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createCamera.perspective#near

Summary

createCamera.perspective#near gets or sets the near clipping plane distance. Smaller near values let you inspect close geometry but can reduce depth precision at distance. Choose the largest near value compatible with your use case.

Syntax

PerspectiveCamera.near: number
camera.near = value;
const value = camera.near;

Parameters

This property does not take call parameters; assign a numeric near distance to set it.

Returns

number - Current near clipping distance.

Example

const canvas = document.querySelector("canvas");
const wgpu = await WasmGPU.create(canvas);

const camera = wgpu.createCamera.perspective({ aspect: canvas.clientWidth / canvas.clientHeight });
camera.near = 0.05;
console.log(camera.near);

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