r3f-geometry
React Three Fiber geometry - built-in shapes, BufferGeometry, instancing with Drei. Use when creating 3D shapes, custom meshes, point clouds, lines, or optimizing with instanced rendering.
What this skill does
# React Three Fiber Geometry
## Quick Start
```tsx
import { Canvas } from '@react-three/fiber'
function Scene() {
return (
<Canvas>
<ambientLight />
<mesh position={[0, 0, 0]}>
<boxGeometry args={[1, 1, 1]} />
<meshStandardMaterial color="hotpink" />
</mesh>
</Canvas>
)
}
```
## Built-in Geometries
All Three.js geometries are available as JSX elements. The `args` prop passes constructor arguments.
### Basic Shapes
```tsx
// BoxGeometry(width, height, depth, widthSegments, heightSegments, depthSegments)
<boxGeometry args={[1, 1, 1]} />
<boxGeometry args={[2, 1, 0.5, 2, 2, 2]} />
// SphereGeometry(radius, widthSegments, heightSegments, phiStart, phiLength, thetaStart, thetaLength)
<sphereGeometry args={[1, 32, 32]} />
<sphereGeometry args={[1, 64, 64]} /> // High quality
<sphereGeometry args={[1, 32, 32, 0, Math.PI]} /> // Hemisphere
// PlaneGeometry(width, height, widthSegments, heightSegments)
<planeGeometry args={[10, 10]} />
<planeGeometry args={[10, 10, 32, 32]} /> // Subdivided for displacement
// CircleGeometry(radius, segments, thetaStart, thetaLength)
<circleGeometry args={[1, 32]} />
<circleGeometry args={[1, 32, 0, Math.PI]} /> // Semicircle
// CylinderGeometry(radiusTop, radiusBottom, height, radialSegments, heightSegments, openEnded)
<cylinderGeometry args={[1, 1, 2, 32]} />
<cylinderGeometry args={[0, 1, 2, 32]} /> // Cone
<cylinderGeometry args={[1, 1, 2, 6]} /> // Hexagonal prism
// ConeGeometry(radius, height, radialSegments, heightSegments, openEnded)
<coneGeometry args={[1, 2, 32]} />
// TorusGeometry(radius, tube, radialSegments, tubularSegments, arc)
<torusGeometry args={[1, 0.4, 16, 100]} />
// TorusKnotGeometry(radius, tube, tubularSegments, radialSegments, p, q)
<torusKnotGeometry args={[1, 0.4, 100, 16, 2, 3]} />
// RingGeometry(innerRadius, outerRadius, thetaSegments, phiSegments)
<ringGeometry args={[0.5, 1, 32]} />
```
### Advanced Shapes
```tsx
// CapsuleGeometry(radius, length, capSegments, radialSegments)
<capsuleGeometry args={[0.5, 1, 4, 16]} />
// Polyhedrons
<dodecahedronGeometry args={[1, 0]} /> // radius, detail
<icosahedronGeometry args={[1, 0]} />
<octahedronGeometry args={[1, 0]} />
<tetrahedronGeometry args={[1, 0]} />
// Higher detail = more subdivisions
<icosahedronGeometry args={[1, 4]} /> // Approximates sphere
```
### Path-Based Shapes
```tsx
import * as THREE from 'three'
// LatheGeometry - revolve points around Y axis
function LatheShape() {
const points = [
new THREE.Vector2(0, 0),
new THREE.Vector2(0.5, 0),
new THREE.Vector2(0.5, 0.5),
new THREE.Vector2(0.3, 1),
new THREE.Vector2(0, 1),
]
return (
<mesh>
<latheGeometry args={[points, 32]} />
<meshStandardMaterial color="gold" side={THREE.DoubleSide} />
</mesh>
)
}
// TubeGeometry - extrude along a curve
function TubeShape() {
const curve = new THREE.CatmullRomCurve3([
new THREE.Vector3(-2, 0, 0),
new THREE.Vector3(-1, 1, 0),
new THREE.Vector3(1, -1, 0),
new THREE.Vector3(2, 0, 0),
])
return (
<mesh>
<tubeGeometry args={[curve, 64, 0.2, 8, false]} />
<meshStandardMaterial color="blue" />
</mesh>
)
}
// ExtrudeGeometry - extrude a 2D shape
function ExtrudedShape() {
const shape = new THREE.Shape()
shape.moveTo(0, 0)
shape.lineTo(1, 0)
shape.lineTo(1, 1)
shape.lineTo(0, 1)
shape.lineTo(0, 0)
const extrudeSettings = {
steps: 2,
depth: 0.5,
bevelEnabled: true,
bevelThickness: 0.1,
bevelSize: 0.1,
bevelSegments: 3,
}
return (
<mesh>
<extrudeGeometry args={[shape, extrudeSettings]} />
<meshStandardMaterial color="purple" />
</mesh>
)
}
```
## Drei Shape Helpers
@react-three/drei provides convenient shape components.
