SuperSplat UX - Controls

[simonbethke]

I think the current supersplat controls are a good start and something you mostly find in small software-products. Here is a table, that shows how other software with 3D-Viewport is handling that.

My suggestion would be to look at the more complex tools like blender and copy their controls. For that I'd see the following changes:

• Left-click-drag always selects splats with either Rectangle-Select or Lasso-Select
• (Polygon-select will lock the view during selection and thus has to be enabled again for every selection)
• Middle-click-drag (optional with Shift): The one with or without shift will pan the view, the other orbit it
• Right-click opens a context menu. This could also do the shift-middle-click thing when dragging.
• No default Arrow-Key flying

To keep a nice flying experience, there should be new fetures:

• The top mode-thingy should not only show "Centers Mode" but also allow to switch between "Viewing Mode" and "Edit Mode"
• In Viewing mode:
  • Flying is possible with WASD or Arrow-Keys. Q is up and E is down
  • Left-click-drag is rotating the camera (not orbit)
  • Left-Double-Click will select a point for orbiting. However, when using flying-keys, the orbiting will stop and fly again

[simonbethke]

SuperSplat 2.0 will come up soon. This could be a major change to make the version more meaningful