Abstract
StereoVista aims to provide a new industry standard for camera navigation and mouse interaction by combining three core concepts to create an immersive hassle-free stereo experience:
(1) Advanced Camera Navigation System with distance-aware sensitivity suitable for any scene size;
(2) Comprehensive 3D Cursor Framework with multiple cursor types, adaptive scaling and modular backend architecture;
(3) Seamless 6DOF Input Support for continuous interaction across all dimensions and devices.
Combining these three modules with adaptive depth-aware stereo, we create an intuitive 3D navigation system that automatically adjusts to scene content of every scale and complexity.
Camera & Orbiting Controls
Adaptive Navigation for Every Environment
Orbiting Modes:
Orbiting Modes:
- Standard Orbit: Rotates around viewport center at cursor depth
- Around Cursor: Rotate around cursor position without centering
- Around Cursor (Center): Centers view on cursor before orbiting
- Panning: Move on a 2D plane at the current camera position
- Free-Look: Look around with the camera without moving your position
- Orbit around Point: Rotate around the set pivot point
- 6DOF Movement: used by the 3DConnexion Spacemouse around 6 axes with different pivot point options
Movement Processing & Input
Robust Input Handling with Advanced Smoothing and Adaptive Speed Scaling
Physics-Based Scrolling:
Physics-Based Scrolling:
- Momentum system with configurable carry-over
- Adaptive speed scaling with distance to objects
- Smooth deceleration and mouse smoothing
- Zoom to cursor position
- Distance-adaptive speed scaling based on scene bounds and object proximity
- Multi-device input support with state management between different cameras
- Momentum accumulation with configurable deceleration curves
3D Cursor System
Advanced Cursor Framework with Automatic Scaling and an Expandable Backend
Sphere Cursor
- 3D sphere with fixed or smart depth-based scaling modes
- Optional inner sphere with independent color and size factor
- Configurable edge softness and center transparency effects
Fragment Cursor
- Circular cursor rendered entirely in fragment shader on geometry
- Configurable outer/inner radius and border thickness
- Independent RGBA color control for outer and inner rings
Plane Cursor
- Camera-facing circular plane
- Adjustable diameter and RGBA color with transparency
- Automatic rotation matrix calculation for camera orientation
Cursor Scaling & Preset Management
Adaptive Scaling System with Configuration Management
Cursor Scaling Modes:
- Fixed Size: Constant screen size independent of camera distance
- Depth Aware Fixed Size: Fixed world radius for maintaining depth perception
- Depth-Based Smart Scaling: Radius adjusted by distance factor with configurable min/max difference bounds
- Customizability: Every aspect of the cursor can be customized and combined with other cursor types
- Configuration Loading: One-click switching between saved cursor configurations with automatic preference loading on start
6DOF Input Handling
Extended Support for 6DOF Input Devices
- Seamless switching between 6DOF devices and normal input with camera state continuity
- Multiple modes for 6DOF navigation and integration of the 3D cursor
- All depth-aware sensitivity and controls features supported
Stereo Visualization & Controls
Left Eye
Right Eye
Zero Plane
- Frustum visualization with zero plane and real-time scene cross-section
- Zero plane visualization showing convergence in 3D space
- Live parameter display for separation and convergence values in automatic mode
Additional Features
Extended Capabilities:
- Custom LOD-based point cloud rendering engine for real-time visualization of 500M+ points
- Voxel cone tracing with real-time scene voxelization supporting transparency, refractions, specularity and indirect illumination (WIP)
- Hardware-accelerated shader-based path tracing (WIP)
- Preference manager for automatic settings loading
- Scene management with saving and loading of scenes
- Extended scene manipulation capabilities using the 3D cursor
- Clean and modern user-friendly GUI with in-depth customizability
- Comprehensive system with modular architecture for extensibility
Contact
Project Repository
github.com/Brum2409/StereoVista