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Can I use an <code><iframe></code> element as a source for a texture in WebGL/three.js in <a class="external-link" href="https://aframe.io" rel="noreferrer">https://aframe.io</a>?</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/webgl" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'webgl'" rel="tag">webgl</a> <a href="../../questions/tagged/webvr" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'webvr'" rel="tag">webvr</a> <a href="../../questions/tagged/aframe" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'aframe'" rel="tag">aframe</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 Apr 04 '16 at 11:02">edited Apr 04 '16 at 11:02</time> <a href="../../users/1016716/mr-lister" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/1016716.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="Mr Lister" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/1016716/mr-lister" class="s-user-card--link">Mr Lister</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">45,515</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blinggold" title="15 gold badges">15</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingsilver" title="108 silver badges">108</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingbronze" title="150 bronze badges">150</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 Mar 29 '16 at 17:03">asked Mar 29 '16 at 17:03</time> <a href="../../users/5965986/ngokevin" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/5965986.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="ngokevin" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/5965986/ngokevin" class="s-user-card--link">ngokevin</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">12,980</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blinggold" title="2 gold badges">2</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingsilver" title="38 silver badges">38</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingbronze" title="84 bronze badges">84</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">2 Answers<span style="display:none;" itemprop="answerCount">2</span></h2> </div> </div> </div> <a name="36301432"></a> <div id="answer-36301432" class="answer accepted-answer" data-answerid="36301432" data-ownerid="128511" data-score="7" itemprop="acceptedAnswer" 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="36301432"> <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="7">7</div> <div class="js-accepted-answer-indicator grid--cell fc-green-500 py6 mtn8"><div class="ta-center"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="svg-icon iconCheckmarkLg" width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 36 36"><path d="m6 14 8 8L30 6v8L14 30l-8-8v-8z"></path></svg></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="postcell post-layout--right"> <div class="s-prose js-post-body" itemprop="text"><p>You can't use iframes or any other HTML element inside WebGL as it would be a security risk. People could read passwords and other private info from the textures.</p> <p>you can however find creative solutions <a class="external-link" href="http://learningthreejs.com/blog/2013/04/30/closing-the-gap-between-html-and-webgl/" rel="noreferrer">like this one</a> which is the first hit of googling "iframe webgl".</p> <p>You do it by putting a iframe behind a webgl canvas, using 3d math <em>cut a hole</em> (draw transparent pixels) where you need the iframe to show through by using a 2d plane that represents the iframe. Then use 3D css to position the iframe element to match the plane.</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="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="answered Mar 30 '16 at 06:38">answered Mar 30 '16 at 06:38</time> <a href="../../users/128511/gman" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/128511.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="gman" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/128511/gman" class="s-user-card--link">gman</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">100,619</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blinggold" title="31 gold badges">31</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingsilver" title="269 silver badges">269</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-bling__bronze" title="393 bronze badges">393</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-layout--right js-post-comments-component"> <div id="comments-36301432" class="comments js-comments-container bt bc-black-075 mt12 " data-post-id="36301432" 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-65360193" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="65360193" data-comment-owner-id="5965986" data-comment-score="2"> <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">2</span> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment65360193_36301432"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">Note that this won't work for VR, stereoscopic modes, and it cannot be shaded. So it is not very useful.</span> – <a href="../../users/5965986/ngokevin" title="12,980 reputation" class="comment-user owner">ngokevin</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/36290628/how-do-i-display-iframe-s-as-a-texture-in-a-frame#comment65360193_36301432"><span title="2016-08-17T18:55:07.387 License: CC BY-SA 3.0" class="relativetime-clean">Aug 17 '16 at 18:55</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a name="36290629"></a> <div id="answer-36290629" class="answer " data-answerid="36290629" data-ownerid="5965986" data-score="1" 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="36290629"> <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> </div> </div> <div class="postcell post-layout--right"> <div class="s-prose js-post-body" itemprop="text"><p>No. Currently as a limitation of the browser, <code><iframe></code>s can not be displayed within A-Frame, used as a texture, or be mixed with WebGL or WebVR.</p> <p>While it is possible to <a class="external-link" href="http://learningthreejs.com/blog/2013/04/30/closing-the-gap-between-html-and-webgl/" rel="nofollow">overlay an iframe on top of the scene</a>, it won’t display properly in stereoscopic mode (VR) with proper distortion, and it won’t be properly shaded. </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="2016-08-17T18:55:32.683" class="relativetime">Aug 17 '16 at 18:55</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">ngokevin</span> <div class="-flair"></div> </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="answered Mar 29 '16 at 17:03">answered Mar 29 '16 at 17:03</time> <a href="../../users/5965986/ngokevin" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/5965986.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="ngokevin" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/5965986/ngokevin" class="s-user-card--link">ngokevin</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">12,980</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blinggold" title="2 gold badges">2</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingsilver" title="38 silver badges">38</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-bling__bronze" title="84 bronze badges">84</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-layout--right js-post-comments-component"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="../../static/js/stack-icons.js"></script> <script src="../../static/js/fromnow.js"></script> </body> </html>