Virtual object translation

A computing system comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor;
• the memory including instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform steps comprising:
• receiving information indicating that a user is translating a virtual object from an initial location in a scene displayed on an output device;
• identifying a point on the virtual object based upon the received information;
• identifying an initial surface in the scene on which the virtual object is located;
• constructing a control plane based upon the identified point on the virtual object and the identified initial surface;
• and
• using the constructed control plane to determine a new location for positioning the virtual object in the scene, where the new location is different from the initial location.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions executable by a processing device to perform operations comprising:

• receive information indicating that a user is translating a virtual object from an initial location in a scene displayed on an output device;
• identify a point on the virtual object based upon the received information;
• identify an initial surface in the scene on which the virtual object is located;
• construct a control plane based upon the identified point on the virtual object and the identified initial surface by generating the control plane such that the control plane is parallel to the initial surface and passes through the identified point on the virtual object;
• use the constructed control plane to determine a new location for positioning the virtual object in the scene, where the new location is different from the initial location;
• and
• update the scene displayed on the output device by displaying the virtual object in the determined new location.