There are couple of essential objects that are required in a 3D scene. One of them is the scene object which defines the entire 3D space that you would be working. The other one is the camera that establishes the point of view that you will be viewing the scene from. And then there is the renderer that converts the 3D scene into a 2D image. Even though there are couple of different renderers in three.js we will be using the WebGLRenderer since it makes use of the complete feature set of WebGL.
- [Instructor] When working with Three.js,…and with 3D in general, there are a couple…of required objects we need to have.…One of the first things that we need is a scene object.…You can think of a scene object as a container…for any other 3D object that you are planning to work with.…It represents the 3D world that we will be building.…We can create the scene object by doing this.…First, I'm going to remove the console.log line…that is here, and load create a variable…called scene, and then initiate Three.js Scene object.…
Another thing that we need to have…when working with 3D is the camera.…Think of camera like the eyes that we will be viewing…this 3D world through.…When working with a 2D visualization,…the concept of a camera usually doesn't exist.…What you see is what you get, but in 3D,…you need a camera to define your point of view,…as there are many positions and angles…that you could be looking at the scene from.…A Three.js camera requires several options…to be provided during the initialization,…such as field of view, aspect ratio,…
Author
Engin Arslan
Released
6/30/2017- Building a simple scene
- Creating three.js 3D objects
- Adding light and shadows
- Animating with Tween.js
- Working with materials and textures
- Editing and importing geometries
- Creating a particle system
- Post-processing with effects and shaders
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome55s
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1. Building a Simple Scene
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Introduction to three.js2m 12s
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Set up the environment2m 37s
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Scene essentials5m 17s
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Populate the scene7m 42s
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Create a ground plane5m 27s
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2. Three.js Scene Object
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Three.js objects1m 56s
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Other Object3D properties5m 14s
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Adding fog to the scene3m 22s
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3. Lights
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Lighting in three.js2m 23s
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Light types5m 25s
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dat.GUI2m 55s
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Orbit controls2m 31s
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Shadows1m 21s
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SpotLight4m 37s
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DirectionalLight4m 11s
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AmbientLight2m 37s
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RectAreaLight52s
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4. Animation
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Random() function2m 16s
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Math.sin() and Math.cos()4m 56s
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Add noise1m 38s
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Camera2m 14s
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Animation rig6m 19s
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Animation rig, part 210m 35s
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Tween.js8m 13s
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5. Materials and Textures
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MeshBasicMaterial1m 33s
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MeshStandardMaterial2m 27s
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Texture maps6m 27s
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Roughness maps3m 10s
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Environment maps4m 24s
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6. Geometries
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Primitive geometries2m 59s
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Manipulating vertices6m 5s
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External geometries4m 35s
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7. Particles
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Creating a particle system7m 46s
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Stats.js2m 10s
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8. Post-Processing
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Post-processing1m 12s
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EffectComposer7m 48s
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Other shaders1m 25s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 53s
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