Add a 3D model

Use a custom style layer with three.js to add a 3D model to the map.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>Add a 3D model</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no" />
<script src="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v1.12.0/mapbox-gl.js"></script>
<link href="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v1.12.0/mapbox-gl.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<style>
	body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
	#map { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/three@0.106.2/build/three.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/three@0.106.2/examples/js/loaders/GLTFLoader.js"></script>
<div id="map"></div>
<script>
	// TO MAKE THE MAP APPEAR YOU MUST
	// ADD YOUR ACCESS TOKEN FROM
	// https://account.mapbox.com
	mapboxgl.accessToken = '<your access token here>';
var map = (window.map = new mapboxgl.Map({
container: 'map',
style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/light-v10',
zoom: 18,
center: [148.9819, -35.3981],
pitch: 60,
antialias: true // create the gl context with MSAA antialiasing, so custom layers are antialiased
}));
 
// parameters to ensure the model is georeferenced correctly on the map
var modelOrigin = [148.9819, -35.39847];
var modelAltitude = 0;
var modelRotate = [Math.PI / 2, 0, 0];
 
var modelAsMercatorCoordinate = mapboxgl.MercatorCoordinate.fromLngLat(
modelOrigin,
modelAltitude
);
 
// transformation parameters to position, rotate and scale the 3D model onto the map
var modelTransform = {
translateX: modelAsMercatorCoordinate.x,
translateY: modelAsMercatorCoordinate.y,
translateZ: modelAsMercatorCoordinate.z,
rotateX: modelRotate[0],
rotateY: modelRotate[1],
rotateZ: modelRotate[2],
/* Since our 3D model is in real world meters, a scale transform needs to be
* applied since the CustomLayerInterface expects units in MercatorCoordinates.
*/
scale: modelAsMercatorCoordinate.meterInMercatorCoordinateUnits()
};
 
var THREE = window.THREE;
 
// configuration of the custom layer for a 3D model per the CustomLayerInterface
var customLayer = {
id: '3d-model',
type: 'custom',
renderingMode: '3d',
onAdd: function (map, gl) {
this.camera = new THREE.Camera();
this.scene = new THREE.Scene();
 
// create two three.js lights to illuminate the model
var directionalLight = new THREE.DirectionalLight(0xffffff);
directionalLight.position.set(0, -70, 100).normalize();
this.scene.add(directionalLight);
 
var directionalLight2 = new THREE.DirectionalLight(0xffffff);
directionalLight2.position.set(0, 70, 100).normalize();
this.scene.add(directionalLight2);
 
// use the three.js GLTF loader to add the 3D model to the three.js scene
var loader = new THREE.GLTFLoader();
loader.load(
'https://docs.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/assets/34M_17/34M_17.gltf',
function (gltf) {
this.scene.add(gltf.scene);
}.bind(this)
);
this.map = map;
 
// use the Mapbox GL JS map canvas for three.js
this.renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer({
canvas: map.getCanvas(),
context: gl,
antialias: true
});
 
this.renderer.autoClear = false;
},
render: function (gl, matrix) {
var rotationX = new THREE.Matrix4().makeRotationAxis(
new THREE.Vector3(1, 0, 0),
modelTransform.rotateX
);
var rotationY = new THREE.Matrix4().makeRotationAxis(
new THREE.Vector3(0, 1, 0),
modelTransform.rotateY
);
var rotationZ = new THREE.Matrix4().makeRotationAxis(
new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 1),
modelTransform.rotateZ
);
 
var m = new THREE.Matrix4().fromArray(matrix);
var l = new THREE.Matrix4()
.makeTranslation(
modelTransform.translateX,
modelTransform.translateY,
modelTransform.translateZ
)
.scale(
new THREE.Vector3(
modelTransform.scale,
-modelTransform.scale,
modelTransform.scale
)
)
.multiply(rotationX)
.multiply(rotationY)
.multiply(rotationZ);
 
this.camera.projectionMatrix = m.multiply(l);
this.renderer.state.reset();
this.renderer.render(this.scene, this.camera);
this.map.triggerRepaint();
}
};
 
map.on('style.load', function () {
map.addLayer(customLayer, 'waterway-label');
});
</script>
 
</body>
</html>
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