# Scene stays black **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Tags:** javascript\ **Created:** [February 24, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/scene-stays-black/48407 "2023-02-24T15:19:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Daan\_Blomme](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/daan_blomme/32/33842_2.png) [@Daan\_Blomme](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Daan_Blomme)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/scene-stays-black/48407/1 "2023-02-24T15:19:10Z")
Can somebody tell me what I’m doing wrong? The scene stays black ```javascript 3D Object Visualization
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**Author:** ![Mugen87](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/mugen87/32/5645_2.png) [@Mugen87](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Mugen87)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/scene-stays-black/48407/2 "2023-02-24T15:33:19Z")
> [@Daan\_Blomme](#): > > ```javascript > cone.rotation.x += 0.01; > cone.rotation.y += 0.01; > > ``` You access `cone` although the variable is `undefined`. You should see a runtime error in the browser console. ---
**Author:** ![PavelBoytchev](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/pavelboytchev/32/38639_2.png) [@PavelBoytchev](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/PavelBoytchev)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/scene-stays-black/48407/3 "2023-02-24T15:36:21Z")
I’m also curious whether a GLB file can be loaded by `STLLoader`: ```javascript const loader = new THREE.STLLoader(); loader.load('Schoep.glb', function (geometry) { ``` ---
**Author:** ![hofk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/hofk/32/44944_2.png) [@hofk](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/hofk)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/scene-stays-black/48407/4 "2023-02-24T19:06:23Z")
It seems that you are a thre.js beginner. Have a look at some examples from the [collection](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/collection-of-examples-from-discourse-threejs-org/4315). E.g. to gltf [BeginnerExample](https://hofk.de/main/discourse.threejs/BeginnerExample/BeginnerExample.html) step 3 [LoadGLTFmove](https://hofk.de/main/discourse.threejs/2020/LoadGLTF/LoadGLTF.html) Good luck. 🙂