Added caching for geometries

build.gradle.kts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-val dataforgeVersion by extra("0.1.3-dev-9")
+val dataforgeVersion by extra("0.1.3-dev-10")
 
 plugins{
     val kotlinVersion = "1.3.50-eap-5"

dataforge-vis-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/common/VisualGroup.kt

@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-package hep.dataforge.vis.common
-
-import hep.dataforge.meta.Config
-import hep.dataforge.meta.Laminate
-import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
-import hep.dataforge.names.Name
-import hep.dataforge.provider.Provider
-import kotlin.collections.set
-
-/**
- * A display group which allows both named and unnamed children
- */
-open class VisualGroup(
-    override val parent: VisualObject? = null, tagRefs: Array<out Meta> = emptyArray()
-) : VisualObject, Iterable<VisualObject>, Provider {
-
-    private val namedChildren = HashMap<Name, VisualObject>()
-    private val unnamedChildren = ArrayList<VisualObject>()
-
-    override val defaultTarget: String get() = VisualObject.TYPE
-    override val config = Config()
-
-    override val properties: Laminate by lazy {
-        combineProperties(parent, config, tagRefs)
-    }
-
-    override fun iterator(): Iterator<VisualObject> = (namedChildren.values + unnamedChildren).iterator()
-
-    override fun provideTop(target: String): Map<Name, Any> {
-        return when (target) {
-            VisualObject.TYPE -> namedChildren
-            else -> emptyMap()
-        }
-    }
-
-    private data class Listener(val owner: Any?, val callback: (Name?, VisualObject?) -> Unit)
-
-    private val listeners = HashSet<Listener>()
-
-    /**
-     * Add listener for children change
-     */
-    fun onChildrenChange(owner: Any?, action: (Name?, VisualObject?) -> Unit) {
-        listeners.add(Listener(owner, action))
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Remove children change listener
-     */
-    fun removeChildrenChangeListener(owner: Any?) {
-        listeners.removeAll { it.owner === owner }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Add named or unnamed child to the group. If key is [null] the child is considered unnamed. Both key and value are not
-     * allowed to be null in the same time. If name is present and [child] is null, the appropriate element is removed.
-     */
-    operator fun set(name: Name?, child: VisualObject?) {
-        when {
-            name != null -> {
-                if (child == null) {
-                    namedChildren.remove(name)
-                } else {
-                    namedChildren[name] = child
-                }
-                listeners.forEach { it.callback(name, child) }
-            }
-            child != null -> unnamedChildren.add(child)
-            else -> error("Both key and child element are empty")
-        }
-    }
-
-    operator fun set(key: String?, child: VisualObject?) = set(key?.asName(), child)
-
-    /**
-     * Append unnamed child
-     */
-    fun add(child: VisualObject) {
-        unnamedChildren.add(child)
-        listeners.forEach { it.callback(null, child) }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * remove unnamed child
-     */
-    fun remove(child: VisualObject) {
-        unnamedChildren.remove(child)
-        listeners.forEach { it.callback(null, null) }
-    }
-}

dataforge-vis-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/common/VisualLeaf.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package hep.dataforge.vis.common
+
+import hep.dataforge.meta.*
+import hep.dataforge.names.Name
+
+/**
+ * Basic [VisualObject] leaf element
+ */
+open class VisualLeaf(
+    parent: VisualObject? = null,
+    meta: Meta = EmptyMeta
+) : AbstractVisualObject(parent), Configurable {
+
+    val properties = Styled(meta)
+
+    override val config: Config = properties.style
+
+    override fun setProperty(name: Name, value: Any?) {
+        config[name] = value
+    }
+
+    override fun getProperty(name: Name, inherit: Boolean): MetaItem<*>? {
+        return if (inherit) {
+            properties[name] ?: parent?.getProperty(name, inherit)
+        } else {
+            properties[name]
+        }
+    }
+}

dataforge-vis-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/common/VisualObject.kt

@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ package hep.dataforge.vis.common
 
 import hep.dataforge.meta.*
 import hep.dataforge.names.Name
+import hep.dataforge.names.get
+import hep.dataforge.provider.Provider
 import hep.dataforge.provider.Type
-import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualObject.Companion.META_KEY
-import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualObject.Companion.TAGS_KEY
 import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualObject.Companion.TYPE
+import kotlin.collections.set
 
 private fun Laminate.withTop(meta: Meta): Laminate = Laminate(listOf(meta) + layers)
 private fun Laminate.withBottom(meta: Meta): Laminate = Laminate(layers + meta)
@@ -16,88 +17,190 @@ private fun Laminate.withBottom(meta: Meta): Laminate = Laminate(layers + meta)
 @Type(TYPE)
 interface VisualObject : MetaRepr, Configurable {
 
+    val type: String get() = this::class.simpleName ?: TYPE
+
     /**
      * The parent object of this one. If null, this one is a root.
      */
     val parent: VisualObject?
 
     /**
-     * Individual properties configurator
+     * Set property for this object
      */
-    override val config: Config
+    fun setProperty(name: Name, value: Any?)
 
     /**
-     * All properties including inherited ones
+     * Get property including or excluding parent properties
      */
-    val properties: Laminate
+    fun getProperty(name: Name, inherit: Boolean = true): MetaItem<*>?
 
-    override fun toMeta(): Meta = buildMeta {
+    /**
-        "type" to this::class
+     * Manually trigger property changed event. If [name] is empty, notify that the whole object is changed
-        "properties" to properties
+     */
-    }
+    fun propertyChanged(name: Name, before: MetaItem<*>? = null, after: MetaItem<*>? = null): Unit
+
+    /**
+     * Add listener triggering on property change
+     */
+    fun onPropertyChange(owner: Any?, action: (Name, before: MetaItem<*>?, after: MetaItem<*>?) -> Unit): Unit
+
+    /**
+     * Remove change listeners with given owner.
+     */
+    fun removeChangeListener(owner: Any?)
 
     companion object {
         const val TYPE = "visual"
 
-        const val DEFAULT_TYPE = ""
+        //const val META_KEY = "@meta"
-        //const val TYPE_KEY = "@type"
+        //const val TAGS_KEY = "@tags"
-        //const val CHILDREN_KEY = "@children"
-        const val META_KEY = "@meta"
-        const val TAGS_KEY = "@tags"
     }
 }
 
-/**
+internal data class MetaListener(
- * A change listener for [VisualObject] configuration.
+    val owner: Any? = null,
- */
+    val action: (name: Name, oldItem: MetaItem<*>?, newItem: MetaItem<*>?) -> Unit
-fun VisualObject.onChange(owner: Any?, action: (Name, before: MetaItem<*>?, after: MetaItem<*>?) -> Unit) {
+)
-    config.onChange(owner, action)
-    parent?.onChange(owner, action)
-}
-
-/**
- * Remove all meta listeners with matching owners
- */
-fun VisualObject.removeChangeListener(owner: Any?) {
-    config.removeListener(owner)
-    parent?.removeChangeListener(owner)
-}
 
