Material

Material

A Material defines the look of an object

Constructor

new Material(nameopt, shaderDefinitionopt)

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Default Description
name string <optional>
 'Default Material'

Material name
shaderDefinition Object <optional>

Optional shader to associate with the material

Members

blendState :Object

Specification of blending for this Material

Properties:
Name Type Description
blending string

possible values: 'NoBlending', 'TransparencyBlending',
'AdditiveBlending', 'SubtractiveBlending', 'MultiplyBlending', 'CustomBlending'
blendEquation string

possible values: 'AddEquation', 'SubtractEquation',
'ReverseSubtractEquation'
blendSrc string

possible values: 'SrcAlphaFactor', 'ZeroFactor', 'OneFactor',
'SrcColorFactor', 'OneMinusSrcColorFactor', 'OneMinusSrcAlphaFactor',
'OneMinusDstAlphaFactor''DstColorFactor', 'OneMinusDstColorFactor', 'SrcAlphaSaturateFactor', 'DstAlphaFactor'
blendDst string

possible values: 'SrcAlphaFactor', 'ZeroFactor', 'OneFactor', 'SrcColorFactor',
'OneMinusSrcColorFactor', 'OneMinusSrcAlphaFactor', 'OneMinusDstAlphaFactor''DstColorFactor',
'OneMinusDstColorFactor', 'DstAlphaFactor'

cullState :Object

Specification of culling for this Material

Properties:
Name Type Description
enabled boolean
cullFace string

possible values: 'Front', 'Back', 'FrontAndBack', default 'Back'
frontFace string

possible values: 'CW' (clockwise) and 'CCW' (counterclockwise - default)

depthState :Object

Specification of depth handling for this Material

Properties:
Name Type Description
enabled boolean

default: true
write boolean

default: true
depthFunc string

possible values: 'Never', 'Always', 'Less', 'LessEqual', 'Equal', 'GreaterEqual',
'Greater', 'NotEqual'

dualTransparency :boolean

Render the mesh twice with front/back-facing for double transparency rendering. Default is false.

Default Value:
  • false

flat :boolean

Use flat rendering mode for this material. Default is false.

Default Value:
  • false

name :string

Material name

offsetState :Object

Specification of the polygon offset for this Material

Properties:
Name Type Description
enabled boolean
factor number

default: 1
units number

default: 1

renderQueue :number

Determines the order in which an object is drawn. There are four pre-defined render queues:


  • RenderQueue.BACKGROUND = Rendered before any other objects. Commonly used for skyboxes and the likes
    (0-999)
  • RenderQueue.OPAQUE = Used for most objects, typically opaque geometry. Rendered front to back
    (1000-1999)
  • RenderQueue.TRANSPARENT = For all alpha-blended objects. Rendered back to front (2000-2999)
  • RenderQueue.OVERLAY = For overlay effects like lens-flares etc (3000+)

By default materials use the render queue of the shader. See Shader or RenderQueue for more info

shader :Shader

Shader to use when rendering

uniforms :Object

Possible overrides for shader uniforms

Default Value:
  • {}

wireframe :boolean

Show wireframe on this material. Default is false.

Default Value:
  • false

Methods

(static) createShader(shaderDefinition, nameopt) → {Shader}

Creates a new or finds an existing, cached Shader object

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Default Description
shaderDefinition ShaderDefinition

see Shader
name string <optional>
 DefaultShader
Deprecated:
  • Yes

clone(optionsopt) → {Material}

Returns a clone of this material

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
options Object <optional>
Properties
Name Type Attributes Default Description
shareUniforms boolean <optional>
 false

Cloning this material clones the uniforms by default
shareTextures boolean <optional>
 false

Cloning this material clones the textures by default

getRenderQueue() → {number}

Returns the render queue of this material

getSampler(name) → {Sampler}

Gets a texture sampler

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string

Name of texture slot to retrieve sampler from

getSamplerEntries() → {Object}

Get the map of [slot_name]: [sampler]

getSamplers() → {Array.<SamplerObject>}

Get all samplers as an array

getTexture(name) → {Texture}

Gets a texture in a specific slot

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string

Name of texture slot to retrieve texture from

getTextureCoord(name) → {number}

Gets a texCoord in a specific slot

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string

Name of texture slot to retrieve texture from

getTextureEntries() → {Object}

Get the map of [slot_name]: [Texture]

getTextures() → {Array.<Texture>}

Get all textures as an array

makeInstanced(instanceCount)

Sets the shader define for instance count as well as 'instanceCount' in Material info.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
instanceCount number

number of instances to draw per instanced draw call

removeTexture(name)

Removes a texture in a specific slot

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string

Name of texture slot to remove

setEnvironmentMap(ibl)

Set pbr Environment map for this material. If the material is not pbr material, it will return immediately

Parameters:
Name Type Description
ibl ImageBasedLight

setRenderQueue(queue)

Sets the render queue of this material

Parameters:
Name Type Description
queue number

See RenderQueue for options

setSampler(name, sampler)

Sets a texture sampler

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string

Name of texture slot to retrieve sampler from
sampler Array.<Sampler>

if found, or undefined if not in slot. Should return the same amount as the
amount of textures in that slot

setTexture(name, texture, samplers, texCoord)

Sets a texture in a specific slot

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string

Name of texture slot
texture Texture

Texture to set
samplers SamplerObject

Texture sampler to set (optional)
texCoord number

TexCoord for the texture