### Install MeshLine

Source: https://github.com/pmndrs/meshline/blob/master/README.md

Install the MeshLine library using npm. This is the first step to integrate MeshLine into your Three.js project.

```bash
npm install meshline
```

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### Setting MeshLine Geometry Points (JavaScript)

Source: https://github.com/pmndrs/meshline/blob/master/README.md

Explains how to define the points for a MeshLineGeometry. It accepts Float32Array, THREE.BufferGeometry, or an array of points in various formats. An example shows creating a circular path using trigonometric functions.

```jsx
const geometry = new MeshLineGeometry()

const points = []
for (let j = 0; j < Math.PI; j += (2 * Math.PI) / 100)
  points.push(Math.cos(j), Math.sin(j), 0)

geometry.setPoints(points)
```

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### React Three Fiber Integration with Meshline (JSX)

Source: https://context7.com/pmndrs/meshline/llms.txt

This example demonstrates integrating Meshline with React Three Fiber for declarative 3D line creation in a React application. It shows how to create animated lines with dynamic dash offsets and tapering lines using callbacks. Dependencies include '@react-three/fiber', 'meshline', and 'three'.

```jsx
import { Canvas, extend, useFrame } from '@react-three/fiber'
import { MeshLineGeometry, MeshLineMaterial, raycast } from 'meshline'
import { useRef, useMemo } from 'react'
import * as THREE from 'three'

extend({ MeshLineGeometry, MeshLineMaterial })

function AnimatedLine() {
  const meshRef = useRef()

  // Generate curve points
  const points = useMemo(() => {
    const curve = new THREE.CatmullRomCurve3([
      new THREE.Vector3(-3, 0, 0),
      new THREE.Vector3(-1, 2, 0),
      new THREE.Vector3(1, -2, 0),
      new THREE.Vector3(3, 0, 0)
    ])
    return curve.getPoints(100).flatMap(p => [p.x, p.y, p.z])
  }, [])

  // Animate dash offset
  useFrame((state, delta) => {
    if (meshRef.current) {
      meshRef.current.material.dashOffset -= delta * 0.5
    }
  })

  return (
    <mesh
      ref={meshRef}
      raycast={raycast}
      onClick={(e) => console.log('Line clicked', e.point)}
      onPointerOver={(e) => (document.body.style.cursor = 'pointer')}
      onPointerOut={(e) => (document.body.style.cursor = 'default')}
    >
      <meshLineGeometry points={points} />
      <meshLineMaterial
        color="hotpink"
        lineWidth={0.3}
        resolution={[window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight]}
        dashArray={0.1}
        dashRatio={0.6}
        transparent
        depthWrite={false}
      />
    </mesh>
  )
}

function TaperingLine() {
  const points = useMemo(() => {
    const pts = []
    for (let i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
      pts.push(i * 0.1 - 2.5, Math.sin(i * 0.3), 0)
    }
    return pts
  }, [])

  return (
    <mesh>
      <meshLineGeometry
        points={points}
        widthCallback={(p) => Math.sin(p * Math.PI)}
      />
      <meshLineMaterial
        color="#00ffff"
        lineWidth={0.2}
        resolution={[window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight]}
      />
    </mesh>
  )
}

function App() {
  return (
    <Canvas camera={{ position: [0, 0, 5] }}>
      <color attach="background" args={['#000000']} />
      <AnimatedLine />
      <TaperingLine />
    </Canvas>
  )
}

export default App
```

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### TypeScript Setup for React Three Fiber MeshLine

Source: https://context7.com/pmndrs/meshline/llms.txt

Adds type declarations for MeshLineGeometry and MeshLineMaterial to React Three Fiber, enabling their use with TypeScript. This allows for type-safe usage of MeshLine components within TSX files.

```typescript
import { Object3DNode, MaterialNode } from '@react-three/fiber'
import { MeshLineGeometry, MeshLineMaterial } from 'meshline'

declare module '@react-three/fiber' {
  interface ThreeElements {
    meshLineGeometry: Object3DNode<MeshLineGeometry, typeof MeshLineGeometry>
    meshLineMaterial: MaterialNode<MeshLineMaterial, typeof MeshLineMaterial>
  }
}

// Now TypeScript recognizes <meshLineGeometry> and <meshLineMaterial>
// Usage in TSX files:
function TypedLine() {
  return (
    <mesh>
      <meshLineGeometry points={[0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1]} />
      <meshLineMaterial
        color={0xff0000}
        lineWidth={0.1}
        resolution={[1920, 1080]}
      />
    </mesh>
  )
}
```

