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Is there a way to keep Graphics3D objects manipulable when they are embedded in a Dialog window (CreateDialog,DialogInput, etc)?

I am aware that CreateDialog sets Deployed->True by default. Setting Deployed->False allows the rotation cursor to appear on mouseover, but the object still does not respond to interaction. Is there a way to restore interactivity?

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You need to make it Selectable:

DialogInput[
  Graphics3D[Cuboid[]
  , SphericalRegion -> True
  , BaseStyle -> {Selectable -> True, Deployed -> False} (*!*)
  ]
]

Deployed is used too as it interferes with Selectable.

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  • $\begingroup$ Aha! Very interesting, and as you said, just what I needed. Thanks! $\endgroup$
    – bdot
    Jan 24, 2015 at 2:51
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    $\begingroup$ It may also be more aesthetically pleasing to use SphericalRegion -> True $\endgroup$
    – Mike Honeychurch
    Jan 25, 2015 at 5:30
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    $\begingroup$ Another incremental improvement: wrapping the Graphics3D inside a Grid (or similar) and setting Selectable->True for that Grid is preferable, as it removes the undesirable side effect of the rest of the dialog window being selectable. Mike, thanks for the tip re: SphericalRegion->True. Combining this with RotationAction->"Clip" produces an aesthetically pleasing result that does not attempt to resize the window when the Graphics3D is rotated. $\endgroup$
    – bdot
    Jan 26, 2015 at 1:50

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