Place dat.GUI strictly inside THREE.js scene without </a></h1> </div> <div class="grid fw-wrap pb8 mb16 bb bc-black-075"> <div class="grid--cell ws-nowrap mr16 mb8" title="2016-01-12 19:07:53Z"> <span class="fc-light mr2">Asked</span> <time itemprop="dateCreated" datetime="2016-12-31T01:27:21.317" class="fromnow">Dec 31 '16 at 01:27</time> </div> <div class="grid--cell ws-nowrap mr16 mb8"> <span class="fc-light mr2">Active</span> <time class="fromnow" title="2019-06-26T23:26:52.287" datetime="2019-06-26T23:26:52.287">Jun 26 '19 at 23:26</a> </div> <div class="grid--cell ws-nowrap mb8" title="Viewed 2,098 times"> <span class="fc-light mr2">Viewed</span> 2,098 times </div> </div> <div id="mainbar" role="main" aria-label="questions and answers"> <div id="question" class="question" data-questionid="41404643" data-ownerid="904050" data-score="1"> <div class="post-layout"> <div class="votecell post-layout--left"> <div class="js-voting-container grid jc-center fd-column ai-stretch gs4 fc-black-200" data-post-id="41404643"> <button class="js-vote-up-btn grid--cell s-btn s-btnunset c-pointer"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="m0 svg-icon iconArrowUpLg" width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 36 36"><path d="M2 26h32L18 10 2 26z"></path></svg></button> <div class="js-vote-count grid--cell fc-black-500 fs-title grid fd-column ai-center" itemprop="upvoteCount" data-value="1">1</div> <button class="js-bookmark-btn s-btn s-btnunset c-pointer py4"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="svg-icon iconBookmark" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18"><path d="M6 1a2 2 0 00-2 2v14l5-4 5 4V3a2 2 0 00-2-2H6zm3.9 3.83h2.9l-2.35 1.7.9 2.77L9 7.59l-2.35 1.7.9-2.76-2.35-1.7h2.9L9 2.06l.9 2.77z"></path></svg> <div class="js-bookmark-count mt4" data-value=""></div> </button> </div> </div> <div class="postcell post-layout--right"> <div class="s-prose js-post-body" itemprop="text"><p>When a THREE.js scene is occupies the entirety of an html page, the <code>dat.GUI</code> is forced inside the scene, like <a class="external-link" href="https://threejs.org/docs/scenes/geometry-browser.html#SphereGeometry" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a>.</p> <p>However, when the THREE.js scene does not take up the whole page, then placement of the <code>dat.GUI</code> becomes more awkward. The <a class="external-link" href="https://threejs.org/docs/api/geometries/SphereGeometry.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">THREE.js docs</a> place examples in <code><iframe></code> tags which then forces the <code>dat.GUI</code> inside the frame, and hence inside the THREE.js scene. This looks great, but for me it is a problem since I have set the <code>X-Frame-Options: Deny</code> cookie.</p> <p>How can I place the THREE.js scene and the <code>dat.GUI</code> in the same <code><div></code> with the same relative positioning as they would be if they occupied the entire page? Note that <a href="../../questions/25653639/how-do-i-change-the-location-of-the-dat-gui-dropdown">this answer</a> does not work for me, since the styling is applied both to the THREE.js scene and the <code>dat.GUI</code>.</p></div> <div class="mt24 mb12"> <div class="post-taglist grid gs4 gsy fd-column"> <div class="grid ps-relative"> <a href="../../questions/tagged/javascript" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'javascript'" rel="tag">javascript</a> <a href="../../questions/tagged/iframe" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'iframe'" rel="tag">iframe</a> <a href="../../questions/tagged/three.js" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'three.js'" rel="tag">three.js</a> <a href="../../questions/tagged/dat.gui" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'dat.gui'" rel="tag">dat.gui</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb0"> <div class="mt16 grid gs8 gsy fw-wrap jc-end ai-start pt4 mb16"> <div class="grid--cell mr16 fl1 w96"></div> <div class="post-signature grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="edited May 23 '17 at 11:46">edited May 23 '17 at 11:46</time> <a href="../../users/-1/community" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/-1.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="Community" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/-1/community" class="s-user-card--link">Community</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">1</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingsilver" title="1 silver badges">1</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-signature owner grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="asked Dec 31 '16 at 01:27">asked Dec 31 '16 at 01:27</time> <a href="../../users/904050/user14717" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/904050.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="user14717" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/904050/user14717" class="s-user-card--link">user14717</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">4,757</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blinggold" title="2 gold badges">2</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingsilver" title="44 silver badges">44</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingbronze" title="68 bronze badges">68</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-layout--right js-post-comments-component"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="answers"> <a name="tab-top"></a> <div id="answers-header"> <div class="answers-subheader grid ai-center mb8"> <div class="grid--cell fl1"> <h2 class="mb0" data-answercount="9">1 Answers<span style="display:none;" itemprop="answerCount">1</span></h2> </div> </div> </div> <a name="41405513"></a> <div id="answer-41405513" class="answer " data-answerid="41405513" data-ownerid="1550696" data-score="2" itemprop="suggestedAnswer" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"> <div class="post-layout"> <div class="votecell post-layout--left"> <div class="js-voting-container grid jc-center fd-column ai-stretch gs4 fc-black-200" data-post-id="41405513"> <button class="js-vote-up-btn grid--cell s-btn s-btnunset c-pointer"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="m0 svg-icon iconArrowUpLg" width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 36 36"><path d="M2 26h32L18 10 2 26z"></path></svg></button> <div class="js-vote-count grid--cell fc-black-500 fs-title grid fd-column ai-center" itemprop="upvoteCount" data-value="2">2</div> </div> </div> <div class="postcell post-layout--right"> <div class="s-prose js-post-body" itemprop="text"><p>As taken from the dat.GUI docs <a class="external-link" href="http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/examples/gui/#8--Custom-Placement" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HERE</a> </p> <pre><code>var gui = new dat.GUI({ autoPlace: false }); var customContainer = document.getElementById('my-gui-container'); customContainer.appendChild(gui.domElement); </code></pre> <p>Adding an empty div with the id <code>my-gui-container</code> then using the code above should allow you to place it anwhere you want. </p> <p>If you want the dat.GUI and the iframe as they would appear if fullscreen, just add the iframe and my-gui-container divs on the same level inside another enclosing div and set the appropriate positions and z-indexes.