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Implement OutlineEffect

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Description

Description

Implement an OutlineEffect.

This effect should focus on highlighting selected objects with outlines.

References:

Tasks
  • Implement OutlineMaterial.
  • Create OutlineEffect.
  • Create outline demo under utilities.
  • Add unit test.
Implementation Details
  • Use G-Buffer components (depth, object-id / selection (?))
  • Reuse code from the v6 implementation if applicable
  • Use Selection to manage selected objects
    • Implement a way to mark objects as selected to render selection data to G-Buffer (?)
  • #352
  • #320

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the linked rendering-outlines article and three.js outline example, then compare the v6 implementation if available. Define the OutlineMaterial, OutlineEffect, selection data flow, and the utilities outline demo before adding the requested unit test; done means all four listed tasks are complete.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, three.js
Domain
computer-graphics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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