Using the WebGLRenderer, successfully loaded an .obj file created in Cinema4d.
var scene = new THREE.Scene();
var camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera( 75, window.innerWidth/window.innerHeight, 0.1, 1000 );
camera.position.z = 200;
var renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer();
renderer.setSize( window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight );
document.body.appendChild( renderer.domElement );
var controls = new THREE.OrbitControls(camera, renderer.domElement);
controls.enableDamping = true;
controls.dampingFactor = 0.25;
controls.enableZoom = true;
var keyLight = new THREE.DirectionalLight(new THREE.Color('hsl(30, 100%, 75%)'), 1.0);
keyLight.position.set(-100, 0, 100);
var fillLight = new THREE.DirectionalLight(new THREE.Color('hsl(240, 100%, 75%)'), 0.75);
fillLight.position.set(100, 0, 100);
var backLight = new THREE.DirectionalLight(0xffffff, 1.0);
backLight.position.set(100, 0, -100).normalize();
scene.add(keyLight);
scene.add(fillLight);
scene.add(backLight);
const material = new THREE.LineBasicMaterial( {
color: 0xffffff,
linewidth: 1,
linecap: 'round', //ignored by WebGLRenderer
linejoin: 'round' //ignored by WebGLRenderer
} );
scene.add(material)
var objLoader = new THREE.OBJLoader();
objLoader.setPath('/examples/3d-obj-loader/assets/');
objLoader.load('Untitled2.obj', function (object) {
object.position.y -= 60;
scene.add(object);
});
var animate = function () {
requestAnimationFrame( animate );
controls.update();
renderer.render(scene, camera);
};
animate();
Aiming to convert this to vector using the SVGRenderer - tried swapping out the THREE.WebGLRenderer for SVGRenderer but there's clearly more to it than this, and can't find any walkthroughs, or breakdowns on here.
Can see that what I'm looking for is technically possible with three.js!
Linked an image of the 3d file I'm looking to vectorise - a simple mountain style scene - aiming for each edges of the vertices to be stroked, with no texture needed (white shape, black edges).
Tried making a JSON with Bodymovin and proved impossible to join al the paths of the vertices without lots of stray lines appearing.
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I saw some solutions that accessed the THREE.BoxGeometry faces like that:
var geometry = new THREE.BoxGeometry(n,n,n)
let faces = geometry.faces;
for (let face of faces) {
face.color.set(Math.random() * 0xffffff);
}
But it seems that the faces-array doesn't exist in the current Three.js version r129 (Uncaught TypeError: faces is not iterable).
How can I achieve an easy coloring of the six cube faces?
Try it like so:
let camera, scene, renderer, mesh;
init();
animate();
function init() {
camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera( 70, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 0.01, 10 );
camera.position.z = 1;
scene = new THREE.Scene();
const geometry = new THREE.BoxGeometry( 0.2, 0.2, 0.2 ).toNonIndexed();
// vertexColors must be true so vertex colors can be used in the shader
const material = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial( { vertexColors: true } );
// generate color data for each vertex
const positionAttribute = geometry.getAttribute( 'position' );
const colors = [];
const color = new THREE.Color();
for ( let i = 0; i < positionAttribute.count; i += 3 ) {
color.set( Math.random() * 0xffffff );
// define the same color for each vertex of a triangle
colors.push( color.r, color.g, color.b );
colors.push( color.r, color.g, color.b );
colors.push( color.r, color.g, color.b );
}
// define the new attribute
geometry.setAttribute( 'color', new THREE.Float32BufferAttribute( colors, 3 ) );
mesh = new THREE.Mesh( geometry, material );
scene.add( mesh );
renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer( { antialias: true } );
renderer.setSize( window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight );
document.body.appendChild( renderer.domElement );
}
function animate() {
requestAnimationFrame( animate );
mesh.rotation.x += 0.01;
mesh.rotation.y += 0.02;
renderer.render( scene, camera );
}
body {
margin: 0;
}
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/three#0.129.0/build/three.js"></script>
The previous geometry format was removed from the core with r125. More information in the following post at the three.js forum.
https://discourse.threejs.org/t/three-geometry-will-be-removed-from-core-with-r125/22401
I am using an svg so I can color single countries.
I know WebGL doesn't support svg, thats why it gets pixeled but the borderlines are pixeled too much, any idea how I can make it look better?
"THREE.WebGLRenderer: Texture has been resized from (2000x1001) to (1024x512)"?
