)
{
foreach (var transform in transform3DGroup.Children)
{
scaleTransform3D = transform as ScaleTransform3D;
if (scaleTransform3D != null) return scaleTransform3D;
}
}
return scaleTransform3D;
}
public static RotateTransform3D GetRotateTransform3D(this Transform3DGroup transform3DGroup)
{
RotateTransform3D rotateTransform3D = null;
if (transform3DGroup != null)
{
foreach (var transform in transform3DGroup.Children)
{
rotateTransform3D = transform as RotateTransform3D;
if (rotateTransform3D != null) return rotateTransform3D;
}
}
return rotateTransform3D;
}
public static TranslateTransform3D GetTranslateTransform3D(this Transform3DGroup transform3DGroup)
{
TranslateTransform3D translateTransform3D = null;
if (transform3DGroup != null)
{
foreach (var transform in transform3DGroup.Children)
{
translateTransform3D = transform as TranslateTransform3D;
if (translateTransform3D != null) return translateTransform3D;
}
}
return translateTransform3D;
}
2nd, you need to declare a Transform
to your PerspectiveCamera
as follow:
(the example is taken from Sasha Barber s Elements3D project which I used to test this)
<Tools:TrackballDecorator x:Name="tbViewPort">
<Viewport3D x:Name="vpFeeds">
<Viewport3D.Camera>
<PerspectiveCamera x:Name="camera" Position="-2,2,40" LookDirection="2,-2,-40" FieldOfView="90">
<PerspectiveCamera.Transform>
<Transform3DGroup />
</PerspectiveCamera.Transform>
</PerspectiveCamera>
</Viewport3D.Camera>
<ContainerUIElement3D x:Name="container" />
<ModelVisual3D x:Name="model">
<ModelVisual3D.Content>
<DirectionalLight Color="White" Direction="-1,-1,-1" />
</ModelVisual3D.Content>
</ModelVisual3D>
</Viewport3D>
</Tools:TrackballDecorator>
3rd, since we are going to store each part of the whole transformation in a separate value, you need to create the relevant properties in your settings file, i.e. CameraScaleX
, CameraScaleY
, CameraScaleZ
, CameraTranslateX
, CameraTranslateY
, CameraTranslateZ
, CameraRotateAxisX
, CameraRotateAxisY
, CameraRotateAxisZ
and CameraRotateAngle
. All are of type double
and are stored in User scope.
4th and last step is to actually save and load these settings into the camera using the following code:
private void SaveCameraSettings()
{
var transform3DGroup = camera.Transform as Transform3DGroup;
if (transform3DGroup != null)
{
foreach (var transform in transform3DGroup.Children)
{
var scale = transform as ScaleTransform3D;
if (scale != null) SaveCameraSetting(scale);
var rotate = transform as RotateTransform3D;
if (rotate != null) SaveCameraSetting(rotate);
var translate = transform as TranslateTransform3D;
if (translate != null) SaveCameraSetting(translate);
}
Settings.Default.Save();
}
}
private static void SaveCameraSetting(ScaleTransform3D transform)
{
Properties.Settings.Default.CameraScaleX = transform.ScaleX;
Properties.Settings.Default.CameraScaleY = transform.ScaleY;
Properties.Settings.Default.CameraScaleZ = transform.ScaleZ;
}
private static void SaveCameraSetting(RotateTransform3D transform)
{
var axisAngleRotation3D = transform.Rotation as AxisAngleRotation3D;
if (axisAngleRotation3D != null)
{
Properties.Settings.Default.CameraRotateAxisX = axisAngleRotation3D.Axis.X;
Properties.Settings.Default.CameraRotateAxisY = axisAngleRotation3D.Axis.Y;
Properties.Settings.Default.CameraRotateAxisZ = axisAngleRotation3D.Axis.Z;
Properties.Settings.Default.CameraRotateAngle = axisAngleRotation3D.Angle;
}
}
private static void SaveCameraSetting(TranslateTransform3D transform)
{
Properties.Settings.Default.CameraTranslateX = transform.OffsetX;
Properties.Settings.Default.CameraTranslateY = transform.OffsetY;
Properties.Settings.Default.CameraTranslateZ = transform.OffsetZ;
}
private void LoadCameraPosition()
{
var d = Settings.Default;
var transform3DGroup = new Transform3DGroup();
var scaleTransform3D = new ScaleTransform3D(d.CameraScaleX, d.CameraScaleY, d.CameraScaleZ);
var translateTransform3D = new TranslateTransform3D(d.CameraTranslateX, d.CameraTranslateY, d.CameraTranslateZ);
var axisAngleRotation3D = new AxisAngleRotation3D(new Vector3D(d.CameraRotateAxisX, d.CameraRotateAxisY, d.CameraRotateAxisZ),
d.CameraRotateAngle);
var rotateTransform3D = new RotateTransform3D(axisAngleRotation3D);
transform3DGroup.Children.Add(scaleTransform3D);
transform3DGroup.Children.Add(translateTransform3D);
transform3DGroup.Children.Add(rotateTransform3D);
tbViewPort.Transform = transform3DGroup;
}
Hopefully, I didn t forget anything. If you need more help or don t understand something, please don t hesitate to ask ;-)