Gire el nodo SCNCamera mirando un objeto alrededor de una esfera imaginaria

Hey me encontré con el problema el otro día y la solución que se me ocurrió es bastante simple, pero funciona bien.

Primero creé mi cámara y la agregué a mi escena de la siguiente manera:

    // create and add a camera to the scene
    cameraNode = [SCNNode node];
    cameraNode.camera = [SCNCamera camera];
    cameraNode.camera.automaticallyAdjustsZRange = YES;
    [scene.rootNode addChildNode:cameraNode];

    // place the camera
    cameraNode.position = SCNVector3Make(0, 0, 0);
    cameraNode.pivot = SCNMatrix4MakeTranslation(0, 0, -15); //the -15 here will become the rotation radius

Entonces hice una variable de clase CGPoint slideVelocity. Y creó un UIPanGestureRecognizer y un y en su devolución de llamada puse lo siguiente:

-(void)handlePan:(UIPanGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognize{
    slideVelocity = [gestureRecognize velocityInView:self.view];
}

Entonces tengo este método que se llama cada fotograma. Tenga en cuenta que uso GLKit para las matemáticas del cuaternión.

-(void)renderer:(id<SCNSceneRenderer>)aRenderer didRenderScene:(SCNScene *)scenie atTime:(NSTimeInterval)time {        
    //spin the camera according the the user's swipes
    SCNQuaternion oldRot = cameraNode.rotation;  //get the current rotation of the camera as a quaternion
    GLKQuaternion rot = GLKQuaternionMakeWithAngleAndAxis(oldRot.w, oldRot.x, oldRot.y, oldRot.z);  //make a GLKQuaternion from the SCNQuaternion


    //The next function calls take these parameters: rotationAngle, xVector, yVector, zVector
    //The angle is the size of the rotation (radians) and the vectors define the axis of rotation
    GLKQuaternion rotX = GLKQuaternionMakeWithAngleAndAxis(-slideVelocity.x/viewSlideDivisor, 0, 1, 0); //For rotation when swiping with X we want to rotate *around* y axis, so if our vector is 0,1,0 that will be the y axis
    GLKQuaternion rotY = GLKQuaternionMakeWithAngleAndAxis(-slideVelocity.y/viewSlideDivisor, 1, 0, 0); //For rotation by swiping with Y we want to rotate *around* the x axis.  By the same logic, we use 1,0,0
    GLKQuaternion netRot = GLKQuaternionMultiply(rotX, rotY); //To combine rotations, you multiply the quaternions.  Here we are combining the x and y rotations
    rot = GLKQuaternionMultiply(rot, netRot); //finally, we take the current rotation of the camera and rotate it by the new modified rotation.

    //Then we have to separate the GLKQuaternion into components we can feed back into SceneKit
    GLKVector3 axis = GLKQuaternionAxis(rot);
    float angle = GLKQuaternionAngle(rot);

    //finally we replace the current rotation of the camera with the updated rotation
    cameraNode.rotation = SCNVector4Make(axis.x, axis.y, axis.z, angle);

    //This specific implementation uses velocity.  If you don't want that, use the rotation method above just replace slideVelocity.
    //decrease the slider velocity
    if (slideVelocity.x > -0.1 && slideVelocity.x < 0.1) {
        slideVelocity.x = 0;
    }
    else {
        slideVelocity.x += (slideVelocity.x > 0) ? -1 : 1;
    }

    if (slideVelocity.y > -0.1 && slideVelocity.y < 0.1) {
        slideVelocity.y = 0;
    }
    else {
        slideVelocity.y += (slideVelocity.y > 0) ? -1 : 1;
    }
}

Este código da rotación infinita de Arcball con velocidad, que creo que es lo que estás buscando. Además, no necesita el SCNLookAtConstraint con este método. De hecho, eso probablemente lo estropeará, así que no hagas eso.

Si desea implementar la respuesta de rickster utilizando un reconocedor de gestos, debe guardar la información de estado, ya que solo se le dará una traducción relativa al comienzo del gesto. He añadido dos vars a mi clase

var lastWidthRatio: Float = 0
var lastHeightRatio: Float = 0

E implementó su código de rotación de la siguiente manera:

func handlePanGesture(sender: UIPanGestureRecognizer) {
    let translation = sender.translationInView(sender.view!)
    let widthRatio = Float(translation.x) / Float(sender.view!.frame.size.width) + lastWidthRatio
    let heightRatio = Float(translation.y) / Float(sender.view!.frame.size.height) + lastHeightRatio
    self.cameraOrbit.eulerAngles.y = Float(-2 * M_PI) * widthRatio
    self.cameraOrbit.eulerAngles.x = Float(-M_PI) * heightRatio
    if (sender.state == .Ended) {
        lastWidthRatio = widthRatio % 1
        lastHeightRatio = heightRatio % 1
    }
}

Tal vez esto podría ser útil para los lectores.

class GameViewController: UIViewController {

var cameraOrbit = SCNNode()
let cameraNode = SCNNode()
let camera = SCNCamera()


//HANDLE PAN CAMERA
var lastWidthRatio: Float = 0
var lastHeightRatio: Float = 0.2
var fingersNeededToPan = 1
var maxWidthRatioRight: Float = 0.2
var maxWidthRatioLeft: Float = -0.2
var maxHeightRatioXDown: Float = 0.02
var maxHeightRatioXUp: Float = 0.4

//HANDLE PINCH CAMERA
var pinchAttenuation = 20.0  //1.0: very fast ---- 100.0 very slow
var lastFingersNumber = 0

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    // create a new scene
    let scene = SCNScene(named: "art.scnassets/ship.scn")!