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### Basic MeshLine Usage (JavaScript)

Source: https://github.com/pmndrs/meshline/blob/master/README.md

Demonstrates the fundamental steps to use MeshLine in a JavaScript Three.js project. It involves creating geometry, material, and a mesh, then adding it to the scene. The `raycast` function from MeshLine can be optionally assigned to the mesh for raycasting.

```jsx
import * as THREE from 'three'
import { MeshLineGeometry, MeshLineMaterial, raycast } from 'meshline'

const geometry = new MeshLineGeometry()
geometry.setPoints([...])
const material = new MeshLineMaterial({ ... })
const mesh = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, material)
mesh.raycast = raycast
scene.add(mesh)
```

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### Variable Width for MeshLine Points (JavaScript)

Source: https://github.com/pmndrs/meshline/blob/master/README.md

Illustrates how to set variable widths for points along a MeshLine. The `.setPoints` method accepts an optional callback function that determines the width at each point, allowing for dynamic line thickness.

```jsx
// p is a decimal percentage of the number of points
// ie. point 200 of 250 points, p = 0.8
geometry.setPoints(points, (p) => 2) // makes width 2 * lineWidth
geometry.setPoints(points, (p) => 1 - p) // makes width taper
geometry.setPoints(points, (p) => 2 + Math.sin(50 * p)) // makes width sinusoidal
```

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### MeshLineMaterial Options (JavaScript)

Source: https://github.com/pmndrs/meshline/blob/master/README.md

Details the configurable properties of MeshLineMaterial for controlling line appearance, including textures, colors, opacity, dashing, and resolution. Specific attributes like `map`, `useMap`, `color`, `dashArray`, and `resolution` are explained.

```jsx
const material = new MeshLineMaterial(options)
```

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### Responsive Resolution Handling for MeshLine Material

Source: https://context7.com/pmndrs/meshline/llms.txt

Updates the resolution of a MeshLineMaterial on window resize to ensure lines render correctly across different screen sizes. This involves updating the material's resolution vector and potentially the camera and renderer.

```javascript
import * as THREE from 'three'
import { MeshLineMaterial } from 'meshline'

const material = new MeshLineMaterial({
  color: 0xff0000,
  lineWidth: 0.1,
  resolution: new THREE.Vector2(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight)
})

// Handle window resize
window.addEventListener('resize', () => {
  const width = window.innerWidth
  const height = window.innerHeight

  // Update camera
  camera.aspect = width / height
  camera.updateProjectionMatrix()

  // Update renderer
  renderer.setSize(width, height)

  // Update material resolution (REQUIRED for correct line rendering)
  material.resolution.set(width, height)
})
```

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### Create MeshLineMaterial with Advanced Options

Source: https://context7.com/pmndrs/meshline/llms.txt

Provides material options for rendering lines with textures, gradients, and dashed patterns. Key properties include `color`, `lineWidth`, `resolution`, `sizeAttenuation`, `map`, `alphaMap`, `dashArray`, `dashOffset`, and `gradient`.

```javascript
import * as THREE from 'three'
import { MeshLineMaterial } from 'meshline'

// Basic solid color line
const material = new MeshLineMaterial({
  color: new THREE.Color(0xff0080),
  lineWidth: 0.1,
  resolution: new THREE.Vector2(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight),
  sizeAttenuation: 1, // 1 = world units, 0 = screen pixels
  transparent: true,
  opacity: 0.8
})

// Textured line with alpha map
const texture = new THREE.TextureLoader().load('texture.png')
const alphaTexture = new THREE.TextureLoader().load('alpha.png')
const texturedMaterial = new MeshLineMaterial({
  map: texture,
  useMap: 1,
  alphaMap: alphaTexture,
  useAlphaMap: 1,
  repeat: new THREE.Vector2(4, 1),
  lineWidth: 0.2,
  resolution: new THREE.Vector2(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight),
  transparent: true,
  depthWrite: false
})

// Dashed line with animation
const dashedMaterial = new MeshLineMaterial({
  color: 0xffffff,
  lineWidth: 0.15,
  dashArray: 0.1,     // Length of dash + gap
  dashRatio: 0.5,     // 0.5 = equal dash and gap
  dashOffset: 0,      // Animate this to move dashes
  resolution: new THREE.Vector2(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight)
})

// Gradient line
const gradientMaterial = new MeshLineMaterial({
  useGradient: 1,
  gradient: [new THREE.Color(0xff0000), new THREE.Color(0x0000ff)],
  lineWidth: 0.1,
  resolution: new THREE.Vector2(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight)
})
```

