@needle-tools/three 0.169.20-experimental.0 → 0.183.2-canary.0

package/src/renderers/webgl/WebGLPrograms.js

@@ -5,23 +5,23 @@ import { WebGLShaderCache } from './WebGLShaderCache.js';
 import { ShaderLib } from '../shaders/ShaderLib.js';
 import { UniformsUtils } from '../shaders/UniformsUtils.js';
 import { ColorManagement } from '../../math/ColorManagement.js';
+import { warn } from '../../utils.js';
 
-function WebGLPrograms( renderer, cubemaps, cubeuvmaps, extensions, capabilities, bindingStates, clipping ) {
+function WebGLPrograms( renderer, environments, extensions, capabilities, bindingStates, clipping ) {
 
 	const _programLayers = new Layers();
 	const _customShaders = new WebGLShaderCache();
 	const _activeChannels = new Set();
 	const programs = [];
+	const programsMap = new Map();
 
 	const logarithmicDepthBuffer = capabilities.logarithmicDepthBuffer;
-	const reverseDepthBuffer = capabilities.reverseDepthBuffer;
-	const SUPPORTS_VERTEX_TEXTURES = capabilities.vertexTextures;
 
 	let precision = capabilities.precision;
 
 	const shaderIDs = {
 		MeshDepthMaterial: 'depth',
-		MeshDistanceMaterial: 'distanceRGBA',
+		MeshDistanceMaterial: 'distance',
 		MeshNormalMaterial: 'normal',
 		MeshBasicMaterial: 'basic',
 		MeshLambertMaterial: 'lambert',
@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@ function WebGLPrograms( renderer, cubemaps, cubeuvmaps, extensions, capabilities
 
 		const fog = scene.fog;
 		const geometry = object.geometry;
-		const environment = material.isMeshStandardMaterial ? scene.environment : null;
+		const environment = ( material.isMeshStandardMaterial || material.isMeshLambertMaterial || material.isMeshPhongMaterial ) ? scene.environment : null;
 
-		const envMap = ( material.isMeshStandardMaterial ? cubeuvmaps : cubemaps ).get( material.envMap || environment );
+		const usePMREM = material.isMeshStandardMaterial || ( material.isMeshLambertMaterial && ! material.envMap ) || ( material.isMeshPhongMaterial && ! material.envMap );
+		const envMap = environments.get( material.envMap || environment, usePMREM );
 		const envMapCubeUVHeight = ( !! envMap ) && ( envMap.mapping === CubeUVReflectionMapping ) ? envMap.image.height : null;
 
 		const shaderID = shaderIDs[ material.type ];
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ function WebGLPrograms( renderer, cubemaps, cubeuvmaps, extensions, capabilities
 
 			if ( precision !== material.precision ) {
 
-				console.warn( 'THREE.WebGLProgram.getParameters:', material.precision, 'not supported, using', precision, 'instead.' );
+				warn( 'WebGLProgram.getParameters:', material.precision, 'not supported, using', precision, 'instead.' );
 
 			}
 
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ function WebGLPrograms( renderer, cubemaps, cubeuvmaps, extensions, capabilities
 		}
 
 		const currentRenderTarget = renderer.getRenderTarget();
+		const reversedDepthBuffer = renderer.state.buffers.depth.getReversed();
 
 		const IS_INSTANCEDMESH = object.isInstancedMesh === true;
 		const IS_BATCHEDMESH = object.isBatchedMesh === true;
@@ -198,7 +200,6 @@ function WebGLPrograms( renderer, cubemaps, cubeuvmaps, extensions, capabilities
 			instancingColor: IS_INSTANCEDMESH && object.instanceColor !== null,
 			instancingMorph: IS_INSTANCEDMESH && object.morphTexture !== null,
 
-			supportsVertexTextures: SUPPORTS_VERTEX_TEXTURES,
 			outputColorSpace: ( currentRenderTarget === null ) ? renderer.outputColorSpace : ( currentRenderTarget.isXRRenderTarget === true ? currentRenderTarget.texture.colorSpace : LinearSRGBColorSpace ),
 			alphaToCoverage: !! material.alphaToCoverage,
 