 
-/**
+abstract class AbstractVisualObject(override val parent: VisualObject?) : VisualObject {
- * Additional meta not relevant to display
+    private val listeners = HashSet<MetaListener>()
- */
-val VisualObject.meta: Meta get() = config[META_KEY]?.node ?: EmptyMeta
 
-val VisualObject.tags: List<String> get() = config[TAGS_KEY].stringList
+    override fun propertyChanged(name: Name, before: MetaItem<*>?, after: MetaItem<*>?) {
+        for (l in listeners) {
+            l.action(name, before, after)
+        }
+    }
 
-/**
+    override fun onPropertyChange(owner: Any?, action: (Name, before: MetaItem<*>?, after: MetaItem<*>?) -> Unit) {
- * Basic [VisualObject] leaf element
+        listeners.add(MetaListener(owner, action))
- */
+    }
-open class VisualLeaf(
-    final override val parent: VisualObject?,
-    tagRefs: Array<out Meta>
-) : VisualObject {
-    override val config = Config()
 
-    override val properties: Laminate by lazy {
+    override fun removeChangeListener(owner: Any?) {
-        combineProperties(parent, config, tagRefs)
+        listeners.removeAll { it.owner == owner }
+    }
+
+    private var _config: Config? = null
+    override val config: Config get() = _config ?: Config().also { _config = it }
+
+    override fun setProperty(name: Name, value: Any?) {
+        config[name] = value
+    }
+
+    override fun getProperty(name: Name, inherit: Boolean): MetaItem<*>? {
+        return if (inherit) {
+            _config?.get(name) ?: parent?.getProperty(name, inherit)
+        } else {
+            _config?.get(name)
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected open fun MetaBuilder.updateMeta() {}
+
+    override fun toMeta(): Meta = buildMeta {
+        "type" to type
+        "properties" to _config
+        updateMeta()
     }
 }
 
-internal fun combineProperties(parent: VisualObject?, config: Config, tagRefs: Array<out Meta>): Laminate {
+open class VisualGroup<T : VisualObject>(parent: VisualObject?) : AbstractVisualObject(parent), Iterable<T>, Provider {
-    val list = ArrayList<Meta>(tagRefs.size + 2)
+
-    list += config
+    protected val namedChildren = HashMap<Name, T>()
-    list.addAll(tagRefs)
+    protected val unnamedChildren = ArrayList<T>()
-    parent?.properties?.let { list.add(it) }
+
-    return Laminate(list)
+    override val defaultTarget: String get() = VisualObject.TYPE
+
+    override fun iterator(): Iterator<T> = (namedChildren.values + unnamedChildren).iterator()
+
+    override fun provideTop(target: String): Map<Name, Any> {
+        return when (target) {
+            TYPE -> namedChildren
+            else -> emptyMap()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private data class Listener<T : VisualObject>(val owner: Any?, val callback: (Name?, T?) -> Unit)
+
+    private val listeners = HashSet<Listener<T>>()
+
+    /**
+     * Add listener for children change
+     */
+    fun onChildrenChange(owner: Any?, action: (Name?, T?) -> Unit) {
+        listeners.add(Listener(owner, action))
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Remove children change listener
+     */
+    fun removeChildrenChangeListener(owner: Any?) {
+        listeners.removeAll { it.owner === owner }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add named or unnamed child to the group. If key is [null] the child is considered unnamed. Both key and value are not
+     * allowed to be null in the same time. If name is present and [child] is null, the appropriate element is removed.
+     */
+    operator fun set(name: Name?, child: T?) {
+        when {
+            name != null -> {
+                if (child == null) {
+                    namedChildren.remove(name)
+                } else {
+                    namedChildren[name] = child
+                }
+                listeners.forEach { it.callback(name, child) }
+            }
+            child != null -> unnamedChildren.add(child)
+            else -> error("Both key and child element are empty")
+        }
+    }
+
+    operator fun set(key: String?, child: T?) = set(key?.asName(), child)
+
+    /**
+     * Get named child by name
+     */
+    operator fun get(name: Name): T? = namedChildren[name]
+    /**
+     * Get named child by string
+     */
+    operator fun get(key: String): T? = namedChildren[key]
+    /**
+     * Get an unnamed child
+     */
+    operator fun get(index: Int): T? = unnamedChildren[index]
+
+    /**
+     * Append unnamed child
+     */
+    fun add(child: T) {
+        unnamedChildren.add(child)
+        listeners.forEach { it.callback(null, child) }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * remove unnamed child
+     */
+    fun remove(child: VisualObject) {
+        unnamedChildren.remove(child)
+        listeners.forEach { it.callback(null, null) }
+    }
+
+    protected fun MetaBuilder.updateChildren() {
+        //adding unnamed children
+        "children" to unnamedChildren.map { it.toMeta() }
+        //adding named children
+        namedChildren.forEach {
+            "children[${it.key}" to it.value.toMeta()
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun MetaBuilder.updateMeta() {
+        updateChildren()
+    }
 }
 
-///**
+
-// * A group that could contain both named and unnamed children. Unnamed children could be accessed only via
-// */
-//interface VisualGroup : DisplayObject, Iterable<DisplayObject>, Provider {
-//    override val defaultTarget: String get() = DisplayObject.TARGET
-//
-//    val children
-//}

dataforge-vis-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/common/VisualObjectDelegates.kt

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class DisplayObjectDelegate(
     override fun getValue(thisRef: VisualObject, property: KProperty<*>): MetaItem<*>? {
         val name = key ?: property.name.asName()
         return if (inherited) {
-            thisRef.properties[name]
+            thisRef.getProperty(name)
         } else {
             thisRef.config[name]
         } ?: default
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class DisplayObjectDelegateWrapper<T>(
     override fun getValue(thisRef: VisualObject, property: KProperty<*>): T {
         val name = key ?: property.name.asName()
         return if (inherited) {
-            read(thisRef.properties[name])
+            read(thisRef.getProperty(name))
         } else {
             read(thisRef.config[name])
         } ?: default

dataforge-vis-spatial-fx/src/main/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/FX3DOutput.kt

