How to rotate the camera around an object like in Blender (without visually moving the object to the center of the screen)?

Mugen87 · June 20, 2022, 12:39pm

Related: Offset OrbitControls pivot point

What you are looking for is not possible with OrbitControls or TrackballControls. Both classes assume the focus and orbit point are the same. Please use the external camera-controls library:

Check out the “focal offset” demo.

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How to rotate the camera around an object like in Blender (without visually moving the object to the center of the screen)?

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