The image gets cropped, is that the problem?
var renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer();
renderer.setSize( window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight );
document.body.appendChild( renderer.domElement );
let scene = new THREE.Scene();
var camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera( 75, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 0.1, 1000 );
var geometry = new THREE.SphereGeometry( 5,32,32 );
let texture = new THREE.TextureLoader().load("/img/world-background.5375a735.svg");
var material = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial( { map: texture, color: "white"} );
var sphere = new THREE.Mesh( geometry, material );
sphere.rotation.y = 4.5;
sphere.rotation.x = 0.5;
scene.add( sphere );
To avoid the resize, try to set the minFilter property of your texture to THREE.LinearFilter. This should noticeably improve the final texture resolution in your case. Alternatively, you can try to change your texture to POT (power-of-two) by default. That would mean using a resolution like 2048x1024.
three.js R112
I'm a beginner in three.js. My task is to build a simple FPS game. I'm having many troubles with the gun and the bullets. When I press "spacebar" my weapon shoots but the problem is that the bullets go in the right direction only for a small part of the screen then they start to go in direction that are not the ones I want.
This is an example :
image1
image2
Here is the code I wrote for the bullet :
// SHOOT BULLET
for(var index=0; index<bullets.length; index+=1){
if( bullets[index] === undefined ) continue;
if( bullets[index].alive == false ){
bullets.splice(index,1);
continue;
}
bullets[index].position.add(bullets[index].velocity);
}
if(keyboard[32] && canShoot <= 0){ // spacebar key
// creates a bullet as a Mesh object
var bullet = new THREE.Mesh(
new THREE.SphereGeometry(0.2,8,8),
new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({color:0x42FFFF})
);
// position the bullet to come from the player's weapon
bullet.position.set(
camera.position.x - 0.7*parseInt(-Math.cos(camera.rotation.z)),
camera.position.y - 0.3,
camera.position.z +1*parseInt(-Math.cos(camera.rotation.z))
);
// set the velocity of the bullet
bullet.velocity = new THREE.Vector3( (-mouse.x - Math.sin(camera.rotation.y + Math.PI/6) * 7),//*parseInt(-Math.cos(camera.rotation.z)) ,
mouse.y,
Math.cos(camera.rotation.y)*parseInt(-Math.cos(camera.rotation.z))
).normalize();
console.info(bullet.velocity);
// after 1000ms, set alive to false and remove from scene
// setting alive to false flags our update code to remove
// the bullet from the bullets array
bullet.alive = true;
setTimeout(function(){
bullet.alive = false;
scene.remove(bullet);
}, 1000);
// add to scene, array, and set the delay to 10 frames
bullets.push(bullet);
scene.add(bullet);
canShoot = 10;
}
if(canShoot > 0) canShoot -= 1;
A rough concept of how you can set direction and movement of bullets:
var scene = new THREE.Scene();
var camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(60, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 0.01, 10000);
camera.position.set(0, 0, 1);
scene.add(camera);
var renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer({
antialias: true
});
renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
document.body.appendChild(renderer.domElement);
var controls = new THREE.OrbitControls(camera, renderer.domElement);
var background = new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.SphereGeometry(1000, 90, 45), new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({
color: "gray",
wireframe: true
}));
scene.add(background);
var weapon = new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.BoxGeometry(1, 1, 5), new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({
color: 0x5555ff
}));
weapon.position.set(2, -1, -2.5);
camera.add(weapon);
var emitter = new THREE.Object3D();
emitter.position.set(2, -1, -5);
camera.add(emitter);
var plasmaBalls = [];
window.addEventListener("mousedown", onMouseDown);
function onMouseDown() {
let plasmaBall = new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.SphereGeometry(0.5, 8, 4), new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({
color: "aqua"
}));
plasmaBall.position.copy(emitter.getWorldPosition()); // start position - the tip of the weapon
plasmaBall.quaternion.copy(camera.quaternion); // apply camera's quaternion
scene.add(plasmaBall);
plasmaBalls.push(plasmaBall);
}
var speed = 50;
var clock = new THREE.Clock();
var delta = 0;
(function render() {
requestAnimationFrame(render);
delta = clock.getDelta();
plasmaBalls.forEach(b => {
b.translateZ(-speed * delta); // move along the local z-axis
});
renderer.render(scene, camera);
})()
body {
overflow: hidden;
margin: 0;
}
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/three#0.115.0/build/three.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/three#0.115.0/examples/js/controls/OrbitControls.js"></script>
I have a simple 3D object and I am able to rotate i.e., move with my left mouse button, around the centre of axis - works fine. When I pan using the right mouse button the axis also shifts, as such it no longer moves around it’s present axis.
