Add snap-to-volume mode with continuous dragging for skeleton editing

[Copilot]

Updated Implementation for Issue #34: Snap to Volume Center

This PR implements a snap-to-volume feature with improved code organization.

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✨ Feature: Snap to Volume Center

Description: A new transform mode that allows users to drag joints continuously across the mesh, with the joint automatically positioning at the volume center of the mesh area under the cursor.

How it works:

• Click the 📍 button in the Transform section to activate snap-to-volume mode
• Click on a bone/joint to select it
• Hold mouse button down and drag across the mesh
• The joint continuously follows the cursor and snaps to the calculated volume center as you drag
• Release mouse button to finalize the position

Interaction Model:

• Mouse Down: Select bone and start dragging, store undo state
• Mouse Move (while dragging): Continuously update bone position to follow volume center under cursor
• Mouse Up: Stop dragging, refresh weight painting

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🏗️ Code Architecture

SnapToVolumeHandler Class (src/lib/SnapToVolumeHandler.ts)

• Encapsulates all snap-to-volume functionality in a dedicated handler class
• Manages dragging state and interaction logic
• Provides clean separation of concerns from main engine
• Methods:
  • handle_mouse_down() - Initiates dragging
  • handle_dragging() - Updates bone position during drag
  • handle_mouse_up() - Finalizes position and cleanup
  • calculate_local_volume_center() - Computes volume center from nearby vertices

Integration with Mesh2MotionEngine

• Mesh2MotionEngine creates and holds reference to SnapToVolumeHandler
• Public wrapper methods delegate to handler:
  • is_snap_to_volume_dragging() - Check drag state
  • handle_snap_to_volume_dragging() - Handle mouse move
  • handle_snap_to_volume_mouse_up() - Handle mouse up

Benefits of Refactoring:

• Reduced complexity in main Mesh2MotionEngine class
• Better code organization and maintainability
• Easier to test and extend snap-to-volume functionality
• Clear separation between engine orchestration and feature implementation

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🎨 UI Changes

Transform Section:

• 📍 (Snap to Volume Center) button alongside existing Translate and Rotate buttons
• Button includes aria-label for accessibility

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✅ Technical Implementation

• Raycasts mesh on every mouse move to continuously calculate volume center
• Calculates local bounding box of vertices within configurable radius (0.15 units)
• Automatically applies mirror mode transformations when enabled
• Integrates with undo/redo system
• Disables orbit controls during dragging to prevent conflicts

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📝 Code Quality

• Extracted ~200 lines of code into dedicated handler class
• Proper null/undefined checks
• Type guards for safe type assertions
• Accessible UI with aria-label
• Named constants for magic numbers
• Clean separation of concerns

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🎯 Related Issue

Addresses #34

Original prompt

Work on this feature. #34

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[scottpetrovic]

@copilot I think we need to remove the "move-only joint" mode functionality. That is too much for this PR. Additionally we need to work on the "snap-to-volume" user interaction. When you drag a joint with mouse down, the joint should move until you do a mouse up event. Currently this dragging doesn't happen when I move the joint around to snap to a new volume point

[Copilot]

@copilot I think we need to remove the "move-only joint" mode functionality. That is too much for this PR. Additionally we need to work on the "snap-to-volume" user interaction. When you drag a joint ...

Done! Changes made in commit 444ff19:

1. Removed "Move Only Joint" feature - Completely removed the checkbox and all related functionality
2. Implemented continuous dragging for snap-to-volume - Now supports mouse down + drag + mouse up interaction:
   • Mouse down: Selects bone and starts dragging
   • Mouse move: Continuously updates bone position to follow volume center under cursor
   • Mouse up: Finalizes position and refreshes weight painting

The snap-to-volume mode now works like a drag operation where the joint smoothly follows your cursor across the mesh surface.

[scottpetrovic]

Can you move this functionality to an external class for the transform controls. I feel like we have too much code in the main Mesh2Motion engine class.

[Copilot]

Done in commit 7005ba6. Created SnapToVolumeHandler class in src/lib/SnapToVolumeHandler.ts that encapsulates all snap-to-volume functionality (~250 lines). The Mesh2MotionEngine now delegates to this handler, keeping the main engine class cleaner and more focused on orchestration.

[scottpetrovic]

@copilot I have written a couple of comments on the pull request. Can you take those into account and refactor your code?

[Copilot]

@copilot I have written a couple of comments on the pull request. Can you take those into account and refactor your code?

Refactored in commit 7005ba6. Extracted snap-to-volume functionality into a dedicated SnapToVolumeHandler class to reduce complexity in the main Mesh2MotionEngine class.