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ function WebGLPrograms( renderer, cubemaps, cubeuvmaps, extensions, capabilities
 			lightMap: HAS_LIGHTMAP,
 			bumpMap: HAS_BUMPMAP,
 			normalMap: HAS_NORMALMAP,
-			displacementMap: SUPPORTS_VERTEX_TEXTURES && HAS_DISPLACEMENTMAP,
+			displacementMap: HAS_DISPLACEMENTMAP,
 			emissiveMap: HAS_EMISSIVEMAP,
 
 			normalMapObjectSpace: HAS_NORMALMAP && material.normalMapType === ObjectSpaceNormalMap,
@@ -302,11 +303,16 @@ function WebGLPrograms( renderer, cubemaps, cubeuvmaps, extensions, capabilities
 			useFog: material.fog === true,
 			fogExp2: ( !! fog && fog.isFogExp2 ),
 
-			flatShading: material.flatShading === true,
+			flatShading: material.wireframe === false && (
+				material.flatShading === true ||
+				( geometry.attributes.normal === undefined && HAS_NORMALMAP === false &&
+					( material.isMeshLambertMaterial || material.isMeshPhongMaterial || material.isMeshStandardMaterial || material.isMeshPhysicalMaterial )
+				)
+			),
 
 			sizeAttenuation: material.sizeAttenuation === true,
 			logarithmicDepthBuffer: logarithmicDepthBuffer,
-			reverseDepthBuffer: reverseDepthBuffer,
+			reversedDepthBuffer: reversedDepthBuffer,
 
 			skinning: object.isSkinnedMesh === true,
 
@@ -341,6 +347,7 @@ function WebGLPrograms( renderer, cubemaps, cubeuvmaps, extensions, capabilities
 			toneMapping: toneMapping,
 
 			decodeVideoTexture: HAS_MAP && ( material.map.isVideoTexture === true ) && ( ColorManagement.getTransfer( material.map.colorSpace ) === SRGBTransfer ),
+			decodeVideoTextureEmissive: HAS_EMISSIVEMAP && ( material.emissiveMap.isVideoTexture === true ) && ( ColorManagement.getTransfer( material.emissiveMap.colorSpace ) === SRGBTransfer ),
 
 			premultipliedAlpha: material.premultipliedAlpha,
 
@@ -470,49 +477,49 @@ function WebGLPrograms( renderer, cubemaps, cubeuvmaps, extensions, capabilities
 
 		_programLayers.disableAll();
 
-		if ( parameters.supportsVertexTextures )
-			_programLayers.enable( 0 );
 		if ( parameters.instancing )
-			_programLayers.enable( 1 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 0 );
 		if ( parameters.instancingColor )
-			_programLayers.enable( 2 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 1 );
 		if ( parameters.instancingMorph )
-			_programLayers.enable( 3 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 2 );
 		if ( parameters.matcap )
-			_programLayers.enable( 4 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 3 );
 		if ( parameters.envMap )
-			_programLayers.enable( 5 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 4 );
 		if ( parameters.normalMapObjectSpace )
-			_programLayers.enable( 6 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 5 );
 		if ( parameters.normalMapTangentSpace )
-			_programLayers.enable( 7 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 6 );
 		if ( parameters.clearcoat )
-			_programLayers.enable( 8 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 7 );
 		if ( parameters.iridescence )
-			_programLayers.enable( 9 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 8 );
 		if ( parameters.alphaTest )
-			_programLayers.enable( 10 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 9 );
 		if ( parameters.vertexColors )
-			_programLayers.enable( 11 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 10 );
 		if ( parameters.vertexAlphas )
-			_programLayers.enable( 12 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 11 );
 		if ( parameters.vertexUv1s )
-			_programLayers.enable( 13 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 12 );
 		if ( parameters.vertexUv2s )
-			_programLayers.enable( 14 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 13 );
 		if ( parameters.vertexUv3s )
-			_programLayers.enable( 15 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 14 );
 		if ( parameters.vertexTangents )
-			_programLayers.enable( 16 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 15 );
 		if ( parameters.anisotropy )
-			_programLayers.enable( 17 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 16 );
 		if ( parameters.alphaHash )
-			_programLayers.enable( 18 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 17 );
 		if ( parameters.batching )
-			_programLayers.enable( 19 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 18 );
 		if ( parameters.dispersion )
-			_programLayers.enable( 20 );
+			_programLayers.enable( 19 );
 		if ( parameters.batchingColor )
+			_programLayers.enable( 20 );
+		if ( parameters.gradientMap )
 			_programLayers.enable( 21 );
 
