# \#pointsmaterial

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## [Questions about PointsMaterial](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/questions-about-pointsmaterial/63530)

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**Author:** [@wangChen9988](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/wangChen9988)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/questions-about-pointsmaterial/63530 "2025-04-30T21:10:39Z")

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In version 0.162.0, I set the map property to the PointsMaterial material, but there was an issue with rendering. The change was not the shape of a single point, but rather the overall shape rendering style. When I switc…

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## [gl\_PointSize in world's space](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/gl-pointsize-in-worlds-space/77996)

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**Author:** [@bandinopla](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/bandinopla)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 9:19am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/gl-pointsize-in-worlds-space/77996 "2025-02-12T09:19:38Z")

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I wanted to use PointsMaterial to render some smoke particles but it doesn’t support per particle rotation, so created a custom shader to do this. Problemn is that I don’t know how to handle the size of the particles in …

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## [PointsMaterial. How Do I Prevent Vanishing Points On Zoom Out?](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/pointsmaterial-how-do-i-prevent-vanishing-points-on-zoom-out/9776)

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**Author:** [@dugla](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/dugla)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/pointsmaterial-how-do-i-prevent-vanishing-points-on-zoom-out/9776 "2022-04-18T20:45:28Z")

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I am using PointsMaterial to create an interactive “point cloud” from a dataset. Tens of thounds of points fill a large space. I have enabled size attenuation. As a result when dollying the camera out from the point clu…