how to rotate a sprite object in three.js?

Question

I need to rotate a sprite object but it seems this is not feasible, if not, is there a way to achieve the rotation effect, maybe through the UV coordinates of the spriteMaterial, or a custom shader? what would be the best way to go?

Answer 1

The rotation of a Sprite is set by its material's rotation parameter. For example, like so:

var material = new THREE.SpriteMaterial( {
    color: 0xffffff, 
    map: texture,
    rotation: Math.PI / 4
} );

var sprite = new THREE.Sprite( material );

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