Reference

Precise, factual information for looking things up. API documentation, component catalog, configuration options, and changelogs.

Core APIs

• Needle Engine API - Complete TypeScript API reference
• Built-in Components - Catalog of 100+ components with descriptions
• Component Lifecycle - awake, start, update, onEnable, etc.
• Input Events - Mouse, touch, keyboard handling
• Physics Events - Collisions and triggers
• XR Events - WebXR-specific events
• Time API - Time and deltaTime
• Scripting Examples - Common code patterns
• three.js Documentation - Official three.js API reference

Configuration

• <needle-engine> Web Component - HTML attributes and options
• needle.config.json - Project configuration options
• Vite Plugin Configuration - makeFilesLocal, PWA, build pipeline, and more
• TypeScript Decorators - @serializable, @syncField, and metadata

Templates & Samples

• Project Templates & Samples - Official starter templates and framework samples on GitHub

Tools & Integrations

• Unity Integration - Unity editor integration
• Blender Integration - Blender add-on integration
• Needle Cloud - Official hosting platform and license server
• Needle Inspector - Chrome DevTools extension for three.js scenes
• Needle MCP Server - AI integration for Claude Desktop, Copilot, etc.
• AI Resources - AI assistants and documentation tools

Comparisons

Compare Needle Engine with other 3D web platforms:

• Compare 24+ Platforms - Interactive comparison tool
• vs three.js - Productivity features and optimization
• vs Unity WebGL - Performance and load times
• vs 8th Wall - WebAR capabilities
• vs Spline - Visual editing and deployment
• vs Adobe Aero - AR authoring

Changelogs

Automatically generated from package release notes.

• Needle Engine 🌵 - Core runtime changelog
• gltf-progressive - Progressive loading changelog
• three-animation-pointer - Animation pointer changelog
• Needle MaterialX - MaterialX changelog
• Component Compiler - Component Compiler changelog
• UnityGLTF - UnityGLTF changelog

Help & Legal

• FAQ - Frequently asked questions and troubleshooting
• Pricing - License plans and pricing
• EULA - End user license agreement