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React Three Fiber tutorial - Scroll Animations

Overview

In this tutorial, we'll guide you through creating stunning scroll-based animations with React Three Fiber. If you've ever wanted to integrate a 3D model that animates as the user scrolls, this is the perfect starting point.

The Need for Scroll-Triggered Animations

Scroll-based animations are an engaging way to keep users' attention as they interact with your website. For example, imagine you're designing a 3D portfolio, where each section of your site reveals a new layer of animation as the user scrolls. This approach not only enhances user experience but also adds interactivity that makes your content stand out. You could use this tutorial's techniques in projects like interactive product showcases, animated landing pages, or portfolio sites to give users a memorable experience.

Insights and Skills

By following along with this tutorial, you'll learn:

• How to set up a project using React Three Fiber and GSAP.

• How to load and render a 3D model (in GLB format) in a React app.

• How to animate a 3D model based on scroll events with GSAP.

• How to integrate React Three Fiber Drei for easy camera controls and scroll handling.

• How to build an HTML/CSS user interface with Tailwind CSS that interacts with the 3D animation.

• Tips for managing and optimizing 3D animations for performance.

Tech Stack

• React Three Fiber

• Three.js

• React Three Fiber Drei

• Tailwind CSS

Demo & Code link

• Final result 🔗

• Source code 🔗

Resources

• The text version of the tutorial is available here

• React Three Fiber documentation

• R3F Drei

• Create your React App in a minute with Vite

• GSAP Documentation

• TailwindCSS

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