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Camera

Abstract base class for cameras. This class should always be inherited when you build a new camera.

Constructor​

Camera​

function Camera( ): void;

Creates a new Camera. Note that this class is not intended to be called directly; you probably want a PerspectiveCamera or OrthographicCamera instead.

Properties​

See the base Object3D class for common properties.

isCamera​

isCamera: Boolean;

Read-only flag to check if a given object is of type Camera.

layers​

layers: Layers;

The layers that the camera is a member of. This is an inherited property from Object3D.

Objects must share at least one layer with the camera to be seen when the camera's viewpoint is rendered.

matrixWorldInverse​

matrixWorldInverse: Matrix4;

This is the inverse of matrixWorld. MatrixWorld contains the Matrix which has the world transform of the Camera.

projectionMatrix​

projectionMatrix: Matrix4;

This is the matrix which contains the projection.

projectionMatrixInverse​

projectionMatrixInverse: Matrix4;

The inverse of projectionMatrix.

Methods​

See the base Object3D class for common methods.

clone​

function clone( ): Camera;

Return a new camera with the same properties as this one.

copy​

function copy( source: Camera, recursive: Boolean ): this;

Copy the properties from the source camera into this one.

getWorldDirection​

function getWorldDirection( target: Vector3 ): Vector3;

target — the result will be copied into this Vector3.

Returns a Vector3 representing the world space direction in which the camera is looking. (Note: A camera looks down its local, negative z-axis).

Source​

src/cameras/Camera.js