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multiply the mesh in your scene by placing it in a 'for loop', for threejs_playGnd
/* ------------------- INSTRUCTIONS -----
to multiply your mesh
place it in a for(){} 'loop'
and place the for(){} 'loop' inside
of your setup() function
if you want to create more than 300
or less than 300, change the number
-------------------------------------- */
for ( var i = 0; i < 300; i ++ ) {
// your mesh code (from the geometry GUI) goes here
}
/* --------------------------------------
cube geometry EXAMPLE bleow,
NOTICE: he color property is set to 'Math.random() * 0xffffff'
this will generate a random color for each of the 500 cubes
NOTICE: the mesh's position and rotation are also set to random
variables, because otherwise the cubes would all render in
the same spot.
-------------------------------------- */
for ( var i = 0; i < 300; i ++ ) {
geometry = new THREE.CubeGeometry( 25, 25, 25 );
material = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial( { color: Math.random()*0xffffff } );
mesh = new THREE.Mesh( geometry, material);
mesh.position.x = Math.random() * 1000 - 500;
mesh.position.y = Math.random() * 1000 - 500;
mesh.position.z = Math.random() * 1000 - 500;
mesh.rotation.x = Math.random() * 2 * Math.PI;
mesh.rotation.y = Math.random() * 2 * Math.PI;
mesh.rotation.z = Math.random() * 2 * Math.PI;
scene.add( mesh );
}
/* --------------------------------------
try moving the camera around the scene
place the following into your draw()
-------------------------------------- */
camera.position.z = Math.sin( Date.now() * 0.002 ) * 500;
camera.position.y = Math.sin( Date.now() * 0.002 ) * 300;
camera.lookAt(mesh.position);
/* --------------------------------------
try also leaving trails
replace the 'renderer = new ...' on line 27
in the setup() function, with the code below
-------------------------------------- */
renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer( { preserveDrawingBuffer: true } );
renderer.autoClearColor = false;
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nbriz commented Oct 3, 2020

@denizezgikurt
replace

geometry = new THREE.CubeGeometry()

with

geometry = new THREE.TorusGeometry()

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