Aotu Lab

Mar 24, 2022 · Game Development

Building a Custom NavMesh and A* Pathfinding in Babylon.js

This article walks through creating a navigation mesh and implementing A* pathfinding for a 3D sandbox game using Babylon.js, covering Babylon's built‑in RecastJS features, their limitations, a step‑by‑step custom NavMesh generation, algorithm choices, optimization techniques, and final integration with character movement.