    // create and add a light to the scene
    let lightNode = SCNNode()
    lightNode.light = SCNLight()
    lightNode.light!.type = SCNLightTypeOmni
    lightNode.position = SCNVector3(x: 0, y: 10, z: 10)
    scene.rootNode.addChildNode(lightNode)

    // create and add an ambient light to the scene
    let ambientLightNode = SCNNode()
    ambientLightNode.light = SCNLight()
    ambientLightNode.light!.type = SCNLightTypeAmbient
    ambientLightNode.light!.color = UIColor.darkGrayColor()
    scene.rootNode.addChildNode(ambientLightNode)

//Create a camera like Rickster said
    camera.usesOrthographicProjection = true
    camera.orthographicScale = 9
    camera.zNear = 1
    camera.zFar = 100

    cameraNode.position = SCNVector3(x: 0, y: 0, z: 50)
    cameraNode.camera = camera
    cameraOrbit = SCNNode()
    cameraOrbit.addChildNode(cameraNode)
    scene.rootNode.addChildNode(cameraOrbit)

    //initial camera setup
    self.cameraOrbit.eulerAngles.y = Float(-2 * M_PI) * lastWidthRatio
    self.cameraOrbit.eulerAngles.x = Float(-M_PI) * lastHeightRatio

    // retrieve the SCNView
    let scnView = self.view as! SCNView

    // set the scene to the view
    scnView.scene = scene

    //allows the user to manipulate the camera
    scnView.allowsCameraControl = false  //not needed

    // add a tap gesture recognizer
    let panGesture = UIPanGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: "handlePan:")
    scnView.addGestureRecognizer(panGesture)

    // add a pinch gesture recognizer
    let pinchGesture = UIPinchGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: "handlePinch:")
    scnView.addGestureRecognizer(pinchGesture)
}

func handlePan(gestureRecognize: UIPanGestureRecognizer) {

    let numberOfTouches = gestureRecognize.numberOfTouches()

    let translation = gestureRecognize.translationInView(gestureRecognize.view!)
    var widthRatio = Float(translation.x) / Float(gestureRecognize.view!.frame.size.width) + lastWidthRatio
    var heightRatio = Float(translation.y) / Float(gestureRecognize.view!.frame.size.height) + lastHeightRatio

    if (numberOfTouches==fingersNeededToPan) {

        //  HEIGHT constraints
        if (heightRatio >= maxHeightRatioXUp ) {
            heightRatio = maxHeightRatioXUp
        }
        if (heightRatio <= maxHeightRatioXDown ) {
            heightRatio = maxHeightRatioXDown
        }


        //  WIDTH constraints
        if(widthRatio >= maxWidthRatioRight) {
            widthRatio = maxWidthRatioRight
        }
        if(widthRatio <= maxWidthRatioLeft) {
            widthRatio = maxWidthRatioLeft
        }

        self.cameraOrbit.eulerAngles.y = Float(-2 * M_PI) * widthRatio
        self.cameraOrbit.eulerAngles.x = Float(-M_PI) * heightRatio

        print("Height: \(round(heightRatio*100))")
        print("Width: \(round(widthRatio*100))")


        //for final check on fingers number
        lastFingersNumber = fingersNeededToPan
    }

    lastFingersNumber = (numberOfTouches>0 ? numberOfTouches : lastFingersNumber)

    if (gestureRecognize.state == .Ended && lastFingersNumber==fingersNeededToPan) {
        lastWidthRatio = widthRatio
        lastHeightRatio = heightRatio
        print("Pan with \(lastFingersNumber) finger\(lastFingersNumber>1 ? "s" : "")")
    }
}

func handlePinch(gestureRecognize: UIPinchGestureRecognizer) {
    let pinchVelocity = Double.init(gestureRecognize.velocity)
    //print("PinchVelocity \(pinchVelocity)")

    camera.orthographicScale -= (pinchVelocity/pinchAttenuation)

    if camera.orthographicScale <= 0.5 {
        camera.orthographicScale = 0.5
    }

    if camera.orthographicScale >= 10.0 {
        camera.orthographicScale = 10.0
    }

}

override func supportedInterfaceOrientations() -> UIInterfaceOrientationMask {
    return .Landscape
}

override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
    super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
    // Release any cached data, images, etc that aren't in use.
}
}

Después de intentar implementar estas soluciones (en Objective-C) me di cuenta de que Scene Kit en realidad hace esto mucho más fácil que hacer todo esto. SCNView tiene una propiedad sweet llamada allowsCameraControl que coloca los reconocedores de gestos apropiados y mueve la cámara en consecuencia. El único problema es que no es la rotación de arcball lo que estás buscando, aunque eso se puede agregar fácilmente creando un nodo hijo, colocándolo donde quieras y dándole una SCNCamera. Por ejemplo:

    _sceneKitView.allowsCameraControl = YES; //_sceneKitView is a SCNView

    //Setup Camera
    SCNNode *cameraNode = [[SCNNode alloc]init];
    cameraNode.position = SCNVector3Make(0, 0, 1);

    SCNCamera *camera = [SCNCamera camera];
    //setup your camera to fit your specific scene
    camera.zNear = .1;
    camera.zFar = 3;

    cameraNode.camera = camera;
    [_sceneKitView.scene.rootNode addChildNode:cameraNode];