Fix label positioning, add billboard mode, fix XR entry shift, and fix config system

Label Positioning Fixes:
- Fix labels accounting for mesh scaling using maximumWorld coordinates
- Labels now properly positioned on scaled objects (spheres, boxes, etc.)
- Restore world→local coordinate transformation in updateLabelPosition

Billboard Mode Implementation:
- Add configurable label rendering modes: fixed, billboard, dynamic, distance-based
- Implement billboard mode (labels always face camera using BILLBOARDMODE_Y)
- Add label rendering mode to AppConfig with default 'billboard'
- Add UI selector in ConfigModal for label rendering mode
- Observable pattern updates all existing labels when mode changes

XR Entry Positioning Fix:
- Synchronize desktop camera position to platform before entering XR
- Transfer camera world position and rotation to prevent scene shift
- Reset physics velocity on XR entry to prevent drift
- Add debug logging for position synchronization

Config System Architecture Fix:
- Create singleton appConfigInstance to ensure single source of truth
- Update DiagramObject to use singleton instead of creating instances
- Update DiagramManager to use singleton
- Fix ConfigModal to update AppConfig directly (was only updating legacy config)
- ConfigModal now triggers Observable notifications via appConfigInstance setters
- Maintain legacy config for backward compatibility
- Fixes issue where label rendering mode changes didn't take effect

Files Modified:
- src/diagram/diagramObject.ts - Label positioning, billboard mode, singleton config
- src/diagram/diagramManager.ts - Use singleton config
- src/util/appConfig.ts - Add labelRenderingMode, export singleton
- src/util/appConfigType.ts - Add LabelRenderingMode type
- src/react/pages/configModal.tsx - Update AppConfig directly, add label mode UI
- src/util/functions/groundMeshObserver.ts - Add camera position sync on XR entry
- public/api/user/features - Update test config
- package.json - Version bump

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "immersive",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.0.8-27",
+  "version": "0.0.8-28",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {

public/api/user/features

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "privateDesigns": false,
     "encryptedDesigns": false,
     "editData": false,
-    "config": false,
+    "config": true,
     "enterImmersive": true,
     "launchMetaQuest": true
   },

src/diagram/diagramManager.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {AbstractActionManager, AbstractMesh, ActionManager, Observable, Scene, W
 import {DiagramEntity, DiagramEntityType, DiagramEvent, DiagramEventType} from "./types/diagramEntity";
 import log from "loglevel";
 
-import {AppConfig} from "../util/appConfig";
+import {appConfigInstance} from "../util/appConfig";
 import {buildEntityActionManager} from "./functions/buildEntityActionManager";
 import {DefaultScene} from "../defaultScene";
 import {DiagramMenuManager} from "./diagramMenuManager";
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import {ControllerEvent} from "../controllers/types/controllerEvent";
 
 export class DiagramManager {
     private readonly _logger = log.getLogger('DiagramManager');
-    public readonly _config: AppConfig;
     private readonly _controllerObservable: Observable<ControllerEvent>;
     private readonly _diagramEntityActionManager: ActionManager;
     public readonly onDiagramEventObservable: Observable<DiagramEvent> = new Observable();
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ export class DiagramManager {
     constructor(readyObservable: Observable<boolean>) {
         this._me = getMe();
         this._scene = DefaultScene.Scene;
-        this._config = new AppConfig();
         this._diagramMenuManager = new DiagramMenuManager(this.onDiagramEventObservable, controllerObservable, readyObservable);
         this._diagramEntityActionManager = buildEntityActionManager(controllerObservable);
         this.onDiagramEventObservable.add(this.onDiagramEvent, DiagramEventObserverMask.FROM_DB, true, this);
@@ -133,8 +131,8 @@ export class DiagramManager {
         this._diagramObjects.set(diagramObject.diagramEntity.id, diagramObject);
     }
 
-    public get config(): AppConfig {
+    public get config() {
-        return this._config;
+        return appConfigInstance;
     }
 
 

src/diagram/diagramObject.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {xyztovec} from "./functions/vectorConversion";
 import {AnimatedLineTexture} from "../util/animatedLineTexture";
 import {getToolboxColors} from "../toolbox/toolbox";
 import {findClosestColor} from "../util/functions/findClosestColor";
+import {appConfigInstance} from "../util/appConfig";
 
