Currently, I am utilizing three.js alongside a script similar to OrbitControls as my controller. Within my main.js file, I am passing a THREE.Group() to the controller as an argument with the intention of rotating the entire group.
Issue 1: Once the group is delivered to the controller, accessing its properties directly becomes problematic without creating a duplicate.
Issue 2: The duplicate fails to encompass the complete THREE.Group(), but instead only retains the initial child.
After extensively working on this task for hours and experimenting with around 50 different solutions, including various resources on stackoverflow, I am at a loss for how to address this predicament.
main.js
let container;
let camera;
let controls;
let game;
let renderer;
let scene;
function init() {
container = document.querySelector('#scene-container');
scene = new THREE.Scene();
const fov = 35;
const aspect = container.clientWidth / container.clientHeight;
const near = 0.1;
const far = 100;
camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(fov, aspect, near, far);
//***** This is the important line ******
controls = new THREE.ObjectControls(camera, container, game);
game = new THREE.Group();
scene.add(game);
const geometry = new THREE.BoxGeometry();
const material = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial();
var mesh1 = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, material);
game.add(mesh1);
var mesh2 = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, material);
mesh2.position.set(0,1,0);
game.add(mesh2);
renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer();
renderer.setSize(container.clientWidth, container.clientHeight);
renderer.setPixelRatio(window.devicePixelRatio);
container.appendChild(renderer.domElement);
renderer.setAnimationLoop(() => {
renderer.render(scene, camera);
});
}
init();
ObjectControls.js
THREE.ObjectControls = function (camera, domElement, objectToMove) {
mesh = objectToMove;
domElement.addEventListener('mousemove', mouseMove, false);
function mouseMove(e) {
//** objectToMove is undefined :( **
mesh.rotation.y += 3;
}
};
The expected outcome is to rotate the entire THREE.Group() game, yet the current result only rotates the first child within game, in this instance mesh1.