Keep current pitch on compass navigation

[juanbrk]

Describe the feature

When rotating the viewer using compass navigation, the viewer's pitch is reset to 0 (likely the current default value). This causes users to lose the previous pitch context when navigating, which disrupts the experience. While it is possible to store the viewer’s textureX and textureY by listening to the PositionUpdatedEvent or BeforeRotateEvent, it’s not possible to discriminate between rotations from compass navigation versus other types of rotations.

viewer.compass_rotation_pitch_change.mov

Alternatives you've considered

I have tried storing the viewer' textureX and textureY by listening to the PositionUpdatedEvent (API Reference) or to the BeforeRotateEvent (API reference), but cannot discriminate between the rotation from navigation using the compass or any other kind of rotation.

If I could detect that the compass has been clicked and the viewer has rotated by listening to any available events, I could simply restore the viewer's pitch to Its previous value.

Additional context

When rotating the viewer using the compass, the previously set pitch should be maintained to avoid losing context. Detecting compass interaction should allow restoring the viewer's pitch to its prior position after rotation.

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This feature/bug fix has been released in version 5.10.1.