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Spring animations with React Three Fiber

Overview

In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to breathe life into 3D scenes by using React Spring to animate objects within your Three.js and React Three Fiber projects.

The Power of Animation in 3D Projects

Animating static elements can enhance user interaction, making your 3D experiences much more dynamic and engaging. We’ll also dive into the Lamina library, a powerful tool for creating animated background effects without requiring custom shaders.

Insights and Skills

In this tutorial, you’ll learn:

• How to set up React Spring in a React Three Fiber project

• How to animate background effects using the Lamina library

• How to make use of useFrame to control animations over time

• How to use React Spring’s useSpring hook to animate object rotations and properties

• How to animate the scale, position, and color of objects dynamically

• How to integrate simple physics-based animations into your scenes

• How to create looping animations and adjust settings for better realism

Tech Stack

• React Three Fiber

• Three.js

• React Spring

• Lamina

Demo & Code link

• Starter Pack 🔗

• Final result 🔗

• Source code 🔗

Resources

• PMNDRS Marketplace

• R3F Drei

• React Three Fiber documentation

• React Spring Documentation

• Lamina library documentation

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