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial
 import hep.dataforge.context.Context
 import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import hep.dataforge.output.Output
-import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualGroup
+import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualNode
 import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualObject
 import javafx.scene.Group
 import javafx.scene.Node
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class FX3DOutput(override val context: Context) : Output<VisualObject> {
             org.fxyz3d.geometry.Point3D(x.value ?: 0f, y.value ?: 0f, z.value ?: 0f)
         }
         return when (obj) {
-            is VisualGroup -> Group(obj.map { buildNode(it) }).apply {
+            is VisualNode -> Group(obj.map { buildNode(it) }).apply {
                 this.translateXProperty().bind(x)
                 this.translateYProperty().bind(y)
                 this.translateZProperty().bind(z)

dataforge-vis-spatial-fx/src/main/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/RendererDemoApp.kt

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial
 
 import hep.dataforge.context.Global
 import hep.dataforge.meta.number
-import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualGroup
 import javafx.scene.Parent
 import kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ class RendererDemoView : View() {
         center = renderer.canvas.root
     }
 
-    lateinit var group: VisualGroup
+    lateinit var group: VisualGroup3D
 
     init {
 

dataforge-vis-spatial-gdml/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/gdml/GDMLTransformer.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.gdml
+
+import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
+import hep.dataforge.meta.buildMeta
+import hep.dataforge.meta.builder
+import hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.VisualGroup3D
+import scientifik.gdml.GDML
+import scientifik.gdml.GDMLGroup
+import scientifik.gdml.GDMLMaterial
+import scientifik.gdml.GDMLSolid
+import kotlin.random.Random
+
+class GDMLTransformer(val root: GDML) {
+    private val materialCache = HashMap<GDMLMaterial, Meta>()
+    private val random = Random(111)
+
+    /**
+     * A special group for local templates
+     */
+    val templates by lazy { VisualGroup3D() }
+
+    var lUnit: LUnit = LUnit.MM
+    var resolveColor: ColorResolver = { material, _ ->
+        val materialColor = materialCache.getOrPut(material) {
+            buildMeta {
+                "color" to random.nextInt(0, Int.MAX_VALUE)
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (this?.physVolumes?.isEmpty() != false) {
+            materialColor
+        } else {
+            materialColor.builder().apply { "opacity" to 0.5 }
+        }
+    }
+
+    var acceptSolid: (GDMLSolid) -> Boolean = { true }
+    var acceptGroup: (GDMLGroup) -> Boolean = { true }
+
+    fun printStatistics() {
+        println("Solids:")
+        solidCounter.entries.sortedByDescending { it.value }.forEach {
+            println("\t$it")
+        }
+        println(println("Solids total: ${solidCounter.values.sum()}"))
+    }
+
+    private val solidCounter = HashMap<String, Int>()
+
+    internal fun solidAdded(solid: GDMLSolid) {
+        solidCounter[solid.name] = (solidCounter[solid.name] ?: 0) + 1
+    }
+
+    var onFinish: GDMLTransformer.() -> Unit = {}
+
+    internal fun finished() {
+        onFinish(this)
+    }
+
+}

dataforge-vis-spatial-gdml/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/gdml/visualGDML.kt

@@ -1,58 +1,10 @@
 package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.gdml
 
 import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
-import hep.dataforge.meta.buildMeta
-import hep.dataforge.meta.builder
 import hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.*
 import scientifik.gdml.*
 import kotlin.math.cos
 import kotlin.math.sin
-import kotlin.random.Random
-
-
-class GDMLTransformer(val root: GDML) {
-    private val cache = HashMap<GDMLMaterial, Meta>()
-    private val random = Random(111)
-
-    var lUnit: LUnit = LUnit.MM
-    var resolveColor: ColorResolver = { material, _ ->
-        val materialColor = cache.getOrPut(material) {
-            buildMeta {
-                "color" to random.nextInt(0, Int.MAX_VALUE)
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (this?.physVolumes?.isEmpty() != false) {
-            materialColor
-        } else {
-            materialColor.builder().apply { "opacity" to 0.5 }
-        }
-    }
-
-    var acceptSolid: (GDMLSolid) -> Boolean = { true }
-    var acceptGroup: (GDMLGroup) -> Boolean = { true }
-
-    fun printStatistics() {
-        println("Solids:")
-        solidCounter.entries.sortedByDescending { it.value }.forEach {
-            println("\t$it")
-        }
-        println(println("Solids total: ${solidCounter.values.sum()}"))
-    }
-
-    private val solidCounter = HashMap<String, Int>()
-
-    internal fun solidAdded(solid: GDMLSolid) {
-        solidCounter[solid.name] = (solidCounter[solid.name] ?: 0) + 1
-    }
-
-    var onFinish: GDMLTransformer.() -> Unit = {}
-
-    internal fun finished(){
-        onFinish(this)
-    }
-
-}
 
 
 private fun VisualObject3D.withPosition(
@@ -82,7 +34,6 @@ private fun VisualObject3D.withPosition(
 private inline operator fun Number.times(d: Double) = toDouble() * d
 private inline operator fun Number.times(f: Float) = toFloat() * f
 
-
 private fun VisualGroup3D.addSolid(
     context: GDMLTransformer,
     solid: GDMLSolid,
@@ -238,9 +189,12 @@ private fun volume(
             val material = group.materialref.resolve(context.root) ?: GDMLElement(group.materialref.ref)
 
             if (context.acceptSolid(solid)) {
-                addSolid(context, solid, solid.name) {
+                val cachedSolid = context.templates[solid.name]
-                    this.material = context.resolveColor(group, material, solid)
+                    ?: context.templates.addSolid(context, solid, solid.name) {
-                }
+                        this.material = context.resolveColor(group, material, solid)
+                    }
+                val wrapper = Proxy3D(this,cachedSolid)
+                add(wrapper)
             }
 
             when (val vol = group.placement) {
@@ -262,7 +216,7 @@ fun GDML.toVisual(block: GDMLTransformer.() -> Unit = {}): VisualGroup3D {
 
     val context = GDMLTransformer(this).apply(block)
 
-    return volume(context, world).also{
+    return volume(context, world).also {
         context.finished()
     }
 }

dataforge-vis-spatial-gdml/src/jsMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/gdml/demo/GDMLDemoApp.kt

@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ private class GDMLDemoApp : ApplicationBase() {
             launch { message("Converting GDML into DF-VIS format") }
             val visual = gdml.toVisual {
                 lUnit = LUnit.CM
-                acceptSolid = { solid ->
+//                acceptSolid = { solid ->
-                    !solid.name.startsWith("ecal")
+//                    !solid.name.startsWith("ecal")
-                            && !solid.name.startsWith("V")
+//                            && !solid.name.startsWith("V")
-                            && !solid.name.startsWith("U")
+//                            && !solid.name.startsWith("U")
-                }
+//                }
             }
             launch { message("Rendering") }
             val output = three.output(canvas)

dataforge-vis-spatial-gdml/src/jvmMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/gdml/testMain.kt