How can I move the object around it’s current axis, no matter where I drag the object?
Below is the complete code of script.js
var scene = new THREE.Scene();
var axisHelper = new THREE.AxisHelper(100);
scene.add(axisHelper);
var camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera( 75, window.innerWidth/window.innerHeight, 0.1, 1000 );
camera.position.y = -200;
var renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer();
renderer.setSize( window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight );
document.body.appendChild( renderer.domElement );
var controls = new THREE.OrbitControls(camera, renderer.domElement);
controls.enableDamping = true;
controls.dampingFactor = 0.25;
controls.enableZoom = true;
var keyLight = new THREE.DirectionalLight(new THREE.Color('hsl(30, 100%, 75%)'), 1.0);
keyLight.position.set(-100, 0, 100);
var fillLight = new THREE.DirectionalLight(new THREE.Color('hsl(240, 100%, 75%)'), 0.75);
fillLight.position.set(100, 0, 100);
var backLight = new THREE.DirectionalLight(0xffffff, 1.0);
backLight.position.set(100, 0, -100).normalize();
scene.add(keyLight);
scene.add(fillLight);
scene.add(backLight);
var mtlLoader = new THREE.MTLLoader();
mtlLoader.setTexturePath('assets/');
mtlLoader.setPath('assets/');
mtlLoader.load('180319_object01.mtl', function (materials) {
materials.preload();
var objLoader = new THREE.OBJLoader();
objLoader.setMaterials(materials);
objLoader.setPath('assets/');
objLoader.load('180319_object01.obj', function (object) {
object.scale.set( 200, 200, 200 );
scene.add(object);
object.position.x = -100;
object.position.y = -100;
object.position.z = 0;
});
});
var animate = function () {
requestAnimationFrame( animate );
controls.update();
renderer.render(scene, camera);
};
animate();
It is because your camera is being moved by the controller and not the object itself, rather than update the cameras position and direction ((ie which is what the orbit controller is doing).in your render method you'll want to update position and Euler angle on the object itself to achieve the desired effect. To do this you'll want to track and update the position and angle of rotation about the (y?) Axis of the object,in the object (model) space.hope that makes sense, let me know if you need me to elaborate.
I'm trying to determine why a Three.js scene does not render in Safari 11.0.2 (OSX 10.12.6).
/**
* Generate a scene object with a background color
**/
function getScene() {
var scene = new THREE.Scene();
scene.background = new THREE.Color(0x111111);
return scene;
}
/**
* Generate the camera to be used in the scene. Camera args:
* [0] field of view: identifies the portion of the scene
* visible at any time (in degrees)
* [1] aspect ratio: identifies the aspect ratio of the
* scene in width/height
* [2] near clipping plane: objects closer than the near
* clipping plane are culled from the scene
* [3] far clipping plane: objects farther than the far
* clipping plane are culled from the scene
**/
function getCamera() {
var aspectRatio = window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight;
var camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(75, aspectRatio, 0.1, 10000);
camera.position.set(0,150,400);
camera.lookAt(scene.position);
return camera;
}
/**
* Generate the light to be used in the scene. Light args:
* [0]: Hexadecimal color of the light
* [1]: Numeric value of the light's strength/intensity
* [2]: The distance from the light where the intensity is 0
* #param {obj} scene: the current scene object
**/
function getLight(scene) {
var lights = [];
lights[0] = new THREE.PointLight( 0xffffff, 0.6, 0 );
lights[0].position.set( 100, 200, 100 );
scene.add( lights[0] );
var ambientLight = new THREE.AmbientLight(0x111111);
scene.add(ambientLight);
return light;
}
/**
* Generate the renderer to be used in the scene
**/
function getRenderer() {
// Create the canvas with a renderer
var renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer({antialias: true});
// Add support for retina displays
renderer.setPixelRatio(window.devicePixelRatio);
// Specify the size of the canvas
renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
// Add the canvas to the DOM
document.body.appendChild(renderer.domElement);
return renderer;
}
/**
* Generate the controls to be used in the scene
* #param {obj} camera: the three.js camera for the scene
