Add KHR_materials_volume export support#8278
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This PR adds export support for the KHR_materials_volume glTF extension, enabling volumetric properties like thickness and light attenuation to be exported from materials. The implementation mirrors the existing parser functionality and follows established patterns for other material extensions.
- Exports volume extension when
useDynamicRefractionis enabled and volume properties are set - Handles
thicknessFactor,thicknessTexture,attenuationDistance, andattenuationColorproperties - Adds
thicknessMapto the list of supported texture semantics for proper texture collection
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This PR adds export support for the
KHR_materials_volumeglTF extension to theGltfExporter.Changes
GltfExporter (
src/extras/exporters/gltf-exporter.js)KHR_materials_volumeextension when volume properties are set:thicknessFactorfrommaterial.thickness(if not 0)thicknessTexturefrommaterial.thicknessMapattenuationDistancefrommaterial.attenuationDistance(if not 0)attenuationColorfrommaterial.attenuation(linear converted, if not white)material.useDynamicRefractionis true (matching parser behavior)thicknessMapto texture semantics for proper texture collectionglTF Extension Reference
The KHR_materials_volume extension adds volumetric properties to materials. Combined with
KHR_materials_transmission, it enables realistic rendering of glass, liquids, and other refractive materials with proper light absorption and scattering.Example Output
{ "extensions": { "KHR_materials_volume": { "thicknessFactor": 0.5, "attenuationDistance": 1.0, "attenuationColor": [0.9, 0.95, 1.0] } } }Notes
blendType = BLEND_NORMALwhen loading volume materialsKHR_materials_transmissionandKHR_materials_iorChecklist