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Three JS - make object tilt away from mouse on hover?

I’m trying to make a piece using three js where the object tilts away from the mouse on mouseover, like the locations here (mouse over the VIST tab):
https://meowwolf.com/explore
I don’t know whether this utilized three js or another library, but I don’t know how to go about it. I can’t find any examples on three js.org with the same “tilt away” technology.
So far Im just working with the basic cube example, but ultimately want to be able to "tilt" other objects/particles.
var camera, scene, renderer;
var mesh;
init();
animate();
function init() {
camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera( 70, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 1, 1000 );
camera.position.z = 400;
scene = new THREE.Scene();
var texture = new THREE.TextureLoader().load( 'textures/crate.gif' );
var geometry = new THREE.BoxBufferGeometry( 200, 200, 200 );
var material = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial( { map: texture } );
mesh = new THREE.Mesh( geometry, material );
scene.add( mesh );
renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer( { antialias: true } );
renderer.setPixelRatio( window.devicePixelRatio );
renderer.setSize( window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight );
document.body.appendChild( renderer.domElement );
How can I do this, starting with just a box?
FOR CLARITY:
The meow wolf site has the objects tilt toward the corner of the object where the mouse is, and lerp back to original rotation when mouse exits

adding external texture to three.js scene object

just getting my hands dirty with three.js and im curious on something that may be relatively simple…
I built a scene in the three.js editor and have figured out how to load the scene. In the editor, I added an image as a map texture but I realize it wont know where it is loaded externally on my server. So I've loaded the scene and objects and lights, but how can I map my textures to the objects?
// MATERIALS
var wireframe = THREE.ImageUtils.loadTexture( 'textures/wireframe.jpg' );
wireframe.wrapS = wireframe.wrapT = THREE.RepeatWrapping;
wireframe.repeat.set( 4, 4 );
var wireframeMaterial = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({
map : wireframe,
side : THREE.DoubleSide
});
// LOAD SCENE
var loader = new THREE.ObjectLoader();
loader.load( 'js/scene.js', function ( obj ) {
obj.traverse( function( node ) {
if ( node instanceof THREE.Mesh ) {
node.castShadow = true;
node.receiveShadow = true;
var plane = scene.getObjectByName( "plane", true );
plane.material = wireframeMaterial;
}
});
scene.add( obj );
render();
});
When adding plane.material = wireframeMaterial; into the loader, all my objects just disappear… How can I properly map the wireframeMaterial the plane object?
working example with var plane and plane.material commented out:
http://goo.gl/czSg7P
Scene:
http://goo.gl/BAVgVS

To map the texture you have to create a material using your texture and apply it to your plane.
If necessary you can set repetition of your texture with:
wireframe.wrapS = THREE.RepeatWrapping;
wireframe.wrapT = THREE.RepeatWrapping;
wireframe.repeat.set( 4, 4 );
And then you need to do something like this:
material = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({ map : wireframe, side : THREE.DoubleSide });
plane.material = material;
EDIT
You create a scene inside a scene. Since the loader returns a scene and then you add it again to a scene. This will give issues for sure.
Try to replace scene.add( obj ); with this in your loader:
for( var i = 0; i < obj.children.length; i++ ){
scene.add( obj.children[i] );
}
Not sure if that causes the problem, but I made a fiddle and it all seems to work fine for me. The problem is that I can't load external sources in my fiddle so instead I had to use your image as base64 string and the code becomes a bit different.
This means you have to change it a bit to make it work again with an image from your local folder.
If you exchange the Whole //TEXTURE part of the code with the following it should work:
var texture = new THREE.ImageUtils.loadTexture( 'img/wireframe.jpg' );
texture.wrapS = THREE.RepeatWrapping;
texture.wrapT = THREE.RepeatWrapping;
texture.repeat.set( 1, 1 );
var textureMaterial = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({ map: texture, side : THREE.DoubleSide });

Can´t load js model in THREE JS

I have this code below and can´t seem to load the model.
loader = new THREE.JSONLoader(true);
loader.load("modelo.js" , function ( geometry, materials) {
mesh = new THREE.Mesh( geometry, new THREE.MeshFaceMaterial( materials ) );
scene.add( mesh );
} );
The entire code is below. If i take the out the line "loader.load(...)" it works fine and loads a small cube rotating as in the example from the tutorial in threejs.org, but when i try to load my model it doesn´t load anything. I watch a lot of examples and make this in different ways but it just doesn´t load.
var scene = new THREE.Scene();
var camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(75, window.innerWidth/window.innerHeight, 0.1, 1000);
var renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer();
renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
document.body.appendChild(renderer.domElement);
var geometry = new THREE.CubeGeometry(1,1,1);
var material = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({color: 0x00ff00});
var cube = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, material);
scene.add(cube);
camera.position.z = 5;
loader = new THREE.JSONLoader(true);
loader.load("modelo.js" , function ( geometry, materials) {
mesh = new THREE.Mesh( geometry, new THREE.MeshFaceMaterial( materials ) );
scene.add( mesh );
} );
var render = function () {
requestAnimationFrame(render);
cube.rotation.x += 0.1;
cube.rotation.y += 0.1;
renderer.render(scene, camera);
};
render();