 		array.push( _programLayers.mask );
@@ -526,7 +533,7 @@ function WebGLPrograms( renderer, cubemaps, cubeuvmaps, extensions, capabilities
 			_programLayers.enable( 2 );
 		if ( parameters.logarithmicDepthBuffer )
 			_programLayers.enable( 3 );
-		if ( parameters.reverseDepthBuffer )
+		if ( parameters.reversedDepthBuffer )
 			_programLayers.enable( 4 );
 		if ( parameters.skinning )
 			_programLayers.enable( 5 );
@@ -558,8 +565,10 @@ function WebGLPrograms( renderer, cubemaps, cubeuvmaps, extensions, capabilities
 			_programLayers.enable( 18 );
 		if ( parameters.decodeVideoTexture )
 			_programLayers.enable( 19 );
-		if ( parameters.alphaToCoverage )
+		if ( parameters.decodeVideoTextureEmissive )
 			_programLayers.enable( 20 );
+		if ( parameters.alphaToCoverage )
+			_programLayers.enable( 21 );
 
 		array.push( _programLayers.mask );
 
@@ -587,29 +596,19 @@ function WebGLPrograms( renderer, cubemaps, cubeuvmaps, extensions, capabilities
 
 	function acquireProgram( parameters, cacheKey ) {
 
-		let program;
-
-		// Check if code has been already compiled
-		for ( let p = 0, pl = programs.length; p < pl; p ++ ) {
+		let program = programsMap.get( cacheKey );
 
-			const preexistingProgram = programs[ p ];
+		if ( program !== undefined ) {
 
-			if ( preexistingProgram.cacheKey === cacheKey ) {
+			++ program.usedTimes;
 
-				program = preexistingProgram;
-				++ program.usedTimes;
-
-				break;
-
-			}
-
-		}
-
-		if ( program === undefined ) {
+		} else {
 
 			program = new WebGLProgram( renderer, cacheKey, parameters, bindingStates );
 			programs.push( program );
 
+			programsMap.set( cacheKey, program );
+
 		}
 
 		return program;
@@ -625,6 +624,9 @@ function WebGLPrograms( renderer, cubemaps, cubeuvmaps, extensions, capabilities
 			programs[ i ] = programs[ programs.length - 1 ];
 			programs.pop();
 
+			// Remove from map
+			programsMap.delete( program.cacheKey );
+
 			// Free WebGL resources
 			program.destroy();
 

package/src/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderLists.js

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ function painterSortStable( a, b ) {
 
 		return a.material.id - b.material.id;
 
+	} else if ( a.materialVariant !== b.materialVariant ) {
+
+		return a.materialVariant - b.materialVariant;
+
 	} else if ( a.z !== b.z ) {
 
 		return a.z - b.z;
@@ -66,6 +70,15 @@ function WebGLRenderList() {
 
 	}
 
+	function materialVariant( object ) {
+
+		let variant = 0;
+		if ( object.isInstancedMesh ) variant += 2;
+		if ( object.isSkinnedMesh ) variant += 1;
+		return variant;
+
+	}
+
 	function getNextRenderItem( object, geometry, material, groupOrder, z, group ) {
 
 		let renderItem = renderItems[ renderItemsIndex ];
@@ -77,6 +90,7 @@ function WebGLRenderList() {
 				object: object,
 				geometry: geometry,
 				material: material,
+				materialVariant: materialVariant( object ),
 				groupOrder: groupOrder,
 				renderOrder: object.renderOrder,
 				z: z,
@@ -91,6 +105,7 @@ function WebGLRenderList() {
 			renderItem.object = object;
 			renderItem.geometry = geometry;
 			renderItem.material = material;
+			renderItem.materialVariant = materialVariant( object );
 			renderItem.groupOrder = groupOrder;
 			renderItem.renderOrder = object.renderOrder;
 			renderItem.z = z;

package/src/renderers/webgl/WebGLShadowMap.js

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { FrontSide, BackSide, DoubleSide, NearestFilter, PCFShadowMap, VSMShadowMap, RGBADepthPacking, NoBlending } from '../../constants.js';
+import { FrontSide, BackSide, DoubleSide, NearestFilter, LinearFilter, PCFShadowMap, VSMShadowMap, NoBlending, LessEqualCompare, GreaterEqualCompare, DepthFormat, UnsignedIntType, RGFormat, HalfFloatType, FloatType, PCFSoftShadowMap } from '../../constants.js';
 import { WebGLRenderTarget } from '../WebGLRenderTarget.js';
+import { WebGLCubeRenderTarget } from '../WebGLCubeRenderTarget.js';
 import { MeshDepthMaterial } from '../../materials/MeshDepthMaterial.js';
 import { MeshDistanceMaterial } from '../../materials/MeshDistanceMaterial.js';
 import { ShaderMaterial } from '../../materials/ShaderMaterial.js';
@@ -8,9 +9,28 @@ import { BufferGeometry } from '../../core/BufferGeometry.js';
 import { Mesh } from '../../objects/Mesh.js';
 import { Vector4 } from '../../math/Vector4.js';
 import { Vector2 } from '../../math/Vector2.js';
+import { Matrix4 } from '../../math/Matrix4.js';
 import { Frustum } from '../../math/Frustum.js';
+import { DepthTexture } from '../../textures/DepthTexture.js';
+import { CubeDepthTexture } from '../../textures/CubeDepthTexture.js';
 
