Is it possible to control clipping between two objects?

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I’m working on a mini-editor that reads game files and creates a GUI where users can change objects attributes, export, import, etc, etc
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I thought, it would be a good idea to create a scene that users can click on vertices and info about that vertex.
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I accomplished this by using THREE.Points() to mark vertices. It works great but there is the issue with clipping.
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To counter this, tried scaling the points geometry, but it looked out of place.
I also tried disabling depthTest, but now the hidden point are visible.

Codes For Working Example x3d_vex.html (118.9 KB)

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Have you tried using Sprites?

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@ TacosLocos, just finished working on it. I’m afraid the result is the same as Points method. Setting alphaTest to false helps, but all those hidden point are visible now.

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You can test the center point of the sphere against a rendered depth map. Sample at one point, if its behind, hide the entire sphere, if front show.

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Would it look ok if you made the mesh partially transparent while the points are visible?

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