Chapter 403: CubeMapNode

Core Idea

This node can be used to automatically convert environment maps in the equirectangular format into the cube map format.

Key Concepts

• envNode : Node: The node representing the environment map.
• updateBeforeType : string: The updateBeforeType is set to NodeUpdateType.RENDER since the node updates the texture once per render in its [CubeMapNode#updateBefor…

Reference Tables

Constructor

Signature
new CubeMapNode( envNode : Node )

Properties

Property	Description
.envNode : Node	The node representing the environment map.
.updateBeforeType : string	The updateBeforeType is set to NodeUpdateType.RENDER since the node updates the texture once per render in its CubeMapNode#updateBefore method.

Key Takeaways

1. CubeMapNode extends: EventDispatcher → Node → TempNode
2. Most relevant properties: envNode, updateBeforeType.

Connects To

• EventDispatcher: parent class
• Node: parent class
• TempNode: parent class
• Source: src/nodes/utils/CubeMapNode.js