```tsx
import {
Box, Sphere, Plane, Circle, Cylinder, Cone,
Torus, TorusKnot, Ring, Capsule, Dodecahedron,
Icosahedron, Octahedron, Tetrahedron, RoundedBox
} from '@react-three/drei'
function DreiShapes() {
return (
<>
{/* All shapes accept mesh props directly */}
<Box args={[1, 1, 1]} position={[-3, 0, 0]}>
<meshStandardMaterial color="red" />
</Box>
<Sphere args={[0.5, 32, 32]} position={[-1, 0, 0]}>
<meshStandardMaterial color="blue" />
</Sphere>
<Cylinder args={[0.5, 0.5, 1, 32]} position={[1, 0, 0]}>
<meshStandardMaterial color="green" />
</Cylinder>
{/* RoundedBox - box with rounded edges */}
<RoundedBox
args={[1, 1, 1]} // width, height, depth
radius={0.1} // border radius
smoothness={4} // smoothness of rounded edges
position={[3, 0, 0]}
>
<meshStandardMaterial color="orange" />
</RoundedBox>
</>
)
}
```
## Custom BufferGeometry
### Basic Custom Geometry
```tsx
import { useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
import * as THREE from 'three'
function CustomTriangle() {
const geometry = useMemo(() => {
const geo = new THREE.BufferGeometry()
// Vertices (3 floats per vertex: x, y, z)
const vertices = new Float32Array([
-1, -1, 0, // vertex 0
1, -1, 0, // vertex 1
0, 1, 0, // vertex 2
])
// Normals (pointing toward camera)
const normals = new Float32Array([
0, 0, 1,
0, 0, 1,
0, 0, 1,
])
// UVs
const uvs = new Float32Array([
0, 0,
1, 0,
0.5, 1,
])
geo.setAttribute('position', new THREE.BufferAttribute(vertices, 3))
geo.setAttribute('normal', new THREE.BufferAttribute(normals, 3))
geo.setAttribute('uv', new THREE.BufferAttribute(uvs, 2))
return geo
}, [])
return (
<mesh geometry={geometry}>
<meshStandardMaterial color="cyan" side={THREE.DoubleSide} />
</mesh>
)
}
```
### Indexed Geometry
```tsx
function CustomQuad() {
const geometry = useMemo(() => {
const geo = new THREE.BufferGeometry()
// 4 vertices for a quad
const vertices = new Float32Array([
-1, -1, 0, // 0: bottom-left
1, -1, 0, // 1: bottom-right
1, 1, 0, // 2: top-right
-1, 1, 0, // 3: top-left
])
// Indices to form 2 triangles
const indices = new Uint16Array([
0, 1, 2, // triangle 1
0, 2, 3, // triangle 2
])
const normals = new Float32Array([
0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1,
])
const uvs = new Float32Array([
0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1,
])
geo.setAttribute('position', new THREE.BufferAttribute(vertices, 3))
geo.setAttribute('normal', new THREE.BufferAttribute(normals, 3))
geo.setAttribute('uv', new THREE.BufferAttribute(uvs, 2))
geo.setIndex(new THREE.BufferAttribute(indices, 1))
return geo
}, [])
return (
<mesh geometry={geometry}>
<meshStandardMaterial color="lime" side={THREE.DoubleSide} />
</mesh>
)
}
```
### Dynamic Geometry
```tsx
import { useRef } from 'react'
import { useFrame } from '@react-three/fiber'
function WavyPlane() {
const meshRef = useRef()
useFrame(({ clock }) => {
const positions = meshRef.current.geometry.attributes.position
const time = clock.elapsedTime
for (let i = 0; i < positions.count; i++) {
const x = positions.getX(i)
const y = positions.getY(i)
positions.setZ(i, Math.sin(x * 2 + time) * Math.cos(y * 2 + time) * 0.5)
}
positions.needsUpdate = true
meshRef.current.geometry.computeVertexNormals()
})
return (
<mesh ref={meshRef} rotation={[-Math.PI / 2, 0, 0]}>
<planeGeometry args={[10, 10, 32, 32]} />
<meshStandardMaterial color="royalblue" side={THREE.DoubleSide} />
</mesh>
)
}
```
## Drei Instancing
Efficient rendering of many identical objects.
### Instances Component
```tsx
import { Instances, Instance } from '@react-three/drei'
import { useFrame } from '@react-three/fiber'
import { useRef } from 'react'
function InstancedBoxes() {
const count = 1000
return (
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