diff --git a/src/components/HelloWorld.vue b/src/components/HelloWorld.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index e402c273f..000000000
--- a/src/components/HelloWorld.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-<script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref } from 'vue'
-
-defineProps<{ msg: string }>()
-
-const count = ref(0)
-</script>
-
-<template>
-  <h1>{{ msg }}</h1>
-
-  <div class="card">
-    <button type="button" @click="count++">count is {{ count }}</button>
-    <p>
-      Edit
-      <code>components/HelloWorld.vue</code> to test HMR
-    </p>
-  </div>
-
-  <p>
-    Check out
-    <a href="https://vuejs.org/guide/quick-start.html#local" target="_blank">create-vue</a>, the
-    official Vue + Vite starter
-  </p>
-  <p>
-    Learn more about IDE Support for Vue in the
-    <a href="https://vuejs.org/guide/scaling-up/tooling.html#ide-support" target="_blank"
-      >Vue Docs Scaling up Guide</a
-    >.
-  </p>
-  <p class="read-the-docs">Click on the Vite and Vue logos to learn more</p>
-</template>
-
-<style scoped>
-.read-the-docs {
-  color: #888;
-}
-</style>
diff --git a/src/components/Viewport.vue b/src/components/Viewport.vue
index 3d62c00eb..63e4dee22 100644
--- a/src/components/Viewport.vue
+++ b/src/components/Viewport.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 import { ref, watch, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount } from 'vue'
 import * as THREE from 'three'
 import { OrbitControls } from 'three/addons/controls/OrbitControls.js'
+import {
+  HOME_POSITION,
+  HOME_TARGET,
+  VIEW_POSITIONS,
+  calculateFitDistance,
+  getViewUpVector,
+  type ViewPreset,
+} from '../utils/camera'
 
 const props = withDefaults(
   defineProps<{
@@ -28,21 +36,6 @@ let gridHelper: THREE.GridHelper
 let axisHelper: THREE.AxesHelper
 let controls: OrbitControls
 
-const HOME_POSITION = new THREE.Vector3(5, 5, 5)
-const HOME_TARGET = new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 0)
-const VIEW_DISTANCE = 10
-
-type ViewPreset = 'front' | 'back' | 'top' | 'bottom' | 'left' | 'right'
-
-const VIEW_POSITIONS: Record<ViewPreset, THREE.Vector3> = {
-  front: new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, VIEW_DISTANCE),
-  back: new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, -VIEW_DISTANCE),
-  top: new THREE.Vector3(0, VIEW_DISTANCE, 0),
-  bottom: new THREE.Vector3(0, -VIEW_DISTANCE, 0),
-  left: new THREE.Vector3(-VIEW_DISTANCE, 0, 0),
-  right: new THREE.Vector3(VIEW_DISTANCE, 0, 0),
-}
-
 function initScene() {
   if (!containerRef.value) return
 
@@ -196,8 +189,7 @@ function fitToSelection(objects: THREE.Object3D[]) {
   const size = box.getSize(new THREE.Vector3())
   const maxDim = Math.max(size.x, size.y, size.z)
 
-  const fov = perspectiveCamera.fov * (Math.PI / 180)
-  const distance = (maxDim / (2 * Math.tan(fov / 2))) * 1.5
+  const distance = calculateFitDistance(perspectiveCamera.fov, maxDim)
 
