Setting the camera matrix manually in ThreeJS

Question

I\'m trying to manually set the matrix of a camera in a simple three.js scene. I\'ve tried calling the matrix.set method in combination with matrixAutoUpdate = false, but wh

Answer 1

After setting the camera matrix, you need to call

camera.updateMatrixWorld( true );

What you are doing is not advisable.

three.js was not designed to be used this way. It is best not to mess with an object matrix directly -- unless you really know what you are doing, and understand the inner-workings of the library.

Instead just set the camera's quaternion (or rotation), position, and scale, and let the library update the matrix.

three.js r.60