Chapter 94: SpriteNodeMaterial

Core Idea

Node material version of SpriteMaterial.

isSpriteNodeMaterial : boolean (readonly): This flag can be used for type testing.
positionNode : Node.<vec2>: This property makes it possible to define the position of the sprite with a node. That can be useful when the material is used with instanc…
rotationNode : Node.<float>: The rotation of sprite materials is by default inferred from the rotation, property. This node property allows to overwrite the default a…
scaleNode : Node.<vec2>: This node property provides an additional way to scale sprites next to Object3D.scale. The scale transformation based in Object3D.scale…
sizeAttenuation : boolean: Whether to use size attenuation or not.
transparent : boolean: In Sprites, the transparent property is enabled by default.

Constructor

Signature
`new SpriteNodeMaterial( parameters : Object )`

Properties

Property	Description
`.isSpriteNodeMaterial : boolean (readonly)`	This flag can be used for type testing.
`.positionNode : Node.<vec2>`	This property makes it possible to define the position of the sprite with a node. That can be useful when the material is used with instanced rendering and node data are defined with an instanced att…
`.rotationNode : Node.<float>`	The rotation of sprite materials is by default inferred from the `rotation`, property. This node property allows to overwrite the default and define the rotation with a node instead.
`.scaleNode : Node.<vec2>`	This node property provides an additional way to scale sprites next to `Object3D.scale`. The scale transformation based in `Object3D.scale` is multiplied with the scale value of this node in the vert…
`.sizeAttenuation : boolean`	Whether to use size attenuation or not.
`.transparent : boolean`	In Sprites, the transparent property is enabled by default.

Methods

Method	Description
`.setupPositionView( builder : NodeBuilder ) : Node.<vec3>`	Setups the position node in view space. This method implements the sprite specific vertex shader.

SpriteNodeMaterial extends: EventDispatcher → Material → NodeMaterial
Most relevant properties: isSpriteNodeMaterial, positionNode, rotationNode, scaleNode.
Key methods: setupPositionView.