 /**
  * Converts a Color3 to a hex color string
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export class DiagramObject {
     private _fromMesh: AbstractMesh;
     private _toMesh: AbstractMesh;
     private _meshRemovedObserver: Observer<AbstractMesh>;
+    private _configObserver: Observer<any>;
     // Position caching for connection optimization
     private _lastFromPosition: Vector3 = null;
     private _lastToPosition: Vector3 = null;
@@ -70,6 +72,12 @@ export class DiagramObject {
     constructor(scene: Scene, eventObservable: Observable<DiagramEvent>, options?: DiagramObjectOptionsType) {
         this._eventObservable = eventObservable;
         this._scene = scene;
+
+        // Subscribe to config changes to update label rendering mode
+        this._configObserver = appConfigInstance.onConfigChangedObservable.add(() => {
+            this.updateLabelRenderingMode();
+        });
+
         if (options) {
             this._logger.debug('DiagramObject constructor called with options', options);
             if (options.diagramEntity) {
@@ -154,37 +162,69 @@ export class DiagramObject {
         this._labelBack.parent = this._label;
         this._labelBack.metadata = {exportable: true};
         this.updateLabelPosition();
+        this.updateLabelRenderingMode();
+    }
 
+    private updateLabelRenderingMode() {
+        if (!this._label) {
+            return;
+        }
 
+        const mode = appConfigInstance.current.labelRenderingMode || 'billboard';
+
+        // Reset billboard mode first
+        this._label.billboardMode = Mesh.BILLBOARDMODE_NONE;
+        if (this._labelBack) {
+            this._labelBack.billboardMode = Mesh.BILLBOARDMODE_NONE;
+        }
+
+        switch (mode) {
+            case 'billboard':
+                // Billboard mode - labels always face camera (Y-axis only to prevent tilting)
+                this._label.billboardMode = Mesh.BILLBOARDMODE_Y;
+                if (this._labelBack) {
+                    this._labelBack.billboardMode = Mesh.BILLBOARDMODE_Y;
+                }
+                break;
+            case 'fixed':
+                // Fixed mode - no billboard (default state, already set above)
+                break;
+            case 'dynamic':
+                // Dynamic mode - to be implemented in future
+                // TODO: Implement screen-space positioning
+                this._logger.warn('Dynamic label rendering mode not yet implemented');
+                break;
+            case 'distance':
+                // Distance-based mode - to be implemented in future
+                // TODO: Implement distance-based offset
+                this._logger.warn('Distance-based label rendering mode not yet implemented');
+                break;
+        }
     }
 
     public updateLabelPosition() {
         if (this._label) {
             this._mesh.computeWorldMatrix(true);
-            this._mesh.refreshBoundingInfo({});
+            this._mesh.refreshBoundingInfo();
+
             if (this._from && this._to) {
-                //this._label.position.x = .06;
+                // Connection labels (arrows/lines)
-                //this._label.position.z = .06;
                 this._label.position.y = .05;
                 this._label.rotation.y = Math.PI / 2;
                 this._labelBack.rotation.y = Math.PI;
-                this._labelBack.position.z = 0.001
+                this._labelBack.position.z = 0.001;
-                //this._label.billboardMode = Mesh.BILLBOARDMODE_Y;
-                //this._label.billboardMode = Mesh.BILLBOARDMODE_Y;
-
             } else {
-                const top =
+                // Standard object labels - convert world space to parent's local space
-                    this._mesh.getBoundingInfo().boundingBox.maximumWorld;
+                // This accounts for mesh scaling, which is not included in boundingBox.maximum
+                const top = this._mesh.getBoundingInfo().boundingBox.maximumWorld;
                 const temp = new TransformNode("temp", this._scene);
                 temp.position = top;
                 temp.setParent(this._baseTransform);
                 const y = temp.position.y;
                 temp.dispose();
-                this._label.position.y = y + .06;
+                this._label.position.y = y + 0.06;
-                //this._labelBack.position.y = y + .06;
                 this._labelBack.rotation.y = Math.PI;
-                this._labelBack.position.z = 0.001
+                this._labelBack.position.z = 0.001;
-                //this._label.billboardMode = Mesh.BILLBOARDMODE_Y;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -320,6 +360,8 @@ export class DiagramObject {
         this._logger.debug('DiagramObject dispose called for ', this._diagramEntity?.id)
         this._scene?.onAfterRenderObservable.remove(this._sceneObserver);
         this._sceneObserver = null;
+        appConfigInstance?.onConfigChangedObservable.remove(this._configObserver);
+        this._configObserver = null;
         this._mesh?.setParent(null);
         this._mesh?.dispose(true, false);
         this._mesh = null;

