Chapter 162: DDSLoader

Core Idea

A loader for the S3TC texture compression format.

Code Examples

const loader = new DDSLoader();
const map = loader.load( 'textures/compressed/disturb_dxt1_nomip.dds' );
map.colorSpace = THREE.SRGBColorSpace; // only for color textures

• What it demonstrates: Typical usage of DDSLoader.

Reference Tables

Constructor

Signature
new DDSLoader( manager : LoadingManager )

Methods

Method	Description
.parse( buffer : ArrayBuffer, loadMipmaps : boolean ) : CompressedTextureLoader~TexData	Parses the given S3TC texture data.

Key Takeaways

1. DDSLoader extends: Loader → CompressedTextureLoader
2. Key methods: parse.

Connects To

• Loader: parent class
• CompressedTextureLoader: parent class
• Source: examples/jsm/loaders/DDSLoader.js