 import * as vsm from '../shaders/ShaderLib/vsm.glsl.js';
+import { warn } from '../../utils.js';
+import { Vector3 } from '../../math/Vector3.js';
+
+const _cubeDirections = [
+	/*@__PURE__*/ new Vector3( 1, 0, 0 ), /*@__PURE__*/ new Vector3( - 1, 0, 0 ), /*@__PURE__*/ new Vector3( 0, 1, 0 ),
+	/*@__PURE__*/ new Vector3( 0, - 1, 0 ), /*@__PURE__*/ new Vector3( 0, 0, 1 ), /*@__PURE__*/ new Vector3( 0, 0, - 1 )
+];
+
+const _cubeUps = [
+	/*@__PURE__*/ new Vector3( 0, - 1, 0 ), /*@__PURE__*/ new Vector3( 0, - 1, 0 ), /*@__PURE__*/ new Vector3( 0, 0, 1 ),
+	/*@__PURE__*/ new Vector3( 0, 0, - 1 ), /*@__PURE__*/ new Vector3( 0, - 1, 0 ), /*@__PURE__*/ new Vector3( 0, - 1, 0 )
+];
+
+const _projScreenMatrix = /*@__PURE__*/ new Matrix4();
+const _lightPositionWorld = /*@__PURE__*/ new Vector3();
+const _lookTarget = /*@__PURE__*/ new Vector3();
 
 function WebGLShadowMap( renderer, objects, capabilities ) {
 
@@ -21,7 +41,7 @@ function WebGLShadowMap( renderer, objects, capabilities ) {
 
 		_viewport = new Vector4(),
 
-		_depthMaterial = new MeshDepthMaterial( { depthPacking: RGBADepthPacking } ),
+		_depthMaterial = new MeshDepthMaterial(),
 		_distanceMaterial = new MeshDistanceMaterial(),
 
 		_materialCache = {},
@@ -76,6 +96,13 @@ function WebGLShadowMap( renderer, objects, capabilities ) {
 
 		if ( lights.length === 0 ) return;
 
+		if ( this.type === PCFSoftShadowMap ) {
+
+			warn( 'WebGLShadowMap: PCFSoftShadowMap has been deprecated. Using PCFShadowMap instead.' );
+			this.type = PCFShadowMap;
+
+		}
+
 		const currentRenderTarget = renderer.getRenderTarget();
 		const activeCubeFace = renderer.getActiveCubeFace();
 		const activeMipmapLevel = renderer.getActiveMipmapLevel();
@@ -84,14 +111,47 @@ function WebGLShadowMap( renderer, objects, capabilities ) {
 
 		// Set GL state for depth map.
 		_state.setBlending( NoBlending );
-		_state.buffers.color.setClear( 1, 1, 1, 1 );
+
+		if ( _state.buffers.depth.getReversed() === true ) {
+
+			_state.buffers.color.setClear( 0, 0, 0, 0 );
+
+		} else {
+
+			_state.buffers.color.setClear( 1, 1, 1, 1 );
+
+		}
+
 		_state.buffers.depth.setTest( true );
 		_state.setScissorTest( false );
 
 		// check for shadow map type changes
 
-		const toVSM = ( _previousType !== VSMShadowMap && this.type === VSMShadowMap );
-		const fromVSM = ( _previousType === VSMShadowMap && this.type !== VSMShadowMap );
+		const typeChanged = _previousType !== this.type;
+
+		// When shadow map type changes, materials need recompilation because sampler types change
+		// (sampler2DShadow for PCF vs sampler2D for Basic)
+		if ( typeChanged ) {
+
+			scene.traverse( function ( object ) {
+
+				if ( object.material ) {
+
+					if ( Array.isArray( object.material ) ) {
+
+						object.material.forEach( mat => mat.needsUpdate = true );
+
+					} else {
+
+						object.material.needsUpdate = true;
+
+					}
+
+				}
+
+			} );
+
+		}
 
