React Three Fiber Materials

Quick Start

import { Canvas } from '@react-three/fiber'

function Scene() {
  return (
    <Canvas>
      <ambientLight intensity={0.5} />
      <directionalLight position={[5, 5, 5]} />

      <mesh>
        <boxGeometry />
        <meshStandardMaterial
          color="hotpink"
          roughness={0.5}
          metalness={0.5}
        />
      </mesh>
    </Canvas>
  )
}

Material Types Overview

meshBasicMaterial

No lighting calculations. Always visible, fast.

<mesh>
  <boxGeometry />
  <meshBasicMaterial
    color="red"
    transparent
    opacity={0.5}
    side={THREE.DoubleSide}  // FrontSide, BackSide, DoubleSide
    wireframe={false}
    map={colorTexture}
    alphaMap={alphaTexture}
    envMap={envTexture}
    fog={true}
  />
</mesh>

meshStandardMaterial (PBR)

Physically-based rendering. Recommended for realistic results.

import { useTexture } from '@react-three/drei'
import * as THREE from 'three'

function PBRMesh() {
  // Load PBR texture set
  const [colorMap, normalMap, roughnessMap, metalnessMap, aoMap] = useTexture([
    '/textures/color.jpg',
    '/textures/normal.jpg',
    '/textures/roughness.jpg',
    '/textures/metalness.jpg',
    '/textures/ao.jpg',
  ])

  return (
    <mesh>
      <sphereGeometry args={[1, 64, 64]} />
      <meshStandardMaterial
        // Base color
        color="#ffffff"
        map={colorMap}

        // PBR properties
        roughness={1}         // 0 = mirror, 1 = diffuse
        roughnessMap={roughnessMap}
        metalness={0}         // 0 = dielectric, 1 = metal
        metalnessMap={metalnessMap}

        // Surface detail
        normalMap={normalMap}
        normalScale={[1, 1]}

        // Ambient occlusion (requires uv2)
        aoMap={aoMap}
        aoMapIntensity={1}

        // Emissive
        emissive="#000000"
        emissiveIntensity={1}
        emissiveMap={emissiveTexture}

        // Environment
        envMap={envTexture}
        envMapIntensity={1}

        // Other
        flatShading={false}
        fog={true}
        transparent={false}
      />
    </mesh>
  )
}

meshPhysicalMaterial (Advanced PBR)

Extends Standard with clearcoat, transmission, sheen, etc.

// Glass material
function Glass() {
  return (
    <mesh>
      <sphereGeometry args={[1, 64, 64]} />
      <meshPhysicalMaterial
        color="#ffffff"
        
how to use r3f-materials
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How to use r3f-materials on Cursor
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Prerequisites
Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
›Cursor installed and configured on your development machine
›Node.js version 16.0+ with npm package manager (verify with node --version)
›Active project directory or workspace where you want to add r3f-materials
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Execute installation command
Execute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
$npx skills add https://github.com/enzed/r3f-skills --skill r3f-materialscopy
The skills CLI fetches r3f-materials from GitHub repository enzed/r3f-skills and configures it for Cursor.
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Select Cursor when prompted
The CLI will show a list of available agents. Use arrow keys to navigate and space to select Cursor:
◆ Which agents do you want to install to?
│
│ ── Universal (.agents/skills) ── always included ────
│   • Amp
│   • Antigravity
│   • Cline
│   • Codex
│ ●Cursor(selected)
│   • Cursor
│   • Windsurf
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Verify installation
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
.cursor/skills/r3f-materials
Reload or restart Cursor to activate r3f-materials. Access the skill through slash commands (e.g., /r3f-materials) or your agent's skill management interface.
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Security & Verification Notice
We perform automated surface-level scans (Gen AI Scanner, Socket, Snyk) during installation. These checks detect common vulnerabilities but do not guarantee complete security. Always review skill source code and verify the publisher's reputation before production use.
Skills execute code in your development environment. Always verify the publisher's identity, review recent commits, and test in isolated environments before production deployment.
Additional Resources
›View source code on GitHub›Skills CLI documentation›Learn more about Cursor›What are agent skills?