Snapping virtual object to target surface

A method for a computing system facilitating a virtual object contacting a target surface in a mixed-reality environment, the method comprising:

• detecting a user-selection of the virtual object, the virtual object being associated with a plurality of qualified snapping surfaces;
• detecting that the virtual object has moved proximate a target surface by at least detecting that a portion of a most proximate qualified snapping surface associated with the virtual object has moved within a predetermined distance from a portion of the target surface;
• while the virtual object remains proximate the target surface, detecting a user-initiated snapping instruction;
• and
• in response to the user-initiated snapping instruction, snapping the virtual object to the target surface by snapping the most proximate qualified snapping surface associated with the virtual object to the target surface.

A computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable storage media having thereon computer-executable instructions that are executable by one or more processors of a computing system for facilitating a virtual object contacting a target surface in a mixed-reality environment, and by at least causing configuring the computing system to perform the following:

• detect a user-selection of the virtual object;
• detect that the virtual object has moved proximate a first target surface;
• while the virtual object remains proximate the first target surface, detect a first user-initiated snapping instruction;
• in response to the first user-initiated snapping instruction, snap the virtual object to the first target surface so as to position the virtual object in contact with the first target surface;
• detect that the virtual object has moved proximate a second target surface while still remaining in contact with the first target surface;
• while the virtual object remains proximate the second target surface and while the virtual object remains in contact with the first target surface, detecting a second user-initiated snapping instruction;
• and
• in response to the second user-initiated snapping instruction, snap the virtual object to the second target surface while still remaining in contact with the first target surface, and such that the virtual object is positioned in the mixed-reality environment in contact with both the first target surface and the second target surface.