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### Declarative MeshLine Usage (React-three-fiber)

Source: https://github.com/pmndrs/meshline/blob/master/README.md

Demonstrates how to use MeshLine components declaratively within a React-three-fiber application. It involves extending the custom elements and using JSX components for `meshLineGeometry` and `meshLineMaterial`.

```jsx
import { Canvas, extend } from '@react-three/fiber'
import { MeshLineGeometry, MeshLineMaterial, raycast } from 'meshline'

extend({ MeshLineGeometry, MeshLineMaterial })

function App() {
  return (
    <Canvas>
      <mesh raycast={raycast} onPointerOver={console.log}>
        <meshLineGeometry points={[0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0]} />
        <meshLineMaterial lineWidth={1} color="hotpink" />
      </mesh>
    </Canvas>
  )
}
```

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### Forming MeshLine Mesh (JavaScript)

Source: https://github.com/pmndrs/meshline/blob/master/README.md

Shows how to combine the MeshLineGeometry and MeshLineMaterial to create a Three.js Mesh object, which can then be added to the scene. This is a standard Three.js pattern for creating visible objects.

```jsx
const mesh = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, material)
scene.add(mesh)
```

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### Create MeshLineGeometry from Points Data

Source: https://context7.com/pmndrs/meshline/llms.txt

Generates geometry for rendering thick lines using an array of points. Supports plain arrays, Vector3 arrays, and BufferGeometries. The `setPoints` method takes the point data and optionally a callback for variable width.

```javascript
import * as THREE from 'three'
import { MeshLineGeometry, MeshLineMaterial } from 'meshline'

// Create a spiral line
const geometry = new MeshLineGeometry()
const points = []
for (let j = 0; j < Math.PI * 2; j += 0.1) {
  points.push(Math.cos(j) * 2, Math.sin(j) * 2, j * 0.5)
}
gemetry.setPoints(points)

// Alternative: from Vector3 array
const vectorPoints = [
  new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 0),
  new THREE.Vector3(1, 1, 0),
  new THREE.Vector3(2, 0, 0)
]
geometry.setPoints(vectorPoints)

// Alternative: from BufferGeometry
const curve = new THREE.CatmullRomCurve3([
  new THREE.Vector3(-2, 0, 0),
  new THREE.Vector3(0, 2, 0),
  new THREE.Vector3(2, 0, 0)
])
const curveGeometry = new THREE.BufferGeometry().setFromPoints(curve.getPoints(50))
geometry.setPoints(curveGeometry)
```

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### Create Line Mesh with Raycast Support (JavaScript)

Source: https://context7.com/pmndrs/meshline/llms.txt

This snippet demonstrates how to create a 3D line mesh using MeshLineGeometry and MeshLineMaterial in Three.js. It includes enabling raycasting on the mesh to detect clicks and log intersection points. Dependencies include 'three' and 'meshline'.

```javascript
import * as THREE from 'three'
import { MeshLineGeometry, MeshLineMaterial, raycast } from 'meshline'

const scene = new THREE.Scene()
const camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(75, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 0.1, 1000)
const renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer()
renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight)

// Create line mesh
const geometry = new MeshLineGeometry()
const points = new THREE.CatmullRomCurve3([
  new THREE.Vector3(-5, 0, 0),
  new THREE.Vector3(0, 3, 0),
  new THREE.Vector3(5, 0, 0)
]).getPoints(100)
gemometry.setPoints(points)

const material = new MeshLineMaterial({
  color: 0x00ffff,
  lineWidth: 0.2,
  resolution: new THREE.Vector2(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight)
})

const mesh = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, material)
mesh.raycast = raycast // Enable raycasting
scene.add(mesh)

// Setup raycaster for mouse interaction
const raycaster = new THREE.Raycaster()
raycaster.params.Line = { threshold: 0.1 }
const mouse = new THREE.Vector2()

window.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
  mouse.x = (event.clientX / window.innerWidth) * 2 - 1
  mouse.y = -(event.clientY / window.innerHeight) * 2 + 1

  raycaster.setFromCamera(mouse, camera)
  const intersects = raycaster.intersectObject(mesh)

  if (intersects.length > 0) {
    console.log('Line clicked at:', intersects[0].point)
  }
})

camera.position.z = 10
renderer.render(scene, camera)
```

