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WasmGPU.createControls.navigation().polarAngle

Summary

WasmGPU.createControls.navigation().polarAngle gets or sets the vertical orbit angle (phi) in radians. Values are typically clamped by minPolarAngle and maxPolarAngle during update.

Syntax

WasmGPU.createControls.navigation().polarAngle: number
controls.polarAngle = valueRadians;
const phi = controls.polarAngle;

Parameters

This accessor does not take call parameters.

Returns

number - Current polar angle in radians.

Example

const canvas = document.querySelector("canvas");
const wgpu = await WasmGPU.create(canvas);
const camera = wgpu.createCamera.perspective({ fov: 60, aspect: canvas.clientWidth / canvas.clientHeight, near: 0.1, far: 1000 });
const controls = wgpu.createControls.navigation(camera, canvas, { mode: "orbit", minPolarAngle: 0.1, maxPolarAngle: Math.PI - 0.1 });

controls.polarAngle = Math.PI * 0.4;
controls.update(1 / 60);

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