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fun main() {
     val xml = GDML.format.parse(GDML.serializer(), xmlReader)
     xml.toVisual {
         lUnit = LUnit.CM
-        acceptSolid = { solid -> !solid.name.startsWith("ecal") && !solid.name.startsWith("V") }
+        //acceptSolid = { solid -> !solid.name.startsWith("ecal") && !solid.name.startsWith("V") }
         onFinish = { printStatistics() }
     }
     readLine()

dataforge-vis-spatial-js/src/main/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/three/Materials.kt

@@ -40,21 +40,24 @@ fun MetaItem<*>.color(): Color {
     }
 }
 
+private val materialCache = HashMap<Meta, Material>()
+
 /**
  * Infer Three material based on meta item
  */
 fun Meta?.jsMaterial(): Material {
-    return if(this == null){
+    return if (this == null) {
         Materials.DEFAULT
     } else
-        //TODO add more oprions for material
+    //TODO add more options for material
-        MeshBasicMaterial().apply {
+        return materialCache.getOrPut(this) {
-            color = get("color")?.color()?: Materials.DEFAULT_COLOR
+            MeshBasicMaterial().apply {
-            opacity = get("opacity")?.double ?: 1.0
+                color = get("color")?.color() ?: Materials.DEFAULT_COLOR
-            transparent = get("transparent").boolean ?: (opacity < 1.0)
+                opacity = get("opacity")?.double ?: 1.0
-            //node["specularColor"]?.let { specular = it.color() }
+                transparent = get("transparent").boolean ?: (opacity < 1.0)
-            side = 2
+                //node["specularColor"]?.let { specular = it.color() }
+                side = 2
+            }
         }
-
 }
 

dataforge-vis-spatial-js/src/main/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/three/ThreeCompositeFactory.kt

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class ThreeCompositeFactory(val three: ThreePlugin) : MeshThreeFactory<Composite
         second.updateMatrix()
         val firstCSG = CSG.fromMesh(first)
         val secondCSG = CSG.fromMesh(second)
-        val resultCSG = when (obj.type) {
+        val resultCSG = when (obj.compositeType) {
             CompositeType.UNION -> firstCSG.union(secondCSG)
             CompositeType.INTERSECT -> firstCSG.intersect(secondCSG)
             CompositeType.SUBTRACT -> firstCSG.subtract(secondCSG)

dataforge-vis-spatial-js/src/main/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/three/ThreeConvexFactory.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.three
+
+import hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.Convex
+import info.laht.threekt.external.geometries.ConvexBufferGeometry
+
+object ThreeConvexFactory : MeshThreeFactory<Convex>(Convex::class) {
+    override fun buildGeometry(obj: Convex): ConvexBufferGeometry {
+        val vectors = obj.points.map { it.asVector() }.toTypedArray()
+        return ConvexBufferGeometry(vectors)
+    }
+}

dataforge-vis-spatial-js/src/main/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/three/ThreeFactory.kt

@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.three
 
 import hep.dataforge.meta.boolean
-import hep.dataforge.meta.get
 import hep.dataforge.meta.int
 import hep.dataforge.meta.node
+import hep.dataforge.names.plus
 import hep.dataforge.names.startsWith
 import hep.dataforge.provider.Type
-import hep.dataforge.vis.common.onChange
+import hep.dataforge.vis.common.asName
 import hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.*
 import hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.three.ThreeFactory.Companion.TYPE
-import hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.three.ThreeFactory.Companion.buildMesh
 import info.laht.threekt.core.BufferGeometry
 import info.laht.threekt.core.Object3D
-import info.laht.threekt.external.geometries.ConvexBufferGeometry
 import info.laht.threekt.geometries.EdgesGeometry
 import info.laht.threekt.geometries.WireframeGeometry
 import info.laht.threekt.objects.LineSegments
@@ -31,55 +29,6 @@ interface ThreeFactory<T : VisualObject3D> {
 
