SCNView

A view for displaying 3D SceneKit content.

Declaration

class SCNView

Overview

In macOS, SCNView is a subclass of NSView. In iOS and tvOS, SCNView is a subclass of UIView. As part of either operating system’s view hierarchy, an SCNView object provides a place for SceneKit content in your app’s user interface. You can create a SceneKit view by using its init(frame:options:) method or by adding it to a nib file or storyboard. To provide content for a SceneKit view, assign an SCNScene object to its scene property.

For additional important methods and properties for working with SceneKit views, see the SCNSceneRenderer protocol. (You can also render SceneKit content into an arbitrary Metal command queue or OpenGL context using the SCNRenderer class, or into a Core Animation layer on macOS using the SCNLayer class. The SCNSceneRenderer protocol defines functionality common to all three SceneKit rendering classes.)

Topics

Initializing a SceneKit View

Specifying a Scene

scene

Configuring a View

Managing Camera Controls

Playing Action and Animation in a View’s Scene

Capturing a View Snapshot

snapshot()

Working with a View’s OpenGL ES Context

eaglContext

Working with a View’s OpenGL Context

Instance Properties

drawableResizesAsynchronously