index.js

/**
 * Based on http://www.emagix.net/academic/mscs-project/item/camera-sync-with-css3-and-webgl-threejs
 * @author mrdoob / http://mrdoob.com/
 */

var THREE = require('three');

function CSS3DObject ( element ) {

	THREE.Object3D.call( this );

	this.element = element;
	this.element.style.position = 'absolute';

	this.addEventListener( 'removed', function () {

		if ( this.element.parentNode !== null ) {

			this.element.parentNode.removeChild( this.element );

		}

	} );

};


CSS3DObject.prototype = Object.create( THREE.Object3D.prototype );
CSS3DObject.prototype.constructor = CSS3DObject;
module.exports.CSS3DObject = CSS3DObject;

CSS3DSprite = function ( element ) {

	CSS3DObject.call( this, element );

};

CSS3DSprite.prototype = Object.create( CSS3DObject.prototype );
CSS3DSprite.prototype.constructor = CSS3DSprite;
module.exports.CSS3DSprite = CSS3DSprite;

//

function CSS3DRenderer () {

	var _width, _height;
	var _widthHalf, _heightHalf;

	var matrix = new THREE.Matrix4();

	var cache = {
		camera: { fov: 0, style: '' },
		objects: {}
	};

	var domElement = document.createElement( 'div' );
	domElement.style.overflow = 'hidden';

	this.domElement = domElement;

	var cameraElement = document.createElement( 'div' );

	cameraElement.style.WebkitTransformStyle = 'preserve-3d';
	cameraElement.style.MozTransformStyle = 'preserve-3d';
	cameraElement.style.transformStyle = 'preserve-3d';

	domElement.appendChild( cameraElement );

	var isIE = /Trident/i.test( navigator.userAgent );

	this.setClearColor = function () {};

	this.getSize = function () {

		return {
			width: _width,
			height: _height
		};

	};

	this.setSize = function ( width, height ) {

		_width = width;
		_height = height;
		_widthHalf = _width / 2;
		_heightHalf = _height / 2;

		domElement.style.width = width + 'px';
		domElement.style.height = height + 'px';

		cameraElement.style.width = width + 'px';
		cameraElement.style.height = height + 'px';

	};

	function epsilon( value ) {

		return Math.abs( value ) < 1e-10 ? 0 : value;

	}

	function getCameraCSSMatrix( matrix ) {

		var elements = matrix.elements;

		return 'matrix3d(' +
			epsilon( elements[ 0 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( - elements[ 1 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 2 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 3 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 4 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( - elements[ 5 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 6 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 7 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 8 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( - elements[ 9 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 10 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 11 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 12 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( - elements[ 13 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 14 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 15 ] ) +
		')';

	}

	function getObjectCSSMatrix( matrix, cameraCSSMatrix ) {

		var elements = matrix.elements;
		var matrix3d = 'matrix3d(' +
			epsilon( elements[ 0 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 1 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 2 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 3 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( - elements[ 4 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( - elements[ 5 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( - elements[ 6 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( - elements[ 7 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 8 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 9 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 10 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 11 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 12 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 13 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 14 ] ) + ',' +
			epsilon( elements[ 15 ] ) +
		')';

		if ( isIE ) {

			return 'translate(-50%,-50%)' +
				'translate(' + _widthHalf + 'px,' + _heightHalf + 'px)' +
				cameraCSSMatrix +
				matrix3d;

		}

		return 'translate(-50%,-50%)' + matrix3d;

	}

	function renderObject( object, camera, cameraCSSMatrix ) {

		if ( object instanceof CSS3DObject ) {

			var style;

			if ( object instanceof CSS3DSprite ) {

				// http://swiftcoder.wordpress.com/2008/11/25/constructing-a-billboard-matrix/

				matrix.copy( camera.matrixWorldInverse );
				matrix.transpose();
				matrix.copyPosition( object.matrixWorld );
				matrix.scale( object.scale );

				matrix.elements[ 3 ] = 0;
				matrix.elements[ 7 ] = 0;
				matrix.elements[ 11 ] = 0;
				matrix.elements[ 15 ] = 1;

				style = getObjectCSSMatrix( matrix, cameraCSSMatrix );

			} else {

				style = getObjectCSSMatrix( object.matrixWorld, cameraCSSMatrix );

			}

			var element = object.element;
			var cachedStyle = cache.objects[ object.id ] && cache.objects[ object.id ].style;

			if ( cachedStyle === undefined || cachedStyle !== style ) {

				element.style.WebkitTransform = style;
				element.style.MozTransform = style;
				element.style.transform = style;

				cache.objects[ object.id ] = { style: style };

				if ( isIE ) {

					cache.objects[ object.id ].distanceToCameraSquared = getDistanceToSquared( camera, object );

				}

			}

			if ( element.parentNode !== cameraElement ) {

				cameraElement.appendChild( element );

			}

		}

		for ( var i = 0, l = object.children.length; i < l; i ++ ) {

			renderObject( object.children[ i ], camera, cameraCSSMatrix );

		}

	}

	var getDistanceToSquared = function () {

		var a = new THREE.Vector3();
		var b = new THREE.Vector3();

		return function ( object1, object2 ) {

			a.setFromMatrixPosition( object1.matrixWorld );
			b.setFromMatrixPosition( object2.matrixWorld );

			return a.distanceToSquared( b );

		};

	}();

	function zOrder( scene ) {

		var order = Object.keys( cache.objects ).sort( function ( a, b ) {

			return cache.objects[ a ].distanceToCameraSquared - cache.objects[ b ].distanceToCameraSquared;

		} );
		var zMax = order.length;

		scene.traverse( function ( object ) {

			var index = order.indexOf( object.id + '' );

			if ( index !== - 1 ) {

				object.element.style.zIndex = zMax - index;

			}

		} );

	}

	this.render = function ( scene, camera ) {

		var fov = camera.projectionMatrix.elements[ 5 ] * _heightHalf;

		if ( cache.camera.fov !== fov ) {

			domElement.style.WebkitPerspective = fov + 'px';
			domElement.style.MozPerspective = fov + 'px';
			domElement.style.perspective = fov + 'px';

			cache.camera.fov = fov;

		}

		scene.updateMatrixWorld();

		if ( camera.parent === null ) camera.updateMatrixWorld();

		var cameraCSSMatrix = 'translateZ(' + fov + 'px)' +
			getCameraCSSMatrix( camera.matrixWorldInverse );

		var style = cameraCSSMatrix +
			'translate(' + _widthHalf + 'px,' + _heightHalf + 'px)';

		if ( cache.camera.style !== style && ! isIE ) {

			cameraElement.style.WebkitTransform = style;
			cameraElement.style.MozTransform = style;
			cameraElement.style.transform = style;

			cache.camera.style = style;

		}

		renderObject( scene, camera, cameraCSSMatrix );

		if ( isIE ) {

			// IE10 and 11 does not support 'preserve-3d'.
			// Thus, z-order in 3D will not work.
			// We have to calc z-order manually and set CSS z-index for IE.
			// FYI: z-index can't handle object intersection
			zOrder( scene );

		}

	};

};

CSS3DRenderer.prototype = Object.create( THREE.EventDispatcher.prototype );
CSS3DRenderer.prototype.constructor = CSS3DRenderer;
module.exports.CSS3DRenderer = CSS3DRenderer;