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### Set Variable Line Width with Callback

Source: https://context7.com/pmndrs/meshline/llms.txt

Defines width variation along the line by passing a callback function to `setGeometry.setPoints`. The callback receives a progress value (0 to 1) and returns the desired width multiplier.

```javascript
import { MeshLineGeometry } from 'meshline'

const geometry = new MeshLineGeometry()
const points = []
for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
  points.push(i * 0.1, Math.sin(i * 0.2), 0)
}

// Tapering line (wide to narrow)
geometry.setPoints(points, (p) => 1 - p)

// Sinusoidal width variation
geometry.setPoints(points, (p) => 1 + Math.sin(p * Math.PI * 4) * 0.5)

// Bell curve width
geometry.setPoints(points, (p) => Math.exp(-Math.pow((p - 0.5) * 4, 2)))

// Constant 2x width
geometry.setPoints(points, (p) => 2)
```

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### Enabling Raycasting for MeshLine (JavaScript)

Source: https://github.com/pmndrs/meshline/blob/master/README.md

Explains how to add raycasting capabilities to a MeshLine object. This is achieved by overwriting the mesh's `raycast` method with the `raycast` function provided by the MeshLine library.

```jsx
import { raycast } from 'meshline'

mesh.raycast = raycast
```

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### Animate Line Position and Material Properties (JavaScript)

Source: https://context7.com/pmndrs/meshline/llms.txt

This code snippet shows how to animate a line's position and material properties over time using Three.js and Meshline. It updates the line's trail with new positions and animates the dash offset for a 'marching ants' effect. Requires 'three' and 'meshline'.

```javascript
import * as THREE from 'three'
import { MeshLineGeometry, MeshLineMaterial } from 'meshline'

const geometry = new MeshLineGeometry()
const points = []
const numPoints = 100

// Initialize trail points
for (let i = 0; i < numPoints; i++) {
  points.push(0, 0, 0)
}
gemometry.setPoints(points)

const material = new MeshLineMaterial({
  color: 0xff6600,
  lineWidth: 0.1,
  resolution: new THREE.Vector2(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight),
  dashArray: 0.2,
  dashRatio: 0.7
})

const mesh = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, material)

// Animation loop
const clock = new THREE.Clock()
function animate() {
  requestAnimationFrame(animate)
  const time = clock.getElapsedTime()

  // Advance the line trail with new position
  const newPosition = new THREE.Vector3(
    Math.cos(time) * 3,
    Math.sin(time * 2) * 2,
    Math.sin(time) * 3
  )
  geometry.advance(newPosition)

  // Animate dash offset for marching ants effect
  material.dashOffset -= 0.01

  renderer.render(scene, camera)
}
animate()
```

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### Variable Line Widths in React-three-fiber

Source: https://github.com/pmndrs/meshline/blob/master/README.md

Shows how to set variable line widths per point in React-three-fiber using the `widthCallback` prop on the `meshLineGeometry` component. This allows for dynamic and responsive line thickness based on the point's position or other factors.

```jsx
<meshLineGeometry points={points} widthCallback={(p) => p * Math.random()} />
```

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### Augment @react-three/fiber Types with MeshLine Declarations (TypeScript)

Source: https://github.com/pmndrs/meshline/blob/master/README.md

Extends the React Three Fiber `ThreeElements` interface to include custom nodes for `meshLineGeometry` and `meshLineMaterial`. This allows for type-safe usage of these components within a TypeScript project using React Three Fiber. Ensure these declarations are added to your project's entry point for the types to be recognized.

```tsx
import { Object3DNode, MaterialNode } from '@react-three/fiber'

declare module '@react-three/fiber' {
  interface ThreeElements {
    meshLineGeometry: Object3DNode<MeshLineGeometry, typeof MeshLineGeometry>
    meshLineMaterial: MaterialNode<MeshLineMaterial, typeof MeshLineMaterial>
  }
}
```

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