Good day, I've tested your code with r61 of the Three.js library. It works fine, here's my suggestions.
First try adding a light source to your scene. If for example your background is black and you load a model (even with a texture) that is unlit, it will be black on black. So:
var ambientLight = new THREE.AmbientLight(0xBBBBBB);
scene.add(ambientLight);
If that doesn't work have a look at some of the material values in the modelo.js file specifically the colorDiffuse value in the model's json is set to black (or matches your scenes background color). Did you at anytime have this in Maya? No matter, you've said you have tried a few models so that's a long shot anyway, but if it helps check out this post:
Loading Maya model with Three.js
Next, are you running this locally? If so are you running it in Chrome and have you set the chrome.exe --allow-file-access-from-files flag. If not try it in Firefox, it should just work.
Oh also check that (a) your camera isn't too close. Maybe move it back to say:
camera.position.z = 100;
or (b) your mesh is big enough to see:
mesh.scale.set(100, 100, 100);
That should do it, good luck

three.js load object/model and then manipulate sub-parts/children

I have a 3D model of a robot arm, that I want displayed and manipulated in the browser.
My question is: how do I load the model into three.js, so that I can manipulate all sub-parts of the robot arm.
As an example I have a rotary motor and a shaft attached as an assembly in Inventor.
Image: http://i.stack.imgur.com/custz.png
This is exported as an stl file and imported in Three.js using STLLoader.js.
Image: http://i.stack.imgur.com/nLmBe.png
I want to know how I can manipulate the shaft to turn to a specified angle.
I have loaded the model using the following code:
<div id="container"></div>
<script src="three.js\build\three.min.js"></script>
<script src="js\STLLoader.js"></script>
<script>
// Set size variables
var SIZE_x = 400, SIZE_y = 400;
// Set three main THREE variables
var scene = new THREE.Scene();
var camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(75, SIZE_x/SIZE_y, 0.1, 1000);
var renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer();
// Set renderer options
renderer.setSize(SIZE_x, SIZE_y);
renderer.setClearColor(0xEEEEEE, 1.0);
renderer.clear();
// Append to HTML Dom
//document.body.appendChild(renderer.domElement);
$('#container').append(renderer.domElement);
// Create light
var pointLight = new THREE.PointLight(0xFFFFFF);
pointLight.position.x = 10;
pointLight.position.y = 50;
pointLight.position.z = 130;
scene.add(pointLight);
// Move camera
camera.position.x = 0;
camera.position.y = 20;
camera.position.z = 20;
var loader = new THREE.STLLoader();
loader.addEventListener( 'load', function ( event ) {
var geometry = event.content;
var material = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial( { ambient: 0xff5533, color: 0xff5533 } );
var mesh = new THREE.Mesh( geometry, material );
scene.add( mesh );
mesh.traverse(function ( child ) {
//if ( child instanceof THREE.Mesh ) {
console.log("Hej: " + child);
//}
});
//scene.add( new THREE.Mesh( geometry ) );
console.log('Loaded');
} );
loader.load( 'models/AssemblySimple1.stl' );
// Render loop
var render = function () {
requestAnimationFrame(render);
camera.lookAt(scene.position);
renderer.render(scene, camera);
};
render();
</script>
Any points and hints are welcome. Also if there is a preferred export file format. I have both SolidWorks and Inventor at my disposal. Or if I've taken a completely wrong approach to the problem, please let me know of other ways.
Thanks

Three js has function called THREE.STLLoader() .This one can be used to load stl file.
Here is the way how it is loaded
var loader = new THREE.STLLoader();
var group = new THREE.Object3D();
loader.load("../lib/SolidFz.stl", function (geometry) {
console.log(geometry);
var mat = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({color: 0x7777ff});
group = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, mat);
group.rotation.x = -0.5 * Math.PI;
group.scale.set(0.6, 0.6, 0.6);
scene.add(group);
});
Here scene
var scene new THREE.Scene();
After that you have a created 3d object and loaded one added into that 3d object.Then you can control that 3d object as you wish. According to this way you can load several parts and do the what you want to do with that

How to load json models in three.js properly?

I'm having a hard time loading JSON models in three.js. I'v made a very simple tube-like model and textured it in blender. The issue is that whenever i try to load the json model in three.js, the vertexes looks weird.
I'v tried exporting model with different settings but got always the same problem, so i think the problem is within my code.
EDIT: Negative. I loaded buffalo model and it looked like it should. Any idea what i'm doing wrong inside blender?
<html>
<head>
<style>
canvas {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<script src="threejs/three.min.js"></script>
<script>
var scene = new THREE.Scene();
var camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(75, window.innerWidth/window.innerHeight, 0.1, 1000);
var renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer();
renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
document.body.appendChild(renderer.domElement);
var loader = new THREE.JSONLoader();
loader.load( "models/test.js", modelToScene );
var ambientLight = new THREE.AmbientLight(0x111111);
scene.add(ambientLight);
var light = new THREE.PointLight( 0xFFFFDD );
light.position.set( -15, 10, 15 );
scene.add( light );
function modelToScene( geometry, materials ) {
var material = new THREE.MeshFaceMaterial( materials );
obj = new THREE.Mesh( geometry, material );
obj.scale.set(1,1,1);
scene.add( obj );
}
camera.position.z = 5;
camera.position.y = 1;
var render = function () {
requestAnimationFrame(render);
obj.rotation.y += 0.01;
obj.rotation.x += 0.02;
renderer.render(scene, camera);
};
render();
</script>
</body>
any help will be appreciated.
Thanks, Jukka Korhonen

I have made some brutal mistakes exporting JSON models. For all those who'r having issues with exporting from Blender. I suggest you to check out your exporting settings.
for me, it worked with following setup;
geometry:
Vertices: check, Faces: check, normals: check, skinning: check
Materials: check all
Settings: Flip YZ: check
Animation: Morph animation
and all mehses: check