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| # | Section | Topics |
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| 01 | Architecture | Scene graph, render loop, core classes |
| 02 | Geometry | 21 built-in types, BufferGeometry, custom shapes |
| 03 | Materials | MeshBasicMaterial to MeshPhysicalMaterial, PBR |
| 04 | Lighting | 7 light types, shadow maps, IBL |
| 05 | Objects | Mesh, Group, SkinnedMesh, Sprite, LOD, Instancing |
| 06 | Cameras | PerspectiveCamera, OrthographicCamera, CubeCamera |
| 07 | Textures | UV mapping, PBR texture sets, HDR, compressed KTX2 |
| 08 | Renderer | WebGL vs WebGPU, tone mapping, anti-aliasing |
| 09 | Post-Processing | Bloom, SSAO, depth of field, motion blur, LUTs |
| 10 | Controls | OrbitControls, FirstPersonControls, PointerLockControls |
| 11 | TSL | Three.js Shading Language - node-based shaders |
| 12 | Animation | Keyframes, skeletal animation, morph targets |
| 13 | Audio | Spatial audio, AudioAnalyser, audio cones |
| 14 | Special Objects | Water, Sky, Reflector, CSS3D, Raycaster, Particles |
| 15 | Loaders | GLTFLoader, FBXLoader, OBJLoader, DRACOLoader |
| 16 | Physics | Rigid body, cloth, vehicle physics, ragdolls |
| 17 | Helpers | Grid, Camera, Light, Skeleton helpers |
| 18 | Curves | Bezier, CatmullRom, Shape + Extrude |
| 19 | Math | Vectors, Quaternions, Matrix4, Euler |
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