diff --git a/ATTRIBUTION.md b/ATTRIBUTION.md
index 92321a60..0b722ca2 100644
--- a/ATTRIBUTION.md
+++ b/ATTRIBUTION.md
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ Generated-in-code assets are original and have no file to list:
 | LICENSE-MIT, LICENSE-APACHE (licence text) | CADCraft | — |
 | .github/workflows/release.yml, .github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml and packaging/ (release pipeline: Linux AppImage/deb/rpm/Flatpak/tar.gz, FreeBSD, macOS dmg, Windows MSI/portable zip, web zip; AppRun, nfpm, Flatpak, WiX and Info.plist templates) | PhotoCraft (https://github.com/storytold/photocraft) `.github/workflows/{release,packaging-lint}.yml`, `packaging/` | Apache-2.0 |
 
+## Recovered contributions
+
+| SolveCraft file | Original contribution | Licence |
+|---|---|---|
+| crates/ui-egui/src/viewport.rs (`nearest_quarter_turn`, `view_cube_orbit`) | N3MI-DG's [PR #101](https://github.com/bherbruck/solvecraft/pull/101): [minimal TOP/BOTTOM turns](https://github.com/bherbruck/solvecraft/commit/c28e780f52490784ef5886f094b9d3f6d10c3e3f) and [drag-to-orbit](https://github.com/bherbruck/solvecraft/commit/f30b30be6ecc4e2e6544a851243137c01a354934), adapted to the 14-target cube | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
+
 ## Vendored third-party code
 
 | Directory | Source | Licence | Changes |
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/viewport.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/viewport.rs
index 1840b2af..eca08287 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/viewport.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/viewport.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ pub struct ViewportState {
     pub orbit_pivot: Option<Vec3>,
     /// Continuous orbit: the view turns about the vertical until the next click or key.
     pub spin: bool,
+    /// A primary press on the cube: the pointer position used by its last orbit step.
+    pub cube_drag: Option<Pos2>,
     pub build_ms: f64,
     /// The right-click menu, open at this screen position.
     pub context_menu: Option<Pos2>,
@@ -1401,7 +1403,7 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut SolveApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
         let (dx, dy) = (delta.x as f64, delta.y as f64);
         let mode = if middle || secondary_down {
             crate::prefs::nav_mode(app, middle, secondary_down, mods)
-        } else if primary_down {
+        } else if primary_down && app.viewport.cube_drag.is_none() {
             app.viewport.nav
         } else {
             None
@@ -1448,8 +1450,13 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut SolveApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
     // Suppress hover for the whole navigation gesture, including frames between pointer
     // events. Testing delta made the highlight reappear whenever a held drag paused.
     // Resolve it before rendering so the GPU scene and screen overlays use the same hit.
-    let navigating =
-        scroll != 0.0 || middle || secondary_down || (app.viewport.nav.is_some() && primary_down) || app.viewport.spin || app.cam_anim.is_some();
+    let navigating = scroll != 0.0
+        || middle
+        || secondary_down
+        || (app.viewport.nav.is_some() && primary_down)
+        || app.viewport.cube_drag.is_some()
+        || app.viewport.spin
+        || app.cam_anim.is_some();
     let hits = hover.filter(|_| inside && app.viewport.boxsel.is_none() && !navigating).map(|p| pick_cached(app, &proj, p)).unwrap_or_default();
     let cand = if app.tool.is_some() { hits.first().cloned().map(|h| (h, None)) } else { candidate(app, &hits).map(|(h, s)| (h, Some(s))) };
     app.viewport.hover = cand.as_ref().map(|c| c.0.clone());
@@ -2084,16 +2091,45 @@ fn cube_basis(cam: &Camera) -> (Vec3, Vec3, Vec3) {
     (cam.to_frame(r), cam.to_frame(u), cam.to_frame(b))
 }
 
+/// Dragging a primary press on the cube orbits about the view centre. A stationary press
+/// remains a click; a floating window over the cube owns its input.