     companion object {
         const val TYPE = "threeFactory"
-
-        fun <T : VisualObject3D> buildMesh(obj: T, geometryBuilder: (T) -> BufferGeometry): Mesh {
-            val geometry = geometryBuilder(obj)
-
-            //JS sometimes tries to pass Geometry as BufferGeometry
-            @Suppress("USELESS_IS_CHECK") if (geometry !is BufferGeometry) error("BufferGeometry expected")
-
-            val mesh = Mesh(geometry, obj.material.jsMaterial())
-
-            //inherited edges definition, enabled by default
-            if (obj.properties["edges.enabled"].boolean != false) {
-                val material = obj.properties["edges.material"].node?.jsMaterial() ?: Materials.DEFAULT
-                mesh.add(LineSegments(EdgesGeometry(mesh.geometry as BufferGeometry), material))
-            }
-
-            //inherited wireframe definition, disabled by default
-            if (obj.properties["wireframe.enabled"].boolean == true) {
-                val material = obj.properties["wireframe.material"].node?.jsMaterial() ?: Materials.DEFAULT
-                mesh.add(LineSegments(WireframeGeometry(mesh.geometry as BufferGeometry), material))
-            }
-
-            //set position for mesh
-            mesh.updatePosition(obj)
-
-            obj.config["layer"].int?.let {
-                mesh.layers.set(it)
-            }
-
-            //add listener to object properties
-            obj.onChange(this) { name, _, _ ->
-                if (name.startsWith(VisualObject3D.materialKey)) {
-                    //updated material
-                    mesh.material = obj.material.jsMaterial()
-                } else if (
-                    name.startsWith(VisualObject3D.position) ||
-                    name.startsWith(VisualObject3D.rotation) ||
-                    name.startsWith(VisualObject3D.scale) ||
-                    name == VisualObject3D.visibleKey
-                ) {
-                    //update position of mesh using this object
-                    mesh.updatePosition(obj)
-                } else {
-                    //full update
-                    mesh.geometry = geometryBuilder(obj)
-                    mesh.material = obj.material.jsMaterial()
-                }
-            }
-            return mesh
-        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +39,30 @@ internal fun Object3D.updatePosition(obj: VisualObject3D) {
     position.set(obj.x, obj.y, obj.z)
     setRotationFromEuler(obj.euler)
     scale.set(obj.scaleX, obj.scaleY, obj.scaleZ)
-    visible = obj.visible ?: true
+    updateMatrix()
+}
+
+internal fun <T : VisualObject3D> Mesh.updateFrom(obj: T) {
+    matrixAutoUpdate = false
+
+    //inherited edges definition, enabled by default
+    if (obj.getProperty(MeshThreeFactory.EDGES_ENABLED_KEY).boolean != false) {
+        val material = obj.getProperty(MeshThreeFactory.EDGES_MATERIAL_KEY).node?.jsMaterial() ?: Materials.DEFAULT
+        add(LineSegments(EdgesGeometry(geometry as BufferGeometry), material))
+    }
+
+    //inherited wireframe definition, disabled by default
+    if (obj.getProperty(MeshThreeFactory.WIREFRAME_ENABLED_KEY).boolean == true) {
+        val material = obj.getProperty(MeshThreeFactory.WIREFRAME_MATERIAL_KEY).node?.jsMaterial() ?: Materials.DEFAULT
+        add(LineSegments(WireframeGeometry(geometry as BufferGeometry), material))
+    }
+
+    //set position for mesh
+    updatePosition(obj)
+
+    obj.getProperty(MeshThreeFactory.LAYER_KEY).int?.let {
+        layers.set(it)
+    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -118,6 +90,51 @@ abstract class MeshThreeFactory<T : VisualObject3D>(override val type: KClass<ou
         //create mesh from geometry
         return buildMesh<T>(obj) { buildGeometry(it) }
     }
+
+    companion object {
+        val EDGES_KEY = "edges".asName()
+        val WIREFRAME_KEY = "wireframe".asName()
+        val ENABLED_KEY = "enabled".asName()
+        val EDGES_ENABLED_KEY = EDGES_KEY + ENABLED_KEY
+        val EDGES_MATERIAL_KEY = EDGES_KEY + VisualObject3D.MATERIAL_KEY
+        val WIREFRAME_ENABLED_KEY = WIREFRAME_KEY + ENABLED_KEY
+        val WIREFRAME_MATERIAL_KEY = WIREFRAME_KEY + VisualObject3D.MATERIAL_KEY
+        val LAYER_KEY = "layer".asName()
+
+        fun <T : VisualObject3D> buildMesh(obj: T, geometryBuilder: (T) -> BufferGeometry): Mesh {
+            //TODO add caching for geometries using templates
+            val geometry = geometryBuilder(obj)
+
+            //JS sometimes tries to pass Geometry as BufferGeometry
+            @Suppress("USELESS_IS_CHECK") if (geometry !is BufferGeometry) error("BufferGeometry expected")
+
+            val mesh = Mesh(geometry, obj.material.jsMaterial())
+
+            mesh.updateFrom(obj)
+
+            //add listener to object properties
+            obj.onPropertyChange(this) { name, _, _ ->
+                if (name.startsWith(VisualObject3D.MATERIAL_KEY)) {
+                    //updated material
+                    mesh.material = obj.material.jsMaterial()
+                } else if (
+                    name.startsWith(VisualObject3D.position) ||
+                    name.startsWith(VisualObject3D.rotation) ||
+                    name.startsWith(VisualObject3D.scale)
+                ) {
+                    //update position of mesh using this object
+                    mesh.updatePosition(obj)
+                } else if (name == VisualObject3D.VISIBLE_KEY) {
+                    obj.visible = obj.visible ?: true
+                } else {
+                    //full update
+                    mesh.geometry = geometryBuilder(obj)
+                    mesh.material = obj.material.jsMaterial()
+                }
+            }
+            return mesh
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -129,12 +146,4 @@ object ThreeShapeFactory : MeshThreeFactory<Shape>(Shape::class) {
             ThreeGeometryBuilder().apply { toGeometry(this) }.build()
         }
     }
-}
-
-//FIXME not functional yet
-object ThreeConvexFactory : MeshThreeFactory<Convex>(Convex::class) {
-    override fun buildGeometry(obj: Convex): ConvexBufferGeometry {
-        val vectors = obj.points.map { it.asVector() }.toTypedArray()
-        return ConvexBufferGeometry(vectors)
-    }
 }

dataforge-vis-spatial-js/src/main/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/three/ThreePlugin.kt

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class ThreePlugin : AbstractPlugin() {
 
     private val objectFactories = HashMap<KClass<out VisualObject3D>, ThreeFactory<*>>()
     private val compositeFactory = ThreeCompositeFactory(this)
+    private val proxyFactory = ThreeProxyFactory(this)
 
     init {
         //Add specialized factories here
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ class ThreePlugin : AbstractPlugin() {
         return when (obj) {
             is VisualGroup3D -> Group(obj.mapNotNull {
                 try {
-                    it as VisualObject3D
                     buildObject3D(it)
                 } catch (ex: Throwable) {
                     console.error(ex)
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class ThreePlugin : AbstractPlugin() {
                 updatePosition(obj)
             }
             is Composite -> compositeFactory(obj)
+            is Proxy3D -> proxyFactory(obj)
             else -> {
                 //find specialized factory for this type if it is present
                 val factory = findObjectFactory(obj::class)

dataforge-vis-spatial-js/src/main/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/three/ThreeProxyFactory.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.three
+
+import hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.Proxy3D
+import hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.VisualObject3D
+import info.laht.threekt.core.BufferGeometry
+import info.laht.threekt.core.Object3D
+import info.laht.threekt.objects.Mesh
+
+class ThreeProxyFactory(val three: ThreePlugin) : ThreeFactory<Proxy3D> {
+    private val cache = HashMap<VisualObject3D, Mesh>()
+
+    override val type = Proxy3D::class
+
+    override fun invoke(obj: Proxy3D): Object3D {
+        val templateMesh = cache.getOrPut(obj.template) {
+            three.buildObject3D(obj.template) as Mesh
+        }
+
+        val mesh = Mesh(templateMesh.geometry as BufferGeometry, templateMesh.material)
+        //val mesh = templateMesh.clone()
+
+        mesh.updatePosition(obj)
+        return mesh
+    }
+}

dataforge-vis-spatial/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/Box.kt

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial
 
-import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
-import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualGroup
 import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualObject
 
-class Box(parent: VisualObject?, val xSize: Number, val ySize: Number, val zSize: Number, meta: Array<out Meta>) :
+class Box(parent: VisualObject?, val xSize: Number, val ySize: Number, val zSize: Number) :
-    VisualLeaf3D(parent, meta), Shape {
+    VisualLeaf3D(parent), Shape {
 
     //TODO add helper for color configuration
     override fun <T : Any> toGeometry(geometryBuilder: GeometryBuilder<T>) {
@@ -34,14 +32,10 @@ class Box(parent: VisualObject?, val xSize: Number, val ySize: Number, val zSize
     }
 }
 
