Modifying ofEasyCam to pan/zoom a 2D map

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#1

I’ve decided to use openFrameworks to do some modeling and visualization of traffic data (for a project at work). Here’s an initial look at what I’m dealing with – the city of Pasadena, CA, drawn as 14k+ “links” on their road network (never mind the color and stroke weight…):

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I’d like to be able to pan and zoom the map. It seems like ofEasyCam would be the easiest way to do this. However, I’d like to avoid stuff like this:

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What I want to do is:

  • mouse drags only pan on the x & y axes.
  • zoom in and out (at a controlled rate) by holding down ↑ and ↓
  • never rotate the camera off of the current project plane

How do I go about modifying ofEasyCam to bind that behavior to the mouse and those keys?

#2

p.s. If there’s an easier way to achieve this that doesn’t use ofEasyCam I’d love to hear about it.

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