+fn view_cube_orbit(app: &mut SolveApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect, targets: &[CubeTarget], c: Pos2) -> bool {
+    let (pressed, down, decided, origin, pos) = ui.input(|i| {
+        let p = &i.pointer;
+        (p.primary_pressed(), p.primary_down(), p.is_decidedly_dragging(), p.press_origin(), p.interact_pos())
+    });
+    if pressed && ui.rect_contains_pointer(rect) {
+        let shapes = cube_projected(targets, cube_basis(&app.cam), c);
+        app.viewport.cube_drag = origin.filter(|p| cube_hit(&shapes, *p).is_some());
+    }
+    if !down {
+        app.viewport.cube_drag = None;
+    }
+    let Some(last) = app.viewport.cube_drag.filter(|_| decided) else { return false };
+    ui.ctx().set_cursor_icon(egui::CursorIcon::Grabbing);
+    // Include the movement that crossed the drag threshold, so the orbit follows the pointer.
+    if let Some(p) = pos
+        && p != last
+    {
+        app.cancel_view_animation();
+        app.cam.orbit(f64::from(p.x - last.x), f64::from(p.y - last.y));
+        app.viewport.cube_drag = Some(p);
+        ui.ctx().request_repaint();
+    }
+    true
+}
+
 fn view_cube(app: &mut SolveApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
     let t = Tokens::get();
     let c = pos2(rect.right() - 80.0, rect.top() + 80.0);
+    let targets = cube_targets();
+    let orbiting = view_cube_orbit(app, ui, rect, &targets, c);
     let (r, u, b) = cube_basis(&app.cam);
     let (wr, wu, _) = app.cam.basis();
     let painter = ui.painter_at(rect);
     let hover = ui.input(|i| i.pointer.hover_pos()).filter(|_| ui.rect_contains_pointer(rect));
-    let targets = cube_targets();
     let shapes = cube_projected(&targets, (r, u, b), c);
-    let hovered = hover.and_then(|h| cube_hit(&shapes, h));
+    let hovered = if orbiting { None } else { hover.and_then(|h| cube_hit(&shapes, h)) };
     // Axis triad from the cube's back corner, drawn first: the cube hides what is behind it.
     // The corner is in the cube's frame, the axes are the world's.
     let o = Vec3::new(-1.0, -1.0, -1.0);
@@ -2137,14 +2173,34 @@ fn view_cube(app: &mut SolveApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
     }
     if let Some(dir) = clicked {
         let mut to = app.cam.looking_from(app.cam.from_frame(dir));
-        // TOP and BOTTOM turn to the standard plan views (front edge at the bottom).
+        // Keep the nearest square heading when looking straight down or up.
         if dir.x == 0.0 && dir.y == 0.0 {
-            to.yaw = 0.0;
+            to.yaw = nearest_quarter_turn(app.cam.yaw);
         }
         app.animate_to(to);
     }
 }
 
+/// The nearest square heading. At a halfway tie, prefer the heading nearer the standard
+/// plan view, so clicking TOP or BOTTOM from home still puts the front edge at the bottom.
+fn nearest_quarter_turn(yaw: f64) -> f64 {
+    if !yaw.is_finite() {
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+    let q = std::f64::consts::FRAC_PI_2;
+    let lo = (yaw / q).floor() * q;
+    let hi = lo + q;
+    let (dlo, dhi) = (yaw - lo, hi - yaw);
+    if (dlo - dhi).abs() < 1e-6 {
+        let off_front = |a: f64| ((a + std::f64::consts::PI).rem_euclid(std::f64::consts::TAU) - std::f64::consts::PI).abs();
+        if off_front(lo) <= off_front(hi) { lo } else { hi }
+    } else if dlo < dhi {
+        lo
+    } else {
+        hi
+    }
+}
+
 /// How far along each edge a view cube corner is cut off (the cube's faces are at ±1).
 const CUBE_CHAMFER: f64 = 0.38;
 
@@ -2206,7 +2262,7 @@ fn cube_to_screen((r, u): (Vec3, Vec3), c: Pos2, p: Vec3) -> Pos2 {
 }
 
 /// A face's text directions (right, up): read from outside the cube, and upright in the view
-/// clicking the face turns to (TOP and BOTTOM: the plan views, front edge at the bottom).