-//fun VisualGroup.box(meta: Meta = EmptyMeta, action: Box.() -> Unit = {}) =
+inline fun VisualGroup3D.box(
-//    Box(this, meta).apply(action).also { add(it) }
-
-inline fun VisualGroup.box(
     xSize: Number,
     ySize: Number,
     zSize: Number,
     name: String? = null,
-    vararg meta: Meta,
     action: Box.() -> Unit = {}
-) = Box(this, xSize, ySize, zSize, meta).apply(action).also { set(name, it) }
+) = Box(this, xSize, ySize, zSize).apply(action).also { set(name, it) }

dataforge-vis-spatial/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/Composite.kt

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial
 
-import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import hep.dataforge.meta.isEmpty
 import hep.dataforge.meta.update
-import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualGroup
 import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualObject
 
 enum class CompositeType {
@@ -16,21 +14,19 @@ open class Composite(
     parent: VisualObject?,
     val first: VisualObject3D,
     val second: VisualObject3D,
-    val type: CompositeType = CompositeType.UNION,
+    val compositeType: CompositeType = CompositeType.UNION
-    meta: Array<out Meta>
+) : VisualLeaf3D(parent)
-) : VisualLeaf3D(parent, meta)
 
-fun VisualGroup.composite(
+fun VisualGroup3D.composite(
     type: CompositeType,
     name: String? = null,
-    vararg meta: Meta,
     builder: VisualGroup3D.() -> Unit
 ): Composite {
     val group = VisualGroup3D().apply(builder)
     val children = group.filterIsInstance<VisualObject3D>()
     if (children.size != 2) error("Composite requires exactly two children")
-    return Composite(this, children[0], children[1], type, meta).also {
+    return Composite(this, children[0], children[1], type).also {
-        if( !group.config.isEmpty()) {
+        if (!group.config.isEmpty()) {
             it.config.update(group.config)
         }
         it.position = group.position
@@ -41,11 +37,11 @@ fun VisualGroup.composite(
     }
 }
 
-fun VisualGroup3D.union(name: String? = null, vararg meta: Meta, builder: VisualGroup3D.() -> Unit) =
+fun VisualGroup3D.union(name: String? = null, builder: VisualGroup3D.() -> Unit) =
-    composite(CompositeType.UNION, name, *meta, builder = builder)
+    composite(CompositeType.UNION, name, builder = builder)
 
-fun VisualGroup3D.subtract(name: String? = null, vararg meta: Meta, builder: VisualGroup3D.() -> Unit) =
+fun VisualGroup3D.subtract(name: String? = null, builder: VisualGroup3D.() -> Unit) =
-    composite(CompositeType.SUBTRACT, name, *meta, builder = builder)
+    composite(CompositeType.SUBTRACT, name, builder = builder)
 
-fun VisualGroup3D.intersect(name: String? = null, vararg meta: Meta, builder: VisualGroup3D.() -> Unit) =
+fun VisualGroup3D.intersect(name: String? = null, builder: VisualGroup3D.() -> Unit) =
-    composite(CompositeType.INTERSECT, name, *meta, builder = builder)
+    composite(CompositeType.INTERSECT, name, builder = builder)

dataforge-vis-spatial/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/Convex.kt

@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial
 
-import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
-import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualGroup
 import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualObject
 
-class Convex(parent: VisualObject?, val points: List<Point3D>, meta: Array<out Meta>) : VisualLeaf3D(parent, meta) {
+class Convex(parent: VisualObject?, val points: List<Point3D>) : VisualLeaf3D(parent) {
 
 
     companion object {
@@ -12,8 +10,8 @@ class Convex(parent: VisualObject?, val points: List<Point3D>, meta: Array<out M
     }
 }
 
-fun VisualGroup.convex(vararg meta: Meta, action: ConvexBuilder.() -> Unit = {}) =
+fun VisualGroup3D.convex(action: ConvexBuilder.() -> Unit = {}) =
-    ConvexBuilder().apply(action).build(this, meta).also { add(it) }
+    ConvexBuilder().apply(action).build(this).also { add(it) }
 
 class ConvexBuilder {
     private val points = ArrayList<Point3D>()
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ class ConvexBuilder {
         points.add(Point3D(x, y, z))
     }
 
-    fun build(parent: VisualObject?, meta: Array<out Meta>): Convex {
+    fun build(parent: VisualObject?): Convex {
-        return Convex(parent, points, meta)
+        return Convex(parent, points)
     }
 }

dataforge-vis-spatial/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/Cylinder.kt

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial
 
-import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
-import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualGroup
 import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualObject
 import hep.dataforge.vis.common.number
 import kotlin.math.PI
@@ -9,21 +7,19 @@ import kotlin.math.PI
 /**
  * A cylinder or cut cone segment
  */
-class Cylinder(parent: VisualObject?, var radius: Number, var height: Number, meta: Array<out Meta>) :
+class Cylinder(parent: VisualObject?, var radius: Number, var height: Number) : VisualLeaf3D(parent) {
-    VisualLeaf3D(parent, meta) {
     var upperRadius by number(radius)
     var startAngle by number(0.0)
     var angle by number(2 * PI)
 }
 
-fun VisualGroup.cylinder(
+fun VisualGroup3D.cylinder(
     r: Number,
     height: Number,
     name: String? = null,
-    vararg meta: Meta,
     block: Cylinder.() -> Unit = {}
 ): Cylinder {
-    val cylinder = Cylinder(this, r, height, meta)
+    val cylinder = Cylinder(this, r, height)
     cylinder.apply(block)
     return cylinder.also { set(name, it) }
 }

dataforge-vis-spatial/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/Extruded.kt

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial
 
-import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
-import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualGroup
 import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualObject
 import kotlin.math.PI
 import kotlin.math.cos
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ fun Shape2DBuilder.polygon(vertices: Int, radius: Number) {
 
 data class Layer(var x: Number, var y: Number, var z: Number, var scale: Number)
 
-class Extruded(parent: VisualObject?, meta: Array<out Meta>) : VisualLeaf3D(parent, meta), Shape {
+class Extruded(parent: VisualObject?) : VisualLeaf3D(parent), Shape {
 
     var shape: List<Point2D> = ArrayList()
 
@@ -112,5 +110,5 @@ class Extruded(parent: VisualObject?, meta: Array<out Meta>) : VisualLeaf3D(pare
     }
 }
 
