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Learning Three.js: The JavaScript 3D Library for WebGL - Second Edition

Learning Three.js: The JavaScript 3D Library for WebGL - Second Edition

By : Jos Dirksen
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Learning Three.js: The JavaScript 3D Library for WebGL - Second Edition

Learning Three.js: The JavaScript 3D Library for WebGL - Second Edition

4.4 (14)
By: Jos Dirksen

Overview of this book

If you know JavaScript and want to start creating 3D graphics that run in any browser, this book is a great choice for you. You don't need to know anything about math or WebGL; all that you need is general knowledge of JavaScript and HTML.
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8. Creating and Loading Advanced Meshes and Geometries
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Using textures in materials

There are different ways textures are used in Three.js. You can use them to define the colors of the mesh, but you can also use them to define shininess, bumps, and reflections. The first example we look at, though, is the most basic approach, where we use a texture to define the colors of the individual pixels of a mesh.

Loading a texture and applying it to a mesh

The most basic usage of a texture is when it's set as a map on a material. When you use this material to create a mesh, the mesh will be colored based on the supplied texture.

Loading a texture and using it on a mesh can be done in the following manner:

function createMesh(geom, imageFile) {
  var texture = THREE.ImageUtils.loadTexture("../assets/textures/general/" + imageFile)

  var mat = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial();
  mat.map = texture;

  var mesh = new THREE.Mesh(geom, mat);
  return mesh;
}

In this code sample, we use the THREE.ImageUtils.loadTexture function to load an image file...

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