I frequently have a need to print three.js objects to the console during debugging sessions. Unfortunately, the current experience leaves much to be desired. The simplest method is to simply print the object directly: const box = new Box2(); console.log(box); However, this has two problems: first…

There is the Object3D.toJSON() method but that will be quite similar to what you’d get with JSON.stringify. I would write a function that takes an Object3D and logs the relevant properties in a readable format. Though if you have to look through long lists of objects to find discrepancies, you mig…

Most often when I am debugging, it’s not the scene I am interested in, it’s the simulation. I tend to use a lot of the same basic three.js types in my simulation code - for example, my navigation mesh generator uses Vector2, Vector3, Box2, Plane and others; Similarly, my physics, terrain generation …

I subscribe to what @rrrr_rrrr said, I didn’t use for ... in for console printing much, but I used it to iterate all (meaningful) properties of objects with great success. It’s suited for lots of cases, especially considering that you can use the object[propertystring] alternative referencing of an …

Easier way to print three.js objects to JavaScript console?

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rrrr_rrrr August 19, 2022, 8:11am 4

Yap, for in loop.
Combine that with most powerful function in Mocha, and some user defined factions in a bookmarklet, and you have the ultimate user debug tool.

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Easier way to print three.js objects to JavaScript console?

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