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title: FlyControls category: Addons layout: docs

FlyControls

This class enables a navigation similar to fly modes in DCC tools like Blender. You can arbitrarily transform the camera in 3D space without any limitations (e.g. focus on a specific target).

Import

FlyControls is an addon, and must be imported explicitly, see Installation#Addons.

import { FlyControls } from 'three/addons/controls/FlyControls.js';

Constructor

new FlyControls( object : Object3D, domElement : HTMLElement )

Constructs a new controls instance.

object | The object that is managed by the controls.
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domElement | The HTML element used for event listeners. Default is null.

Properties

.autoForward : boolean

If set to true, the camera automatically moves forward (and does not stop) when initially translated.

Default is false.

.dragToLook : boolean

If set to true, you can only look around by performing a drag interaction.

Default is false.

.movementSpeed : number

The movement speed.

Default is 1.

.rollSpeed : number

The rotation speed.

Default is 0.005.

Events

.change

Fires when the camera has been transformed by the controls.

Type:

• Object

Source

examples/jsm/controls/FlyControls.js