src/diagram/functions/createLabel.ts

@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@ function createDynamicTexture(text: string, font: string, DTWidth: number, DTHei
 function createMaterial(dynamicTexture: DynamicTexture): Material {
     const mat = new StandardMaterial("text-mat", DefaultScene.Scene);
     //mat.diffuseColor = Color3.Black();
-    mat.disableLighting = false;
+    mat.disableLighting = true;
-    //mat.backFaceCulling = false;
+    mat.backFaceCulling = true;
     mat.emissiveTexture = dynamicTexture;
     mat.diffuseTexture = dynamicTexture;
     mat.metadata = {exportable: true};
+
     //mat.freeze();
     return mat;
 }

src/react/pages/configModal.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import {Group, Modal, SegmentedControl, Stack, Switch} from "@mantine/core";
+import {Group, Modal, SegmentedControl, Stack, Switch, Select} from "@mantine/core";
 import {useEffect, useState} from "react";
-import {setAppConfig} from "../../util/appConfig";
+import {appConfigInstance} from "../../util/appConfig";
+import {LabelRenderingMode} from "../../util/appConfigType";
 
 const locationSnaps = [
     {value: ".01", label: '1cm'},
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ const rotationSnaps = [
     {value: "180", label: '180°'},
     {value: "360", label: '360°'},
 ]
+const labelRenderingModes = [
+    {value: 'fixed', label: 'Fixed'},
+    {value: 'billboard', label: 'Billboard (Always Face Camera)'},
+    {value: 'dynamic', label: 'Dynamic (Coming Soon)', disabled: true},
+    {value: 'distance', label: 'Distance-based (Coming Soon)', disabled: true},
+]
 let defaultConfig =
     {
         locationSnap: '.1',
@@ -24,7 +31,8 @@ let defaultConfig =
         rotationSnapEnabled: true,
         flyModeEnabled: true,
         snapTurnSnap: '45',
-        snapTurnSnapEnabled: false
+        snapTurnSnapEnabled: false,
+        labelRenderingMode: 'billboard' as LabelRenderingMode
     }
 try {
     const newConfig = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('config'));
@@ -42,19 +50,30 @@ export default function ConfigModal({configOpened, closeConfig}) {
     const [rotationSnap, setRotationSnap] = useState(defaultConfig.rotationSnap);
     const [rotationSnapEnabled, setRotationSnapEnabled] = useState(defaultConfig.rotationSnapEnabled);
     const [flyModeEnabled, setFlyModeEnabled] = useState(defaultConfig.flyModeEnabled);
+    const [labelRenderingMode, setLabelRenderingMode] = useState<LabelRenderingMode>(defaultConfig.labelRenderingMode);
     useEffect(() => {
-        const config = {
+        // Update AppConfig singleton instance directly
+        // This triggers Observable notifications to all DiagramObjects
+        appConfigInstance.setLabelRenderingMode(labelRenderingMode);
+        appConfigInstance.setFlyMode(flyModeEnabled);
+        appConfigInstance.setGridSnap(parseFloat(locationSnap));
+        appConfigInstance.setRotateSnap(parseFloat(rotationSnap));
+        appConfigInstance.setTurnSnap(parseFloat(snapTurnSnap));
+
+        // Also update legacy config for backward compatibility
+        const legacyConfig = {
             locationSnap: locationSnap,
             locationSnapEnabled: locationSnapEnabled,
             rotationSnap: rotationSnap,
             rotationSnapEnabled: rotationSnapEnabled,
             snapTurnSnap: snapTurnSnap,
             snapTurnSnapEnabled: snapTurnSnapEnabled,
-            flyModeEnabled: flyModeEnabled
+            flyModeEnabled: flyModeEnabled,
-        }
+            labelRenderingMode: labelRenderingMode
-        setAppConfig(config);
+        };
+        localStorage.setItem('config', JSON.stringify(legacyConfig));
 
-    }, [locationSnap, locationSnapEnabled, rotationSnap, rotationSnapEnabled, snapTurnSnap, snapTurnSnapEnabled, flyModeEnabled]);
+    }, [locationSnap, locationSnapEnabled, rotationSnap, rotationSnapEnabled, snapTurnSnap, snapTurnSnapEnabled, flyModeEnabled, labelRenderingMode]);
     return (
         <Modal onClose={closeConfig} opened={configOpened}>
             <h1>Configuration</h1>
@@ -104,6 +123,16 @@ export default function ConfigModal({configOpened, closeConfig}) {
                                       value={snapTurnSnap}
                                       onChange={setSnapTurnSnap}/>
                 </Group>
+                <Group key="labelmode">
+                    <label key="label">Label Rendering Mode</label>
+                    <Select
+                        w={300}
+                        key="select"
+                        data={labelRenderingModes}
+                        value={labelRenderingMode}
+                        onChange={(value) => setLabelRenderingMode(value as LabelRenderingMode)}
+                    />
+                </Group>
             </Stack>
         </Modal>
     )

