@deck.gl/mesh-layers

What is @deck.gl/mesh-layers?

@deck.gl/mesh-layers is a part of the Deck.gl framework, which is a WebGL-powered framework for visual exploratory data analysis of large datasets. The @deck.gl/mesh-layers package specifically provides layers for rendering 3D meshes, which can be used for visualizing complex 3D geometries, models, and scenes.

What are @deck.gl/mesh-layers's main functionalities?

Simple Mesh Layer

This code demonstrates how to create a SimpleMeshLayer using the @deck.gl/mesh-layers package. It loads a 3D mesh from an OBJ file and renders it with a specified color.

const {Deck} = require('@deck.gl/core');
const {SimpleMeshLayer} = require('@deck.gl/mesh-layers');
const {OBJLoader} = require('@loaders.gl/obj');

const mesh = new OBJLoader().parse(objFileContent);

const layer = new SimpleMeshLayer({
  id: 'simple-mesh-layer',
  data: [{position: [0, 0, 0]}],
  mesh,
  getPosition: d => d.position,
  getColor: [255, 0, 0]
});

const deck = new Deck({
  initialViewState: {
    longitude: -122.45,
    latitude: 37.8,
    zoom: 14
  },
  controller: true,
  layers: [layer]
});

Scenegraph Layer

This code demonstrates how to create a ScenegraphLayer using the @deck.gl/mesh-layers package. It loads a 3D scenegraph from a GLTF file and renders it with specified position, orientation, and scale.

const {Deck} = require('@deck.gl/core');
const {ScenegraphLayer} = require('@deck.gl/mesh-layers');

const layer = new ScenegraphLayer({
  id: 'scenegraph-layer',
  data: [{position: [0, 0, 0]}],
  scenegraph: 'path/to/scenegraph.gltf',
  getPosition: d => d.position,
  getOrientation: [0, 0, 90],
  getScale: [1, 1, 1]
});

const deck = new Deck({
  initialViewState: {
    longitude: -122.45,
    latitude: 37.8,
    zoom: 14
  },
  controller: true,
  layers: [layer]
});

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README

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Changelog

deck.gl [v7.1.0] - June 5 2019

• Fix ArcLayer bug when using non-iterable data with pre-allocated target array (#3170)
• Fix BitmapLayer (#3181)
• GPUGridLayer: make it exclusive for WebGL2 (#3195)