* #param {obj} renderer: the three.js renderer for the scene
**/
function getControls(camera, renderer) {
var controls = new THREE.TrackballControls(camera, renderer.domElement);
controls.zoomSpeed = 0.4;
controls.panSpeed = 0.4;
return controls;
}
/**
* Get grass
**/
function getPlane(scene, loader) {
var texture = loader.load('grass.jpg');
texture.wrapS = texture.wrapT = THREE.RepeatWrapping;
texture.repeat.set( 10, 10 );
var material = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({
map: texture, side: THREE.DoubleSide
});
var geometry = new THREE.PlaneGeometry(1000, 1000, 10, 10);
var plane = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, material);
plane.position.y = -0.5;
plane.rotation.x = Math.PI / 2;
scene.add(plane);
return plane;
}
/**
* Add background
**/
function getBackground(scene, loader) {
var imagePrefix = '';
var directions = ['right', 'left', 'top', 'bottom', 'front', 'back'];
var imageSuffix = '.bmp';
var geometry = new THREE.BoxGeometry( 1000, 1000, 1000 );
var materialArray = [];
for (var i = 0; i < 6; i++)
materialArray.push( new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({
map: loader.load(imagePrefix + directions[i] + imageSuffix),
side: THREE.BackSide
}));
var sky = new THREE.Mesh( geometry, materialArray );
scene.add(sky);
}
/**
* Add a character
**/
function getSphere(scene) {
var geometry = new THREE.SphereGeometry( 30, 12, 9 );
var material = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({
color: 0xd0901d,
emissive: 0xaf752a,
side: THREE.DoubleSide,
flatShading: true
});
var sphere = new THREE.Mesh( geometry, material );
// create a group for translations and rotations
var sphereGroup = new THREE.Group();
sphereGroup.add(sphere)
sphereGroup.position.set(0, 24, 100);
scene.add(sphereGroup);
return [sphere, sphereGroup];
}
/**
* Store all currently pressed keys
**/
function addListeners() {
window.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
pressed[e.key.toUpperCase()] = true;
})
window.addEventListener('keyup', function(e) {
pressed[e.key.toUpperCase()] = false;
})
}
/**
* Update the sphere's position
**/
function moveSphere() {
var delta = clock.getDelta(); // seconds
var moveDistance = 200 * delta; // 200 pixels per second
var rotateAngle = Math.PI / 2 * delta; // pi/2 radians (90 deg) per sec
// move forwards/backwards/left/right
if ( pressed['W'] ) {
sphere.rotateOnAxis(new THREE.Vector3(1,0,0), -rotateAngle)
sphereGroup.translateZ( -moveDistance );
}
if ( pressed['S'] )
sphereGroup.translateZ( moveDistance );
if ( pressed['Q'] )
sphereGroup.translateX( -moveDistance );
if ( pressed['E'] )
sphereGroup.translateX( moveDistance );
// rotate left/right/up/down
var rotation_matrix = new THREE.Matrix4().identity();
if ( pressed['A'] )
sphereGroup.rotateOnAxis(new THREE.Vector3(0,1,0), rotateAngle);
if ( pressed['D'] )
sphereGroup.rotateOnAxis(new THREE.Vector3(0,1,0), -rotateAngle);
if ( pressed['R'] )
sphereGroup.rotateOnAxis(new THREE.Vector3(1,0,0), rotateAngle);
if ( pressed['F'] )
sphereGroup.rotateOnAxis(new THREE.Vector3(1,0,0), -rotateAngle);
}
/**
* Follow the sphere
**/
function moveCamera() {
var relativeCameraOffset = new THREE.Vector3(0,50,200);
var cameraOffset = relativeCameraOffset.applyMatrix4(sphereGroup.matrixWorld);
camera.position.x = cameraOffset.x;
camera.position.y = cameraOffset.y;
camera.position.z = cameraOffset.z;
camera.lookAt(sphereGroup.position);
}
// Render loop
function render() {
requestAnimationFrame(render);
renderer.render(scene, camera);
moveSphere();
moveCamera();
};
// state
var pressed = {};
var clock = new THREE.Clock();
// globals
var scene = getScene();
var camera = getCamera();
var light = getLight(scene);
var renderer = getRenderer();
// add meshes
var loader = new THREE.TextureLoader();
var floor = getPlane(scene, loader);
var background = getBackground(scene, loader);
var sphereData = getSphere(scene);
var sphere = sphereData[0];
var sphereGroup = sphereData[1];
addListeners();
render();
body { margin: 0; overflow: hidden; }
canvas { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/three.js/88/three.min.js'></script>
<script src='https://threejs.org/examples/js/controls/TrackballControls.js'></script>
More generally, all of the examples at shadertoy.com [example] either do not appear or appear very faintly and almost entirely in white on Safari 11.0.2.