<br/> eg.</p> <pre><code><div id="iframe-goes-in-here"> <div id="my-gui-container"></div> <iframe></iframe> </div> </code></pre> <p><a class="external-link" href="https://jsfiddle.net/2pha/zka4qkt2/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HERE is a fiddle</a> that demonstrates it. </p> <p><strong>NOTE THOUGH...</strong><br/> Your dat.GUI will not be able to alter a scene in an iframe. </p></div> <div class="mb0"> <div class="mt16 grid gs8 gsy fw-wrap jc-end ai-start pt4 mb16"> <div class="grid--cell mr16 fl1 w96"></div> <div class="post-signature grid--cell"> <div class="user-info "> <div class="user-action-time">edited <span title="2019-06-26T23:26:52.287" class="relativetime">Jun 26 '19 at 23:26</span></div> <div class="user-gravatar32"></div> <div class="user-details" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <span class="d-none" itemprop="name">2pha</span> <div class="-flair"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-signature grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="answered Dec 31 '16 at 04:37">answered Dec 31 '16 at 04:37</time> <a href="../../users/1550696/2pha" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/1550696.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="2pha" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/1550696/2pha" class="s-user-card--link">2pha</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">9,798</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blinggold" title="2 gold badges">2</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingsilver" title="29 silver badges">29</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-bling__bronze" title="43 bronze badges">43</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-layout--right js-post-comments-component"> <div id="comments-41405513" class="comments js-comments-container bt bc-black-075 mt12 " data-post-id="41405513" data-min-length="15"> <ul class="comments-list js-comments-list" data-remaining-comments-count="0" data-canpost="false" data-cansee="true" data-comments-unavailable="false" data-addlink-disabled="true"> <li id="comment-70014168" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="70014168" data-comment-owner-id="904050" data-comment-score="0"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment70014168_41405513"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">Did you try this? I tried it and it didn't work because it also moved the THREE.js scene.</span> – <a href="../../users/904050/user14717" title="4,757 reputation" class="comment-user owner">user14717</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/41404643/place-dat-gui-strictly-inside-three-js-scene-without-iframe#comment70014168_41405513"><span title="2016-12-31T04:59:52.970 License: CC BY-SA 3.0" class="relativetime-clean">Dec 31 '16 at 04:59</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> <li id="comment-70024327" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="70024327" data-comment-owner-id="904050" data-comment-score="0"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment70024327_41405513"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">Ok, but the goal was to not use an iframe at all.</span> – <a href="../../users/904050/user14717" title="4,757 reputation" class="comment-user owner">user14717</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/41404643/place-dat-gui-strictly-inside-three-js-scene-without-iframe#comment70024327_41405513"><span title="2016-12-31T17:47:09.763 License: CC BY-SA 3.0" class="relativetime-clean">Dec 31 '16 at 17:47</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> <li id="comment-70037034" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="70037034" data-comment-owner-id="1550696" data-comment-score="0"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment70037034_41405513"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">I am not sure what you are trying to achieve, but, positioning the dat.GUI is the same as positioning any other html element.</span> – <a href="../../users/1550696/2pha" title="9,798 reputation" class="comment-user ">2pha</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/41404643/place-dat-gui-strictly-inside-three-js-scene-without-iframe#comment70037034_41405513"><span title="2017-01-01T14:58:07.923 License: CC BY-SA 3.0" class="relativetime-clean">Jan 01 '17 at 14:58</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> <li id="comment-70075238" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="70075238" data-comment-owner-id="2389194" data-comment-score="1"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> <span title="number of 'useful comment' votes received" class="warm">1</span> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment70075238_41405513"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">use absolute positioning on HTML canvas with scene. position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 0; z-index: 0;</span> – <a href="../../users/2389194/martin" title="2,575 reputation" class="comment-user ">Martin</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/41404643/place-dat-gui-strictly-inside-three-js-scene-without-iframe#comment70075238_41405513"><span title="2017-01-02T23:49:47.960 License: CC BY-SA 3.0" class="relativetime-clean">Jan 02 '17 at 23:49</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="../../static/js/stack-icons.js"></script> <script src="../../static/js/fromnow.js"></script> </body> </html>