 		// render depth map
 
@@ -102,7 +162,7 @@ function WebGLShadowMap( renderer, objects, capabilities ) {
 
 			if ( shadow === undefined ) {
 
-				console.warn( 'THREE.WebGLShadowMap:', light, 'has no shadow.' );
+				warn( 'WebGLShadowMap:', light, 'has no shadow.' );
 				continue;
 
 			}
@@ -137,42 +197,154 @@ function WebGLShadowMap( renderer, objects, capabilities ) {
 
 			}
 
-			if ( shadow.map === null || toVSM === true || fromVSM === true ) {
+			const reversedDepthBuffer = renderer.state.buffers.depth.getReversed();
+			shadow.camera._reversedDepth = reversedDepthBuffer;
 
-				const pars = ( this.type !== VSMShadowMap ) ? { minFilter: NearestFilter, magFilter: NearestFilter } : {};
+			if ( shadow.map === null || typeChanged === true ) {
 
 				if ( shadow.map !== null ) {
 
+					if ( shadow.map.depthTexture !== null ) {
+
+						shadow.map.depthTexture.dispose();
+						shadow.map.depthTexture = null;
+
+					}
+
 					shadow.map.dispose();
 
 				}
 
-				shadow.map = new WebGLRenderTarget( _shadowMapSize.x, _shadowMapSize.y, pars );
-				shadow.map.texture.name = light.name + '.shadowMap';
+				if ( this.type === VSMShadowMap ) {
+
+					if ( light.isPointLight ) {
+
+						warn( 'WebGLShadowMap: VSM shadow maps are not supported for PointLights. Use PCF or BasicShadowMap instead.' );
+						continue;
+
+					}
+
+					shadow.map = new WebGLRenderTarget( _shadowMapSize.x, _shadowMapSize.y, {
+						format: RGFormat,
+						type: HalfFloatType,
+						minFilter: LinearFilter,
+						magFilter: LinearFilter,
+						generateMipmaps: false
+					} );
+					shadow.map.texture.name = light.name + '.shadowMap';
+
+					// Native depth texture for VSM - depth is captured here, then blurred into the color texture
+					shadow.map.depthTexture = new DepthTexture( _shadowMapSize.x, _shadowMapSize.y, FloatType );
+					shadow.map.depthTexture.name = light.name + '.shadowMapDepth';
+					shadow.map.depthTexture.format = DepthFormat;
+					shadow.map.depthTexture.compareFunction = null; // For regular sampling (not shadow comparison)
+					shadow.map.depthTexture.minFilter = NearestFilter;
+					shadow.map.depthTexture.magFilter = NearestFilter;
+
+				} else {
+
+					if ( light.isPointLight ) {
+
+						shadow.map = new WebGLCubeRenderTarget( _shadowMapSize.x );
+						shadow.map.depthTexture = new CubeDepthTexture( _shadowMapSize.x, UnsignedIntType );
+
+					} else {
+
+						shadow.map = new WebGLRenderTarget( _shadowMapSize.x, _shadowMapSize.y );
+						shadow.map.depthTexture = new DepthTexture( _shadowMapSize.x, _shadowMapSize.y, UnsignedIntType );
+
+					}
+
+					shadow.map.depthTexture.name = light.name + '.shadowMap';
+					shadow.map.depthTexture.format = DepthFormat;
+
+					if ( this.type === PCFShadowMap ) {
+
+						shadow.map.depthTexture.compareFunction = reversedDepthBuffer ? GreaterEqualCompare : LessEqualCompare;
+						shadow.map.depthTexture.minFilter = LinearFilter;
+						shadow.map.depthTexture.magFilter = LinearFilter;
+
+					} else {
+
+						shadow.map.depthTexture.compareFunction = null;
+						shadow.map.depthTexture.minFilter = NearestFilter;
+						shadow.map.depthTexture.magFilter = NearestFilter;
+
+					}
+
+				}
 
 				shadow.camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
 
 			}
 
-			renderer.setRenderTarget( shadow.map );
-			renderer.clear();
+			// For cube render targets (PointLights), render all 6 faces. Otherwise, render once.
+			const faceCount = shadow.map.isWebGLCubeRenderTarget ? 6 : 1;
+
+			for ( let face = 0; face < faceCount; face ++ ) {
+
+				// For cube render targets, render to each face separately
+				if ( shadow.map.isWebGLCubeRenderTarget ) {
+
+					renderer.setRenderTarget( shadow.map, face );
+					renderer.clear();
 
