At the end of the previous section Understanding points, we briefly introduced THREE.Points. The constructor of THREE.Points takes two properties: a geometry and a material. The material is used to color and texture the particles (as we'll see later on), and the geometry defines where the individual particles are positioned. Each vertex and each point used to define the geometry is shown as an element on screen. When we create a THREE.Point object based on THREE.BoxGeometry, we get eight particles, one for each corner of the cube. Normally, though, you won't create a THREE.Points object from one of the standard Three.js geometries, but add the vertices manually to a geometry created from scratch (or use an externally loaded model) just as we did at the end of the previous section...
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Jos Dirksen has worked as a software developer and architect for almost two decades. He has a lot of experience in many technologies, ranging from backend technologies, such as Java and Scala, to frontend development using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and Typescript. Besides working with these technologies, Jos regularly speaks at conferences and likes to write about new and interesting technologies on his blog. He also likes to experiment with new technologies and see how they can best be used to create beautiful data visualizations.
Previously, Jos has worked in many different roles in the private and public sectors, ranging from private companies such as ING, ASML, Malmberg, and Philips to organizations in the public sector, such as the Department of Defense and the Port of Rotterdam.
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Jos Dirksen has worked as a software developer and architect for almost two decades. He has a lot of experience in many technologies, ranging from backend technologies, such as Java and Scala, to frontend development using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and Typescript. Besides working with these technologies, Jos regularly speaks at conferences and likes to write about new and interesting technologies on his blog. He also likes to experiment with new technologies and see how they can best be used to create beautiful data visualizations.
Previously, Jos has worked in many different roles in the private and public sectors, ranging from private companies such as ING, ASML, Malmberg, and Philips to organizations in the public sector, such as the Department of Defense and the Port of Rotterdam.
Read more about Jos Dirksen