Rotate camera around object with Three.js

Question

I\'m displaying an OBJ element with Three.js using WebGlRenderer, now I\'d like to allow users to rotate the camera around the object in any direction, I\'ve found this answ

Answer 1

This is what you want: http://threejs.org/examples/misc_controls_orbit.html

Include the orbit controls (after you have downloaded them):

Setup the variable:

var controls;

Attach the controls to the camera and add a listener:

controls = new THREE.OrbitControls( camera );
controls.addEventListener( 'change', render );

and in your animate function update the controls:

controls.update();

[Update] controls.autoRotate = true; (tested in v73. Recent versions of OrbitControls.js has added this control.)