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Is MeshLambertMaterial exactly the same as MeshBasicMaterial, just with lambert shading?
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torrent
December 9, 2025, 11:46pm
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See question in title.
manthrax
December 10, 2025, 5:14am
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Kinda yea. Why do you ask?
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