   const direction = activeCamera.position.clone().sub(controls.target).normalize()
   activeCamera.position.copy(center).add(direction.multiplyScalar(distance))
@@ -215,9 +207,7 @@ function setViewPreset(preset: ViewPreset) {
   const position = VIEW_POSITIONS[preset]
   activeCamera.position.copy(position)
   controls.target.set(0, 0, 0)
-  activeCamera.up.set(0, 1, 0)
-  if (preset === 'top') activeCamera.up.set(0, 0, -1)
-  if (preset === 'bottom') activeCamera.up.set(0, 0, 1)
+  activeCamera.up.copy(getViewUpVector(preset))
   controls.update()
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/__tests__/HelloWorld.spec.ts b/src/components/__tests__/HelloWorld.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 58166e944..000000000
--- a/src/components/__tests__/HelloWorld.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
-import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
-import HelloWorld from '../HelloWorld.vue'
-
-describe('HelloWorld', () => {
-  it('renders msg prop', () => {
-    const wrapper = mount(HelloWorld, {
-      props: {
-        msg: 'Hello Vitest',
-      },
-    })
-    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Hello Vitest')
-  })
-
-  it('increments count on button click', async () => {
-    const wrapper = mount(HelloWorld, {
-      props: {
-        msg: 'Test',
-      },
-    })
-    const button = wrapper.find('button')
-    expect(button.text()).toContain('count is 0')
-    await button.trigger('click')
-    expect(button.text()).toContain('count is 1')
-  })
-})
diff --git a/src/utils/camera.spec.ts b/src/utils/camera.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8aee83732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/camera.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import {
+  HOME_POSITION,
+  HOME_TARGET,
+  VIEW_DISTANCE,
+  VIEW_POSITIONS,
+  calculateFitDistance,
+  getViewUpVector,
+} from './camera'
+
+describe('camera utilities', () => {
+  describe('constants', () => {
+    it('HOME_POSITION is at (5, 5, 5)', () => {
+      expect(HOME_POSITION.x).toBe(5)
+      expect(HOME_POSITION.y).toBe(5)
+      expect(HOME_POSITION.z).toBe(5)
+    })
+
+    it('HOME_TARGET is at origin', () => {
+      expect(HOME_TARGET.x).toBe(0)
+      expect(HOME_TARGET.y).toBe(0)
+      expect(HOME_TARGET.z).toBe(0)
+    })
+
+    it('VIEW_DISTANCE is 10', () => {
+      expect(VIEW_DISTANCE).toBe(10)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('VIEW_POSITIONS', () => {
+    it('front view is on positive Z axis', () => {
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.front.x).toBe(0)
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.front.y).toBe(0)
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.front.z).toBe(VIEW_DISTANCE)
+    })
+
+    it('back view is on negative Z axis', () => {
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.back.x).toBe(0)
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.back.y).toBe(0)
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.back.z).toBe(-VIEW_DISTANCE)
+    })
+
+    it('top view is on positive Y axis', () => {
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.top.x).toBe(0)
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.top.y).toBe(VIEW_DISTANCE)
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.top.z).toBe(0)
+    })
+
+    it('bottom view is on negative Y axis', () => {
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.bottom.x).toBe(0)
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.bottom.y).toBe(-VIEW_DISTANCE)
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.bottom.z).toBe(0)
+    })
+
+    it('left view is on negative X axis', () => {
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.left.x).toBe(-VIEW_DISTANCE)
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.left.y).toBe(0)
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.left.z).toBe(0)
+    })
+
+    it('right view is on positive X axis', () => {
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.right.x).toBe(VIEW_DISTANCE)
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.right.y).toBe(0)
+      expect(VIEW_POSITIONS.right.z).toBe(0)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('calculateFitDistance', () => {
+    it('returns positive distance for valid inputs', () => {
+      const distance = calculateFitDistance(45, 1)
+      expect(distance).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    })
+
+    it('increases distance for larger objects', () => {
+      const smallDistance = calculateFitDistance(45, 1)
+      const largeDistance = calculateFitDistance(45, 10)
+      expect(largeDistance).toBeGreaterThan(smallDistance)
+    })
+
+    it('increases distance for narrower FOV', () => {
+      const wideFovDistance = calculateFitDistance(90, 1)
+      const narrowFovDistance = calculateFitDistance(30, 1)
+      expect(narrowFovDistance).toBeGreaterThan(wideFovDistance)
+    })
+
+    it('applies padding multiplier', () => {
+      const noPadding = calculateFitDistance(45, 1, 1.0)
+      const withPadding = calculateFitDistance(45, 1, 2.0)
+      expect(withPadding).toBeCloseTo(noPadding * 2)
+    })
+
+    it('uses default padding of 1.5', () => {
+      const defaultPadding = calculateFitDistance(45, 1)
+      const explicitPadding = calculateFitDistance(45, 1, 1.5)
+      expect(defaultPadding).toBeCloseTo(explicitPadding)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('getViewUpVector', () => {
+    it('returns Y-up for front view', () => {
+      const up = getViewUpVector('front')
+      expect(up.x).toBe(0)
+      expect(up.y).toBe(1)
+      expect(up.z).toBe(0)
+    })
+
+    it('returns Y-up for back view', () => {
+      const up = getViewUpVector('back')
+      expect(up.x).toBe(0)
+      expect(up.y).toBe(1)
+      expect(up.z).toBe(0)
+    })
+
+    it('returns Y-up for left view', () => {
+      const up = getViewUpVector('left')
+      expect(up.x).toBe(0)
+      expect(up.y).toBe(1)
+      expect(up.z).toBe(0)
+    })
+
+    it('returns Y-up for right view', () => {
+      const up = getViewUpVector('right')
+      expect(up.x).toBe(0)
+      expect(up.y).toBe(1)
+      expect(up.z).toBe(0)
+    })
+
+    it('returns negative Z-up for top view', () => {
+      const up = getViewUpVector('top')
+      expect(up.x).toBe(0)
+      expect(up.y).toBe(0)
+      expect(up.z).toBe(-1)
+    })
+
+    it('returns positive Z-up for bottom view', () => {
+      const up = getViewUpVector('bottom')
+      expect(up.x).toBe(0)
+      expect(up.y).toBe(0)
+      expect(up.z).toBe(1)
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/utils/camera.ts b/src/utils/camera.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b1547e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/camera.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import * as THREE from 'three'
+
+export const HOME_POSITION = new THREE.Vector3(5, 5, 5)
+export const HOME_TARGET = new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 0)
+export const VIEW_DISTANCE = 10
+
+export type ViewPreset = 'front' | 'back' | 'top' | 'bottom' | 'left' | 'right'
+
+export const VIEW_POSITIONS: Record<ViewPreset, THREE.Vector3> = {
+  front: new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, VIEW_DISTANCE),
+  back: new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, -VIEW_DISTANCE),
+  top: new THREE.Vector3(0, VIEW_DISTANCE, 0),
+  bottom: new THREE.Vector3(0, -VIEW_DISTANCE, 0),
+  left: new THREE.Vector3(-VIEW_DISTANCE, 0, 0),
+  right: new THREE.Vector3(VIEW_DISTANCE, 0, 0),
+}
+
+/**
+ * Calculate the camera distance needed to fit an object of given size in view
+ * @param fovDegrees - Camera field of view in degrees
+ * @param boundingSize - Maximum dimension of the bounding box
+ * @param padding - Multiplier for extra space around the object (default 1.5)
+ */
+export function calculateFitDistance(
+  fovDegrees: number,
+  boundingSize: number,
+  padding = 1.5
+): number {
+  const fovRadians = fovDegrees * (Math.PI / 180)
+  return (boundingSize / (2 * Math.tan(fovRadians / 2))) * padding
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the up vector for a given view preset
+ * Most views use Y-up, but top/bottom need special handling
+ */
+export function getViewUpVector(preset: ViewPreset): THREE.Vector3 {
+  switch (preset) {
+    case 'top':
+      return new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, -1)
+    case 'bottom':
+      return new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 1)
+    default:
+      return new THREE.Vector3(0, 1, 0)
+  }
+}