Snap to view

[taishi-sama]

Objective

• Adds SnapToView camera controller as solution to Add "align view to axes" shortcuts #23499

Solution

• Adds snap_to_view module behind free_camera feature flag

Testing

• Manually tested with cargo run --example free_camera_controller --features="free_camera bevy_dev_tools" and cargo run --example scene_viewer --features="free_camera bevy_dev_tools":
  • All six hotkeys works.
    • [LCtrl +] Numpad1 - Snap to front/back
    • [LCtrl +] Numpad3 - Snap to right/left
    • [LCtrl +] Numpad7 - Snap to top/bottom
• Tested on Linux (Wayland)

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Showcase

2026-04-05.18-35-40.mp4

Add SnapToViewCamera component to any Camera3d entity.
Change parameters inside SnapToViewCamera to change snap speed and hotkeys.

app.add_plugins(SnapToViewPlugin);

commands.spawn((
    Camera3d::default(),
    SnapToViewCamera::default(),
));

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