-fun VisualGroup.extrude(name: String? = null, vararg meta: Meta, action: Extruded.() -> Unit = {}) =
+fun VisualGroup3D.extrude(name: String? = null, action: Extruded.() -> Unit = {}) =
-    Extruded(this, meta).apply(action).also { set(name, it) }
+    Extruded(this).apply(action).also { set(name, it) }

dataforge-vis-spatial/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/Proxy3D.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial
+
+import hep.dataforge.meta.MetaBuilder
+import hep.dataforge.meta.MetaItem
+import hep.dataforge.names.Name
+import hep.dataforge.vis.common.AbstractVisualObject
+import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualObject
+
+/**
+ * A proxy [VisualObject3D] to reuse a [template] object
+ */
+class Proxy3D(parent: VisualObject?, val template: VisualObject3D) : AbstractVisualObject(parent), VisualObject3D {
+    override var position: Value3 = Value3()
+    override var rotation: Value3 = Value3()
+    override var scale: Value3 = Value3(1f, 1f, 1f)
+
+    override fun getProperty(name: Name, inherit: Boolean): MetaItem<*>? {
+        return if (inherit) {
+            super.getProperty(name, false) ?: template.getProperty(name, false) ?: parent?.getProperty(name, inherit)
+        } else {
+            super.getProperty(name, false) ?: template.getProperty(name, false)
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun MetaBuilder.updateMeta() {
+        updatePosition()
+    }
+}
+
+inline fun VisualGroup3D.proxy(
+    template: VisualObject3D,
+    name: String? = null,
+    action: Proxy3D.() -> Unit = {}
+) = Proxy3D(this, template).apply(action).also { set(name, it) }

dataforge-vis-spatial/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/Sphere.kt

@@ -1,26 +1,23 @@
 package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial
 
-import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
-import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualGroup
 import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualObject
 import hep.dataforge.vis.common.number
 import kotlin.math.PI
 
-class Sphere(parent: VisualObject?, var radius: Number, meta: Array<out Meta>) : VisualLeaf3D(parent, meta) {
+class Sphere(parent: VisualObject?, var radius: Number) : VisualLeaf3D(parent) {
     var phiStart by number(0.0)
     var phi by number(2 * PI)
     var thetaStart by number(0.0)
     var theta by number(PI)
 }
 
-fun VisualGroup.sphere(
+fun VisualGroup3D.sphere(
     radius: Number,
     phi: Number = 2 * PI,
     theta: Number = PI,
     name: String? = null,
-    vararg meta: Meta,
     action: Sphere.() -> Unit = {}
-) = Sphere(this, radius, meta).apply(action).apply {
+) = Sphere(this, radius).apply(action).apply {
     this.phi = phi.toDouble()
     this.theta = theta.toDouble()
 }.also { set(name, it) }

dataforge-vis-spatial/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/VisualObject3D.kt

@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial
 
 import hep.dataforge.meta.*
-import hep.dataforge.names.Name
 import hep.dataforge.names.plus
 import hep.dataforge.output.Output
+import hep.dataforge.vis.common.AbstractVisualObject
 import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualGroup
-import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualLeaf
 import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualObject
 import hep.dataforge.vis.common.asName
-import hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.VisualObject3D.Companion.detailKey
+import hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.VisualObject3D.Companion.DETAIL_KEY
-import hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.VisualObject3D.Companion.materialKey
+import hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.VisualObject3D.Companion.MATERIAL_KEY
-import hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.VisualObject3D.Companion.visibleKey
+import hep.dataforge.vis.spatial.VisualObject3D.Companion.VISIBLE_KEY
 
 data class Value3(var x: Float = 0f, var y: Float = 0f, var z: Float = 0f)
 
@@ -19,13 +18,22 @@ interface VisualObject3D : VisualObject {
     var rotation: Value3
     var scale: Value3
 
-    fun setProperty(name: Name, value: Any?)
+    fun MetaBuilder.updatePosition() {
-    fun getProperty(name: Name, inherit: Boolean = true): MetaItem<*>?
+        xPos to position.x
+        yPos to position.y
+        zPos to position.z
+        xRotation to rotation.x
+        yRotation to rotation.y
+        zRotation to rotation.z
+        xScale to scale.x
+        yScale to scale.y
+        zScale to scale.z
+    }
 
     companion object {
-        val materialKey = "material".asName()
+        val MATERIAL_KEY = "material".asName()
-        val visibleKey = "visible".asName()
+        val VISIBLE_KEY = "visible".asName()
-        val detailKey = "detail".asName()
+        val DETAIL_KEY = "detail".asName()
 
         val x = "x".asName()
         val y = "y".asName()
@@ -53,64 +61,32 @@ interface VisualObject3D : VisualObject {
     }
 }
 
-open class VisualLeaf3D(parent: VisualObject?, tagRefs: Array<out Meta>) : VisualLeaf(parent, tagRefs), VisualObject3D {
+abstract class VisualLeaf3D(parent: VisualObject?) : AbstractVisualObject(parent), VisualObject3D, Configurable {
     override var position: Value3 = Value3()
     override var rotation: Value3 = Value3()
     override var scale: Value3 = Value3(1f, 1f, 1f)
-
-    private var _config: Config? = null
-    override val config: Config get() = _config ?: Config().also { _config = it }
-
-    override fun setProperty(name: Name, value: Any?) {
-        config[name] = value
-    }
-
-    override fun getProperty(name: Name, inherit: Boolean): MetaItem<*>? {
-        return if (inherit) {
-            config[name] ?: (parent as? VisualObject3D)?.getProperty(name, inherit) ?: parent?.properties[name]
-        } else {
-            _config?.get(name)
-        }
-    }
 }
 
-class VisualGroup3D(
+class VisualGroup3D(parent: VisualObject? = null) : VisualGroup<VisualObject3D>(parent), VisualObject3D, Configurable {
-    parent: VisualObject? = null,
-    tagRefs: Array<out Meta> = emptyArray()
-) : VisualGroup(parent, tagRefs), VisualObject3D {
 
     override var position: Value3 = Value3()
     override var rotation: Value3 = Value3()
     override var scale: Value3 = Value3(1f, 1f, 1f)
 
-    private var _config: Config? = null
+    override fun MetaBuilder.updateMeta() {
-    override val config: Config get() = _config ?: Config().also { _config = it }
+        updatePosition()
-
+        updateChildren()
-    override fun setProperty(name: Name, value: Any?) {
-        config[name] = value
-    }
-
-    override fun getProperty(name: Name, inherit: Boolean): MetaItem<*>? {
-        return if (inherit) {
-            config[name] ?: (parent as? VisualObject3D)?.getProperty(name, inherit) ?: parent?.properties[name]
-        } else {
-            _config?.get(name)
-        }
     }
 }
 
+fun VisualGroup3D.group(key: String? = null, action: VisualGroup3D.() -> Unit = {}): VisualGroup3D =
+    VisualGroup3D(this).apply(action).also { set(key, it) }
 
