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sparse-octree
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A sparse octree data structure for three.js. Sparse octrees can have empty nodes. Nodes that aren't empty can either have children themselves or they can be leaf nodes that contain data.
$ npm install sparse-octree
// Attention: Three is not yet an ES6 module!
import { Vector3 } from "three";
import { PointOctree } from "sparse-octree";
const min = new Vector3(-1, -1, -1);
const max = new Vector3(1, 1, 1);
const octree = new PointOctree(min, max);
octree.add(new Vector3(0, 0, 0), {});
octree.fetch(new Vector3(0, 0, 0)); // {}
A full scene setup can be found here.
Maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code.
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A sparse octree data structure.
The npm package sparse-octree receives a total of 324 weekly downloads. As such, sparse-octree popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that sparse-octree demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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