src/util/appConfig.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {Observable} from "@babylonjs/core";
-import {AppConfigType} from "./appConfigType";
+import {AppConfigType, LabelRenderingMode} from "./appConfigType";
 import log from "loglevel";
 export class AppConfig {
     public readonly onConfigChangedObservable = new Observable<AppConfigType>();
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ export class AppConfig {
         newRelicKey: null,
         newRelicAccount: null,
         physicsEnabled: false,
-        flyMode: true
+        flyMode: true,
+        labelRenderingMode: 'billboard'
     }
 
     constructor() {
@@ -74,12 +75,21 @@ export class AppConfig {
         this.save();
     }
 
+    public setLabelRenderingMode(mode: LabelRenderingMode) {
+        this._currentConfig.labelRenderingMode = mode;
+        this.save();
+    }
+
     private save() {
         localStorage.setItem('appConfig', JSON.stringify(this._currentConfig));
         this.onConfigChangedObservable.notifyObservers(this._currentConfig, -1);
     }
 }
 
+// Singleton instance for app-wide configuration
+// Use this instead of creating new AppConfig() instances
+export const appConfigInstance = new AppConfig();
+
 let defaultConfig: ConfigType =
     {
         locationSnap: '.1',

src/util/appConfigType.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+export type LabelRenderingMode = 'fixed' | 'billboard' | 'dynamic' | 'distance';
+
 export type AppConfigType = {
     id?: number,
     currentDiagramId?: string,
@@ -10,5 +12,6 @@ export type AppConfigType = {
     newRelicAccount?: string,
     passphrase?: string,
     flyMode?: boolean,
+    labelRenderingMode?: LabelRenderingMode,
 
 }

src/util/functions/groundMeshObserver.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {AbstractMesh, Vector3, WebXRDefaultExperience, WebXRMotionControllerManager, WebXRState} from "@babylonjs/core";
+import {AbstractMesh, Quaternion, Vector3, WebXRDefaultExperience, WebXRMotionControllerManager, WebXRState} from "@babylonjs/core";
 import log from "loglevel";
 import {WebController} from "../../controllers/webController";
 import {Rigplatform} from "../../controllers/rigplatform";
@@ -33,6 +33,46 @@ export async function groundMeshObserver(ground: AbstractMesh,
         }
     });
     window.addEventListener('enterXr', async () => {
+        // Synchronize desktop camera position with platform before entering XR
+        // This prevents the jarring scene shift when transitioning to immersive mode
+        const scene = ground.getScene();
+        const desktopCamera = scene.activeCamera;
+        const platform = scene.getMeshByName('platform');
+
+        if (desktopCamera && platform) {
+            // Get desktop camera's world position
+            const cameraWorldPos = desktopCamera.globalPosition.clone();
+
+            // Calculate platform position accounting for camera's local offset
+            // Camera is at (0, 1.6, 0) in local space relative to cameraTransform
+            const platformTargetPos = cameraWorldPos.clone();
+            platformTargetPos.y = 0.01; // Platform stays at floor level
+
+            // Subtract camera's local Y offset (1.6m height) from platform position
+            const cameraLocalOffset = new Vector3(0, 1.59, 0); // 1.6 - 0.01
+            platformTargetPos.subtractInPlace(cameraLocalOffset);
+
+            // Set platform position
+            platform.setAbsolutePosition(platformTargetPos);
+
+            // Match platform rotation to desktop camera's viewing direction
+            const cameraForward = desktopCamera.getDirection(Vector3.Forward());
+            const yaw = Math.atan2(cameraForward.x, cameraForward.z);
+            platform.rotationQuaternion = Quaternion.FromEulerAngles(0, yaw, 0);
+
+            // Reset physics velocity to prevent drift on XR entry
+            if (platform.physicsBody) {
+                platform.physicsBody.setLinearVelocity(Vector3.Zero());
+                platform.physicsBody.setAngularVelocity(Vector3.Zero());
+            }
+
+            logger.debug("Synchronized camera position before XR entry:", {
+                cameraWorldPos: cameraWorldPos.asArray(),
+                platformPos: platformTargetPos.asArray(),
+                yaw: yaw
+            });
+        }
+
         await xr.baseExperience.enterXRAsync('immersive-vr', 'local-floor');
         logger.debug("Entering XR Experience");
     })