I have created a demo program that uses Pointer Lock Controls to allow unlimited mouse movement on a PC. To start the program you have to “Click to Start”. I tried running the program on an iphone and am not sure: How to “Click to Start”? If Pointer Lock Controls even makes sense on an iphone/ip…

Pointer lock is related to mouse capturing. If the device has not mouse, using PointerLockControls does not work. I suggest you detect touch devices and then setup different controls.

Thanks. I had forgotten about TouchStart. However, now that I have inserted TouchStart, I still can’t get past the “Click to Play” screen. Apparently TouchStart is not recognized as a valid “Click to Play” input? As I think about it, the limitation on acceptable inputs is probably imposed by the…

[image] Mugen87: Pointer lock is related to mouse capturing. If the device has not mouse, using PointerLockControls does not work. I suggest you detect touch devices and then setup different controls. Can you please suggest any other control for touch screen which needs to be same like pointe…

Yes, it is okay. But I need to know, what control is used in this to look around in the interior in this example. This application is what my exact need. Open this After entering into the interior view by clicking on the hotspot near door, that is not the OrbitControl right, then what control is t…

Why wouldn’t that be orbit controls? They work with both mouse and touchscreen. My problem with pointer lock was that I was not able to press a key to get past the start screen. After Mugen87’s comments, I realized that I would have to be designing a whole different interface for touchscreen anywa…

Making Pointer Lock Controls work with iphone/ipad

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Mugen87 September 25, 2020, 12:35pm 5

The is no 1:1 replacement. What you are going to develop really depends on your use case. This topic might help:

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Making Pointer Lock Controls work with iphone/ipad

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