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Pin on a world point

A name hung on a point of the home world that follows the camera: a marker, a leader up to the label, and an optional second line.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Range	What it does
at (Can change over time)	vec3	0, -1, 4.5	-5000, -5000, -500 to 5000, 5000, 5000	the point named: metres along the shore, inland of home’s door, and height over the groundCan change over time
text	text	Home	– to 60	the name, on the first line
subtitle	text	–	– to 60	a smaller second line, such as a height or a date; empty for none
lift	number	0.16	0.04 to 0.4	how high the label hangs over the point on the frame, a share of the frame’s height
side	choice	right	right, left	which way the label’s shelf runs from the leader
marker	choice	ring	ring, dot, diamond	what sits on the point
leader	choice	stem	stem, angled	a straight stem up to the shelf, or a slanted line
ground	bool	false	–	also draw a thin line from the point down to the ground beneath it
fadeEdge	number	0.06	0.01 to 0.2	how far in from the frame’s edge the pin starts to fade, a share of the frame’s height
size	number	0.05	0.035 to 0.1	the name’s height, a share of the frame’s height
ink	color	#f3f0e8	–	words, numbers, ticks and outlines
accent	color	#4fb8e8	–	the live value, the fill, what is highlighted
font	choice	sans	sans, serif, mono	the face of the name
backing	number	0.35	0 to 1	how dark the panel behind the label is; 0 for none (then the words get a soft shadow)
reveal	number	0.8	0 to 5 s	how long the marker, the leader and the words take to draw in; 0 shows it all at once

film.js

elements: { 'world-pin': { at: [0, -1, 4.5], text: 'Home' } }

Ask your agent to put it in a film. It finds the element by name.