The same holds for the "Safari Technology Preview" even after I turn on all experimental web features, including WebGL 2.0.
I'd like to figure out how to make the scene render, but I'm more interested in learning how others attempt to debug this kind of problem. Are there tools or resources that can help one pinpoint this kind of problem (like a developer tools just for WebGL)?
This looks like a compositing bug in Safari. Hopefully Apple will fix it.
There are several workrounds. The easist seems to be to set the background color of the body or canvas to black.
/**
* Generate a scene object with a background color
**/
function getScene() {
var scene = new THREE.Scene();
scene.background = new THREE.Color(0x111111);
return scene;
}
/**
* Generate the camera to be used in the scene. Camera args:
* [0] field of view: identifies the portion of the scene
* visible at any time (in degrees)
* [1] aspect ratio: identifies the aspect ratio of the
* scene in width/height
* [2] near clipping plane: objects closer than the near
* clipping plane are culled from the scene
* [3] far clipping plane: objects farther than the far
* clipping plane are culled from the scene
**/
function getCamera() {
var aspectRatio = window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight;
var camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(75, aspectRatio, 0.1, 10000);
camera.position.set(0,150,400);
camera.lookAt(scene.position);
return camera;
}
/**
* Generate the light to be used in the scene. Light args:
* [0]: Hexadecimal color of the light
* [1]: Numeric value of the light's strength/intensity
* [2]: The distance from the light where the intensity is 0
* #param {obj} scene: the current scene object
**/
function getLight(scene) {
var lights = [];
lights[0] = new THREE.PointLight( 0xffffff, 0.6, 0 );
lights[0].position.set( 100, 200, 100 );
scene.add( lights[0] );
var ambientLight = new THREE.AmbientLight(0x111111);
scene.add(ambientLight);
return light;
}
/**
* Generate the renderer to be used in the scene
**/
function getRenderer() {
// Create the canvas with a renderer
var renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer({antialias: true});
// Add support for retina displays
renderer.setPixelRatio(window.devicePixelRatio);
// Specify the size of the canvas
renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
// Add the canvas to the DOM
document.body.appendChild(renderer.domElement);
return renderer;
}
/**
* Generate the controls to be used in the scene
* #param {obj} camera: the three.js camera for the scene
* #param {obj} renderer: the three.js renderer for the scene
**/
function getControls(camera, renderer) {
var controls = new THREE.TrackballControls(camera, renderer.domElement);
controls.zoomSpeed = 0.4;
controls.panSpeed = 0.4;
return controls;
}
/**
* Get grass
**/
function getPlane(scene, loader) {
var texture = loader.load('grass.jpg');
texture.wrapS = texture.wrapT = THREE.RepeatWrapping;
texture.repeat.set( 10, 10 );
var material = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({
map: texture, side: THREE.DoubleSide
});
var geometry = new THREE.PlaneGeometry(1000, 1000, 10, 10);
var plane = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, material);
plane.position.y = -0.5;
plane.rotation.x = Math.PI / 2;
scene.add(plane);
return plane;
}
/**
* Add background
**/
function getBackground(scene, loader) {
var imagePrefix = '';
var directions = ['right', 'left', 'top', 'bottom', 'front', 'back'];
var imageSuffix = '.bmp';
var geometry = new THREE.BoxGeometry( 1000, 1000, 1000 );
var materialArray = [];
for (var i = 0; i < 6; i++)
materialArray.push( new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({
map: loader.load(imagePrefix + directions[i] + imageSuffix),
side: THREE.BackSide
}));
var sky = new THREE.Mesh( geometry, materialArray );
scene.add(sky);
}
/**
* Add a character
**/
function getSphere(scene) {
var geometry = new THREE.SphereGeometry( 30, 12, 9 );
var material = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({
color: 0xd0901d,
emissive: 0xaf752a,
side: THREE.DoubleSide,
flatShading: true
});
var sphere = new THREE.Mesh( geometry, material );
// create a group for translations and rotations
var sphereGroup = new THREE.Group();
sphereGroup.add(sphere)
sphereGroup.position.set(0, 24, 100);
scene.add(sphereGroup);
return [sphere, sphereGroup];
}
/**
* Store all currently pressed keys
**/
function addListeners() {
window.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
pressed[e.key.toUpperCase()] = true;