+/// of the standard face view (TOP and BOTTOM: yaw 0, front edge at the bottom).
 fn cube_label_axes(n: Vec3) -> (Vec3, Vec3) {
     if n.z.abs() > 0.5 { (Vec3::X, Vec3::Y * n.z.signum()) } else { (Vec3::Z.cross(n), Vec3::Z) }
 }
@@ -2748,6 +2804,9 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(crate::scenario::count_of("cube_highlights"), Some(0.0));
         h.call("ui.click", json!({"x": p.x, "y": p.y}));
         assert_eq!(serde_json::to_value(h.app.cam).unwrap(), camera, "dialog clicks must not turn the view cube");
+        h.call("ui.drag", json!({"x0": p.x, "y0": p.y, "x1": p.x + 20.0, "y1": p.y, "steps": 8}));
+        assert_eq!(serde_json::to_value(h.app.cam).unwrap(), camera, "dialog drags must not orbit the cube");
+        assert!(h.app.viewport.cube_drag.is_none());
         h.call("ui.prefs", json!({"button": "cancel"}));
         h.call("ui.move", json!({"x": p.x, "y": p.y}));
         assert_eq!(crate::scenario::count_of("cube_highlights"), Some(1.0));
@@ -2755,6 +2814,24 @@ mod tests {
         assert_ne!(serde_json::to_value(h.app.cam).unwrap(), camera);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn view_cube_drag_owns_navigation_and_keeps_the_view_centre() {
+        for nav in [None, Some(NavMode::Orbit), Some(NavMode::Pan)] {
+            let mut h = crate::scenario::Harness::new();
+            h.call("ui.view", json!({"view": "front"}));
+            h.app.viewport.nav = nav;
+            let before = h.app.cam;
+            let p = crate::scenario::handle_at("cube:front").unwrap();
+            h.call("ui.drag", json!({"x0": p.x, "y0": p.y, "x1": p.x + 48.0, "y1": p.y, "steps": 8}));
+            assert!((h.app.cam.yaw - 48.0 * 0.008).abs() < 1e-6, "{nav:?}: cube drag must orbit exactly once");
+            assert_eq!(h.app.cam.target, before.target, "{nav:?}: cube drag must not pan");
+            assert_eq!(h.app.cam.distance, before.distance);
+            assert_eq!(h.app.cam.pitch, before.pitch);
+            assert!(h.app.viewport.cube_drag.is_none(), "release clears the cube gesture");
+            assert!(h.app.viewport.boxsel.is_none());
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn section_outlines_follow_the_cut() {
         let mut s = solvecraft_engine::Session::default();
@@ -2832,7 +2909,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn view_cube_labels_read_upright_in_their_own_view() {
         for tg in cube_targets().iter().filter(|t| !t.corner) {
-            // The view clicking the face turns to (TOP and BOTTOM with yaw 0).
+            // The standard face view (TOP and BOTTOM with yaw 0).
             let mut cam = solvecraft_engine::render::Camera::default().looking_from(tg.dir);
             if tg.dir.z.abs() > 0.5 {
                 cam.yaw = 0.0;
@@ -2847,6 +2924,32 @@ mod tests {
         targets.iter().filter(|t| !t.corner).map(|t| t.name.to_uppercase()).collect()
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn view_cube_top_bottom_choose_nearest_square_heading() {
+        for (from, to) in [
+            (0.0, 0.0),
+            (30.0, 0.0),
+            (-80.0, -90.0),
+            (100.0, 90.0),
+            (170.0, 180.0),
+            (400.0, 360.0),
+            (-400.0, -360.0),
+            (-45.0, 0.0),
+            (45.0, 0.0),
+            (135.0, 90.0),
+            (-135.0, -90.0),
+            (44.99, 0.0),
+            (45.01, 90.0),
+            (-44.99, 0.0),
+            (-45.01, -90.0),
+        ] {
+            let got = nearest_quarter_turn(f64::to_radians(from)).to_degrees();
+            assert!((got - to).abs() < 1e-9, "{from}° → {got}°, expected {to}°");
+        }
+        assert_eq!(nearest_quarter_turn(f64::NAN), 0.0);
+        assert_eq!(nearest_quarter_turn(f64::INFINITY), 0.0);
+    }
+
     /// The widest label spans 90% of its face, looking straight at it.
