Method and apparatus for providing model-centered rotation in a three-dimensional user interface

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• determine at least one selection of at least one object model in a three-dimensional world user interface, wherein the at least one object model is a three-dimensional representation of at least one object visible in the three-dimensional world user interface from a first camera view position, and wherein the three-dimensional world user interface presents at least one first panoramic image that is determined based, at least in part, on the first camera view position;
• determine at least one interaction input with the at least one object model to cause, at least in part, a rotation of the at least one object model in the three-dimensional world user interface;
• cause, at least in part, a calculation of a second camera view position based, at least in part, on the rotation;
• determine at least one second panoramic image based, at least in part, on the second camera view position;
• and
• cause, at least in part, a rendering of the three-dimensional world user interface based, at least in part, on the second camera view position to present the at least one second panoramic image.

A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:

• determining at least one selection of at least one object model in a three-dimensional world user interface, wherein the at least one object model is a three-dimensional representation of at least one object visible in the three-dimensional world user interface from a first camera view position, and wherein the three-dimensional world user interface presents at least one first panoramic image that is determined based, at least in part, on the first camera view position;
• determining at least one interaction input with the at least one object model to cause, at least in part, a rotation of the at least one object model in the three-dimensional world user interface;
• causing, at least in part, a calculation of a second camera view position based, at least in part, on the rotation;
• determining at least one second panoramic image based, at least in part, on the second camera view position;
• and
• causing, at least in part, a rendering of the three-dimensional world user interface based, at least in part, on the second camera view position to present the at least one second panoramic image.