# Depthmap when material.pointsCloud=true depth of vertice are all 1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Created:** [October 25, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/depthmap-when-material-pointscloud-true-depth-of-vertice-are-all-1/45189 "2023-10-25T15:30:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85f322/32.png) [@troy](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/troy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/depthmap-when-material-pointscloud-true-depth-of-vertice-are-all-1/45189/1 "2023-10-25T15:30:45Z")
set sphere material.pointsCloud=false ![depth1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/uploads/babylonjs/original/3X/f/1/f18f6d9211fa54e5c8e49873212fc97bfe88e976.png) depth is correct after set material.pointsCloud=true ![depth2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/uploads/babylonjs/original/3X/5/4/54d371eca7356f8126227ea890b9fd782494d7ff.png) anyway to ge the vertice depth ---
**Author:** ![sebavan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/sebavan/32/57_2.png) [@sebavan](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/sebavan)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/depthmap-when-material-pointscloud-true-depth-of-vertice-are-all-1/45189/2 "2023-10-25T19:28:20Z")
Can you share a repro in the playground ? This would help a lot addressing the issue. ---
**Author:** ![troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85f322/32.png) [@troy](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/troy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/depthmap-when-material-pointscloud-true-depth-of-vertice-are-all-1/45189/3 "2023-10-25T21:06:24Z")
thanks > **[Babylon.js Playground](https://playground.babylonjs.com/#WJXQP0%231946)** > > Babylon.js playground is a live editor for Babylon.js WebGL 3D scenes ![depth3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/uploads/babylonjs/original/3X/4/d/4d1b28c00a8697408c206a43b61d313b5fb0cde3.png) > **[Babylon.js Playground](https://playground.babylonjs.com/#WJXQP0%231944)** > > Babylon.js playground is a live editor for Babylon.js WebGL 3D scenes ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/uploads/babylonjs/original/3X/7/7/77fc6397c4432eed0dc7a3e4cf48b65a252cbfb1.png) ---
**Author:** ![Evgeni\_Popov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/evgeni_popov/32/4432_2.png) [@Evgeni\_Popov](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Evgeni_Popov)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/depthmap-when-material-pointscloud-true-depth-of-vertice-are-all-1/45189/4 "2023-10-26T11:40:25Z")
Assigned @Evgeni\_Popov on October 26, 2023, 11:40am UTC ---
**Author:** ![Evgeni\_Popov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/evgeni_popov/32/4432_2.png) [@Evgeni\_Popov](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Evgeni_Popov)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/depthmap-when-material-pointscloud-true-depth-of-vertice-are-all-1/45189/5 "2023-10-26T11:45:11Z")
Unassigned @Evgeni\_Popov on October 26, 2023, 11:45am UTC ---
**Author:** ![Evgeni\_Popov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/evgeni_popov/32/4432_2.png) [@Evgeni\_Popov](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Evgeni_Popov)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/depthmap-when-material-pointscloud-true-depth-of-vertice-are-all-1/45189/6 "2023-10-26T11:45:17Z")
See: > [@DepthRenderer with PointsCloudSystem](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/depthrenderer-with-pointscloudsystem/38697): > > Hello, I am new to BabylonJS. I want to get the depth buffer from a PointsCloudSystem but when rendering the depth buffer I get nothing. There is a PG with a minimal example [https://playground.babylonjs.com/#RCUHJA#120](https://playground.babylonjs.com/#RCUHJA#120). Solid particles work fine but are not a viable solution to my use case. I found a similar [example](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/point-cloud-system-size-attenuation/31811) where a custom material is used but I wonder if it is possible to use the default material or there is something special about the PointsCloudSystem that needs special handling. Tha…