-fun VisualGroup.group(key: String? = null, vararg meta: Meta, action: VisualGroup3D.() -> Unit = {}): VisualGroup3D =
+fun Output<VisualObject3D>.render(meta: Meta = EmptyMeta, action: VisualGroup3D.() -> Unit) =
-    VisualGroup3D(this, meta).apply(action).also { set(key, it) }
-
-
-fun Output<VisualObject>.render(meta: Meta = EmptyMeta, action: VisualGroup3D.() -> Unit) =
     render(VisualGroup3D().apply(action), meta)
 
-
 // Common properties
 
-
 enum class RotationOrder {
     XYZ,
     YZX,
@@ -132,16 +108,16 @@ var VisualObject3D.rotationOrder: RotationOrder
  * Preferred number of polygons for displaying the object. If not defined, uses shape or renderer default
  */
 var VisualObject3D.detail: Int?
-    get() = getProperty(detailKey).int
+    get() = getProperty(DETAIL_KEY).int
-    set(value) = setProperty(detailKey, value)
+    set(value) = setProperty(DETAIL_KEY, value)
 
 var VisualObject3D.material: Meta?
-    get() = getProperty(materialKey).node
+    get() = getProperty(MATERIAL_KEY).node
-    set(value) = setProperty(materialKey, value)
+    set(value) = setProperty(MATERIAL_KEY, value)
 
 var VisualObject3D.visible: Boolean?
-    get() = getProperty(visibleKey).boolean
+    get() = getProperty(VISIBLE_KEY).boolean
-    set(value) = setProperty(visibleKey, value)
+    set(value) = setProperty(VISIBLE_KEY, value)
 
 fun VisualObject3D.color(rgb: Int) {
     material = buildMeta { "color" to rgb }
@@ -157,11 +133,66 @@ fun VisualObject3D.color(r: Int, g: Int, b: Int) = material {
     "blue" to b
 }
 
-object World {
+var VisualObject3D.x: Number
-    const val CAMERA_INITIAL_DISTANCE = -500.0
+    get() = position.x
-    const val CAMERA_INITIAL_X_ANGLE = -50.0
+    set(value) {
-    const val CAMERA_INITIAL_Y_ANGLE = 0.0
+        position.x = value.toFloat()
-    const val CAMERA_INITIAL_Z_ANGLE = -210.0
+        propertyChanged(VisualObject3D.xPos)
-    const val CAMERA_NEAR_CLIP = 0.1
+    }
-    const val CAMERA_FAR_CLIP = 10000.0
+
-}
+var VisualObject3D.y: Number
+    get() = position.y
+    set(value) {
+        position.y = value.toFloat()
+        propertyChanged(VisualObject3D.yPos)
+    }
+
+var VisualObject3D.z: Number
+    get() = position.z
+    set(value) {
+        position.z = value.toFloat()
+        propertyChanged(VisualObject3D.zPos)
+    }
+
+var VisualObject3D.rotationX: Number
+    get() = rotation.x
+    set(value) {
+        rotation.x = value.toFloat()
+        propertyChanged(VisualObject3D.xRotation)
+    }
+
+var VisualObject3D.rotationY: Number
+    get() = rotation.y
+    set(value) {
+        rotation.y = value.toFloat()
+        propertyChanged(VisualObject3D.xRotation)
+    }
+
+var VisualObject3D.rotationZ: Number
+    get() = rotation.z
+    set(value) {
+        rotation.z = value.toFloat()
+        propertyChanged(VisualObject3D.zRotation)
+    }
+
+var VisualObject3D.scaleX: Number
+    get() = scale.x
+    set(value) {
+        scale.x = value.toFloat()
+        propertyChanged(VisualObject3D.xScale)
+    }
+
+var VisualObject3D.scaleY: Number
+    get() = scale.y
+    set(value) {
+        scale.y = value.toFloat()
+        propertyChanged(VisualObject3D.yScale)
+    }
+
+var VisualObject3D.scaleZ: Number
+    get() = scale.z
+    set(value) {
+        scale.z = value.toFloat()
+        propertyChanged(VisualObject3D.zScale)
+    }
+

dataforge-vis-spatial/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/World.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial
+
+object World {
+    const val CAMERA_INITIAL_DISTANCE = -500.0
+    const val CAMERA_INITIAL_X_ANGLE = -50.0
+    const val CAMERA_INITIAL_Y_ANGLE = 0.0
+    const val CAMERA_INITIAL_Z_ANGLE = -210.0
+    const val CAMERA_NEAR_CLIP = 0.1
+    const val CAMERA_FAR_CLIP = 10000.0
+}

dataforge-vis-spatial/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/visualObjectAccess.kt

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial
-
-var VisualObject3D.x: Number
-    get() = position.x
-    set(value) {position.x = value.toFloat()}
-
-var VisualObject3D.y: Number
-    get() = position.y
-    set(value) {position.y = value.toFloat()}
-
-var VisualObject3D.z: Number
-    get() = position.z
-    set(value) {position.z = value.toFloat()}
-
-var VisualObject3D.rotationX: Number
-    get() = rotation.x
-    set(value) {rotation.x = value.toFloat()}
-
-var VisualObject3D.rotationY: Number
-    get() = rotation.y
-    set(value) {rotation.y = value.toFloat()}
-
-var VisualObject3D.rotationZ: Number
-    get() = rotation.z
-    set(value) {rotation.z = value.toFloat()}
-
-var VisualObject3D.scaleX: Number
-    get() = scale.x
-    set(value) {scale.x = value.toFloat()}
-
-var VisualObject3D.scaleY: Number
-    get() = scale.y
-    set(value) {scale.y = value.toFloat()}
-
-var VisualObject3D.scaleZ: Number
-    get() = scale.z
-    set(value) {scale.z = value.toFloat()}

dataforge-vis-spatial/src/commonTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/ConvexTest.kt

@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@ import hep.dataforge.meta.get
 import hep.dataforge.meta.getAll
 import hep.dataforge.meta.node
 import hep.dataforge.names.toName
-import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualGroup
 import kotlin.test.Test
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 
 class ConvexTest {
     @Test
     fun testConvexBuilder() {
-        val group = VisualGroup().apply {
+        val group = VisualNode().apply {
             convex {
                 point(50, 50, -50)
                 point(50, -50, -50)

dataforge-vis-spatial/src/commonTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/spatial/GroupTest.kt

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package hep.dataforge.vis.spatial
 
 import hep.dataforge.vis.common.Colors
-import hep.dataforge.vis.common.VisualGroup
 import hep.dataforge.vis.common.color
 import kotlin.math.PI
 import kotlin.test.Test
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 class GroupTest {
     @Test
     fun testGroupWithComposite(){
-        val group = VisualGroup().apply{
+        val group = VisualNode().apply{
             union {
                 box(100, 100, 100) {
                     z = 100