-			const viewportCount = shadow.getViewportCount();
+				} else {
 
-			for ( let vp = 0; vp < viewportCount; vp ++ ) {
+					// For 2D render targets, use viewports
+					if ( face === 0 ) {
 
-				const viewport = shadow.getViewport( vp );
+						renderer.setRenderTarget( shadow.map );
+						renderer.clear();
 
-				_viewport.set(
-					_viewportSize.x * viewport.x,
-					_viewportSize.y * viewport.y,
-					_viewportSize.x * viewport.z,
-					_viewportSize.y * viewport.w
-				);
+					}
+
+					const viewport = shadow.getViewport( face );
+
+					_viewport.set(
+						_viewportSize.x * viewport.x,
+						_viewportSize.y * viewport.y,
+						_viewportSize.x * viewport.z,
+						_viewportSize.y * viewport.w
+					);
+
+					_state.viewport( _viewport );
+
+				}
+
+				if ( light.isPointLight ) {
+
+					const camera = shadow.camera;
+					const shadowMatrix = shadow.matrix;
+
+					const far = light.distance || camera.far;
+
+					if ( far !== camera.far ) {
 
-				_state.viewport( _viewport );
+						camera.far = far;
+						camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
 
-				shadow.updateMatrices( light, vp );
+					}
+
+					_lightPositionWorld.setFromMatrixPosition( light.matrixWorld );
+					camera.position.copy( _lightPositionWorld );
+
+					_lookTarget.copy( camera.position );
+					_lookTarget.add( _cubeDirections[ face ] );
+					camera.up.copy( _cubeUps[ face ] );
+					camera.lookAt( _lookTarget );
+					camera.updateMatrixWorld();
+
+					shadowMatrix.makeTranslation( - _lightPositionWorld.x, - _lightPositionWorld.y, - _lightPositionWorld.z );
+
+					_projScreenMatrix.multiplyMatrices( camera.projectionMatrix, camera.matrixWorldInverse );
+					shadow._frustum.setFromProjectionMatrix( _projScreenMatrix, camera.coordinateSystem, camera.reversedDepth );
+
+				} else {
+
+					shadow.updateMatrices( light );
+
+				}
 
 				_frustum = shadow.getFrustum();
 
@@ -216,13 +388,16 @@ function WebGLShadowMap( renderer, objects, capabilities ) {
 
 		if ( shadow.mapPass === null ) {
 
-			shadow.mapPass = new WebGLRenderTarget( _shadowMapSize.x, _shadowMapSize.y );
+			shadow.mapPass = new WebGLRenderTarget( _shadowMapSize.x, _shadowMapSize.y, {
+				format: RGFormat,
+				type: HalfFloatType
+			} );
 
 		}
 
-		// vertical pass
+		// vertical pass - read from native depth texture
 
-		shadowMaterialVertical.uniforms.shadow_pass.value = shadow.map.texture;
+		shadowMaterialVertical.uniforms.shadow_pass.value = shadow.map.depthTexture;
 		shadowMaterialVertical.uniforms.resolution.value = shadow.mapSize;
 		shadowMaterialVertical.uniforms.radius.value = shadow.radius;
 		renderer.setRenderTarget( shadow.mapPass );
@@ -257,7 +432,8 @@ function WebGLShadowMap( renderer, objects, capabilities ) {
 			if ( ( renderer.localClippingEnabled && material.clipShadows === true && Array.isArray( material.clippingPlanes ) && material.clippingPlanes.length !== 0 ) ||
 				( material.displacementMap && material.displacementScale !== 0 ) ||
 				( material.alphaMap && material.alphaTest > 0 ) ||
-				( material.map && material.alphaTest > 0 ) ) {
+				( material.map && material.alphaTest > 0 ) ||
+				( material.alphaToCoverage === true ) ) {
 
 				// in this case we need a unique material instance reflecting the
 				// appropriate state
@@ -303,7 +479,7 @@ function WebGLShadowMap( renderer, objects, capabilities ) {
 		}
 
 		result.alphaMap = material.alphaMap;
-		result.alphaTest = material.alphaTest;
+		result.alphaTest = ( material.alphaToCoverage === true ) ? 0.5 : material.alphaTest; // approximate alphaToCoverage by using a fixed alphaTest value
 		result.map = material.map;
 
 		result.clipShadows = material.clipShadows;