📄 threejs/Core/Loaders/NodeMaterialLoader

File: NodeMaterialLoader.md | Updated: 11/15/2025


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NodeMaterialLoader

A special type of material loader for loading node materials.

Constructor

new NodeMaterialLoader( manager : LoadingManager )

Constructs a new node material loader.

manager | A reference to a loading manager.
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Properties

.nodeMaterials : Object.<string, NodeMaterial.constructor>

Represents a dictionary of node material types.

.nodes : Object.<string, Node.constructor>

Represents a dictionary of node types.

Methods

.createMaterialFromType( type : string ) : Node

Creates a node material from the given type.

type | The node material type.
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Overrides: MaterialLoader#createMaterialFromType

Returns: The created node material instance.

.parse( json : Object ) : NodeMaterial

Parses the node material from the given JSON.

json | The JSON definition
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Overrides: MaterialLoader#parse

Returns: . The parsed material.

.setNodeMaterials( value : Object.<string, NodeMaterial.constructor> ) : NodeLoader

Defines the dictionary of node material types.

value | The node material library defined as <classname,class>.
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Returns: A reference to this loader.

.setNodes( value : Object.<string, Node.constructor> ) : NodeLoader

Defines the dictionary of node types.

value | The node library defined as <classname,class>.
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Returns: A reference to this loader.

Source

src/loaders/nodes/NodeMaterialLoader.js