     #[test]
     fn view_cube_widest_label_spans_most_of_its_face() {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/scenarios/view_cube_drag_orbit.json b/crates/ui-egui/tests/scenarios/view_cube_drag_orbit.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf285b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/scenarios/view_cube_drag_orbit.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[
+ {"note": "A cube drag rotates by the whole pointer movement and releasing it does not click the pressed face."},
+ {"call": "ui.view", "params": {"view": "front"}},
+ {"drag": [{"cube": [0, -1, 0]}, {"cube": [1.5, -1, 0]}]},
+ {"expect": {"camera": {"yaw_deg": 22, "pitch_deg": 0}}},
+ {"note": "A stationary click still selects a face."},
+ {"call": "ui.view", "params": {"view": "home"}},
+ {"click": {"handle": "cube:front"}},
+ {"expect": {"camera": {"yaw_deg": 0, "pitch_deg": 0}}}
+]
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/scenarios/view_cube_minimal_turn.json b/crates/ui-egui/tests/scenarios/view_cube_minimal_turn.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08290ad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/scenarios/view_cube_minimal_turn.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+[
+ {"note": "TOP and BOTTOM keep the nearest square heading, with home ties toward yaw zero. Clicking side faces still selects their standard view."},
+ {"call": "engine.execute", "params": {"command": "solid.box", "params": {"length": 40, "width": 30, "height": 20}}},
+ {"call": "ui.view", "params": {"view": "home"}},
+ {"click": {"handle": "cube:top"}},
+ {"expect": {"camera": {"yaw_deg": 0, "pitch_deg": 90}}},
+ {"call": "ui.view", "params": {"view": "home"}},
+ {"click": {"handle": "cube:top-back-right"}},
+ {"expect": {"camera": {"yaw_deg": -135, "pitch_deg": 35.26}}},
+ {"click": {"handle": "cube:top"}},
+ {"expect": {"camera": {"yaw_deg": -90, "pitch_deg": 90, "back": [0, 0, 1]}}},
+ {"shot": "minimal-turn-top-z"},
+ {"camera": {"yaw": 2.9670597283903604, "pitch": -0.6}},
+ {"click": {"handle": "cube:bottom"}},
+ {"expect": {"camera": {"yaw_deg": 180, "pitch_deg": -90, "back": [0, 0, -1]}}},
+ {"camera": {"yaw": 1.3962634015954636, "pitch": 0.6}},
+ {"click": {"handle": "cube:top"}},
+ {"expect": {"camera": {"yaw_deg": 90, "pitch_deg": 90}}},
+ {"call": "ui.view", "params": {"view": "home"}},
+ {"click": {"handle": "cube:front"}},
+ {"expect": {"camera": {"yaw_deg": 0, "pitch_deg": 0}}},
+ {"note": "The same heading choice is measured in the Y-up camera frame."},
+ {"call": "ui.prefs", "params": {"up_axis": "y"}},
+ {"camera": {"yaw": -1.3962634015954636, "pitch": 0.6}},
+ {"click": {"handle": "cube:top"}},
+ {"expect": {"camera": {"yaw_deg": -90, "pitch_deg": 90, "back": [0, 1, 0]}}},
+ {"shot": "minimal-turn-top-y"},
+ {"camera": {"yaw": 1.3962634015954636, "pitch": -0.6}},
+ {"click": {"handle": "cube:bottom"}},
+ {"expect": {"camera": {"yaw_deg": 90, "pitch_deg": -90, "back": [0, -1, 0]}}}
+]
diff --git a/docs/book/src/guide/ui-tour.md b/docs/book/src/guide/ui-tour.md
index 1121a18d..d1086c73 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/guide/ui-tour.md
+++ b/docs/book/src/guide/ui-tour.md
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
 - **Viewport.** Click to select, Shift or Ctrl to add, drag for a window or crossing box. The
   wheel zooms at the cursor, the middle button pans and Shift+middle orbits (the mouse preset in
   Preferences switches to SolidWorks or Inventor style). The view cube and the navigation bar
-  change the view: a cube face turns to its standard view, a chamfered corner to that corner's
-  iso view, and the house goes home. Right-click for the marking menu: eight commands around the cursor, plus a
+  change the view: a cube face turns to look straight at it (TOP and BOTTOM keep the nearest
+  quarter-turn heading), a chamfered corner to that corner's
+  iso view, and the house goes home. Drag the cube to orbit around the view centre.
+  Right-click for the marking menu: eight commands around the cursor, plus a
   menu for whatever is under it.
 - **Dialogs** dock on the right with a live preview. Most features also show drag handles and a
   value box in the viewport.