})
window.addEventListener('keyup', function(e) {
pressed[e.key.toUpperCase()] = false;
})
}
/**
* Update the sphere's position
**/
function moveSphere() {
var delta = clock.getDelta(); // seconds
var moveDistance = 200 * delta; // 200 pixels per second
var rotateAngle = Math.PI / 2 * delta; // pi/2 radians (90 deg) per sec
// move forwards/backwards/left/right
if ( pressed['W'] ) {
sphere.rotateOnAxis(new THREE.Vector3(1,0,0), -rotateAngle)
sphereGroup.translateZ( -moveDistance );
}
if ( pressed['S'] )
sphereGroup.translateZ( moveDistance );
if ( pressed['Q'] )
sphereGroup.translateX( -moveDistance );
if ( pressed['E'] )
sphereGroup.translateX( moveDistance );
// rotate left/right/up/down
var rotation_matrix = new THREE.Matrix4().identity();
if ( pressed['A'] )
sphereGroup.rotateOnAxis(new THREE.Vector3(0,1,0), rotateAngle);
if ( pressed['D'] )
sphereGroup.rotateOnAxis(new THREE.Vector3(0,1,0), -rotateAngle);
if ( pressed['R'] )
sphereGroup.rotateOnAxis(new THREE.Vector3(1,0,0), rotateAngle);
if ( pressed['F'] )
sphereGroup.rotateOnAxis(new THREE.Vector3(1,0,0), -rotateAngle);
}
/**
* Follow the sphere
**/
function moveCamera() {
var relativeCameraOffset = new THREE.Vector3(0,50,200);
var cameraOffset = relativeCameraOffset.applyMatrix4(sphereGroup.matrixWorld);
camera.position.x = cameraOffset.x;
camera.position.y = cameraOffset.y;
camera.position.z = cameraOffset.z;
camera.lookAt(sphereGroup.position);
}
// Render loop
function render() {
requestAnimationFrame(render);
renderer.render(scene, camera);
moveSphere();
moveCamera();
};
// state
var pressed = {};
var clock = new THREE.Clock();
// globals
var scene = getScene();
var camera = getCamera();
var light = getLight(scene);
var renderer = getRenderer();
// add meshes
var loader = new THREE.TextureLoader();
var floor = getPlane(scene, loader);
var background = getBackground(scene, loader);
var sphereData = getSphere(scene);
var sphere = sphereData[0];
var sphereGroup = sphereData[1];
addListeners();
render();
body { margin: 0; overflow: hidden; }
canvas { width: 100%; height: 100%; background: black; }
<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/three.js/88/three.min.js'></script>
<script src='https://threejs.org/examples/js/controls/TrackballControls.js'></script>
As for how to know how to find this bugs, in this particular case I don't know how I knew except experience. I know it's unfortunately common for browsers to get compositing bugs with WebGL because it's very hard to test. Most browsers test on servers without GPUs which means they don't test WebGL enough. They built their testing systems before compositing was GPU accelerated. Another reason is testing compositing is something that's browser specific so the WebGL tests can't include a test for it. It's something each browser vendor has to implement their own tests for and often their testing systems run the browsers in non-release modes or the APIs that might make it possible to test don't actually go through the same code as the code the draws to the screen .
For WebGL, you should generally get the same results across browsers and compositing issues are the most common place they get it wrong. Especially when not using the defauts. So, first I checked the if the context was set up non-default as in either alpha: false or premultipliedAlpha: false etc.. To do that I just opened Chrome's dev tools and selected the snippet context
Once I had the correct debugger context I just got the WebGL context from the first canvas
I saw alpha: false which is not the default so that was the first clue. If there was more than one canvas I would have had to use 'querySelectorAll' and try each canvas until I got the WebGL one.
Then I also saw your CSS is different than I would do it. I would have used
body { margin: 0; }
canvas { width: 100vw; height: 100vw; display: block; }
No need for overflow: hidden and clearly states what I want. I have strong opinions that the way most three.js apps size the canvas is an anti-pattern.
I saw that you set your css to make the canvas height 100% but you didn't set the body height and so if nothing else was done your canvas would have zero height. So, I set the background color of the canvas so I could see how big it was. I was assuming it was actually zero. That's when (a) I saw it was rendering and setting the background color made it appear and (b) your canvas appears because three.js is hacking in the canvas sizes based on window.innerHeight and also mucking with your css