VertexTangentsHelper

Import

VertexTangentsHelper is an addon, and must be imported explicitly, see Installation#Addons.

import { VertexTangentsHelper } from 'three/addons/helpers/VertexTangentsHelper.js';

Constructor

new VertexTangentsHelper( object : Object3D, size : number, color : number | Color | string )

Constructs a new vertex tangents helper.

| object |

The object for which to visualize vertex tangents.

| | size |

The helper's size.

Default is 1.

| | color |

The helper's color.

Default is 0xff0000.

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Properties

.matrixAutoUpdate : boolean

Overwritten and set to false since the object's world transformation is encoded in the helper's geometry data.

Default is false.

Overrides: LineSegments#matrixAutoUpdate

.object : Object3D

The object for which to visualize vertex tangents.

.size : number

The helper's size.

Default is 1.

Methods

.dispose()

Frees the GPU-related resources allocated by this instance. Call this method whenever this instance is no longer used in your app.

.update()

Updates the vertex normals preview based on the object's world transform.

Source

examples/jsm/helpers/VertexTangentsHelper.js