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Tracing Beam

A Beam that follows the path of an SVG as the user scrolls. Adjusts beam length with scroll speed.

React

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Installation

Install dependencies

npm i framer-motion clsx tailwind-merge

Add util file

lib/utils.ts
import { ClassValue, clsx } from "clsx";
import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
 
export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
  return twMerge(clsx(inputs));
}

Add the following code in tailwind.config.js file

const defaultTheme = require("tailwindcss/defaultTheme");
const colors = require("tailwindcss/colors");
const {
  default: flattenColorPalette,
} = require("tailwindcss/lib/util/flattenColorPalette");
 
/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
module.exports = {
  content: ["./src/**/*.{ts,tsx}"],
  darkMode: "class",
  theme: {
    // rest of the code
  },
  plugins: [
    // rest of the code
    addVariablesForColors,
  ],
};
 
// This plugin adds each Tailwind color as a global CSS variable, e.g. var(--gray-200).
function addVariablesForColors({ addBase, theme }: any) {
  let allColors = flattenColorPalette(theme("colors"));
  let newVars = Object.fromEntries(
    Object.entries(allColors).map(([key, val]) => [`--${key}`, val])
  );
 
  addBase({
    ":root": newVars,
  });
}

Copy the source code

components/ui/tracing-beam.tsx

"use client";
import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
import {
  motion,
  useTransform,
  useScroll,
  useVelocity,
  useSpring,
} from "framer-motion";
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 
export const TracingBeam = ({
  children,
  className,
}: {
  children: React.ReactNode;
  className?: string;
}) => {
  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
  const { scrollYProgress } = useScroll({
    target: ref,
    offset: ["start start", "end start"],
  });
 
  const contentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
  const [svgHeight, setSvgHeight] = useState(0);
 
  useEffect(() => {
    if (contentRef.current) {
      setSvgHeight(contentRef.current.offsetHeight);
    }
  }, []);
 
  const y1 = useSpring(
    useTransform(scrollYProgress, [0, 0.8], [50, svgHeight]),
    {
      stiffness: 500,
      damping: 90,
    }
  );
  const y2 = useSpring(
    useTransform(scrollYProgress, [0, 1], [50, svgHeight - 200]),
    {
      stiffness: 500,
      damping: 90,
    }
  );
 
  return (
    <motion.div
      ref={ref}
      className={cn("relative w-full max-w-4xl mx-auto h-full", className)}
    >
      <div className="absolute -left-4 md:-left-20 top-3">
        <motion.div
          transition={{
            duration: 0.2,
            delay: 0.5,
          }}
          animate={{
            boxShadow:
              scrollYProgress.get() > 0
                ? "none"
                : "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24) 0px 3px 8px",
          }}
          className="ml-[27px] h-4 w-4 rounded-full border border-netural-200 shadow-sm flex items-center justify-center"
        >
          <motion.div
            transition={{
              duration: 0.2,
              delay: 0.5,
            }}
            animate={{
              backgroundColor:
                scrollYProgress.get() > 0 ? "white" : "var(--emerald-500)",
              borderColor:
                scrollYProgress.get() > 0 ? "white" : "var(--emerald-600)",
            }}
            className="h-2 w-2  rounded-full border border-neutral-300 bg-white"
          />
        </motion.div>
        <svg
          viewBox={`0 0 20 ${svgHeight}`}
          width="20"
          height={svgHeight} // Set the SVG height
          className=" ml-4 block"
          aria-hidden="true"
        >
          <motion.path
            d={`M 1 0V -36 l 18 24 V ${svgHeight * 0.8} l -18 24V ${svgHeight}`}
            fill="none"
            stroke="#9091A0"
            strokeOpacity="0.16"
            transition={{
              duration: 10,
            }}
          ></motion.path>
          <motion.path
            d={`M 1 0V -36 l 18 24 V ${svgHeight * 0.8} l -18 24V ${svgHeight}`}
            fill="none"
            stroke="url(#gradient)"
            strokeWidth="1.25"
            className="motion-reduce:hidden"
            transition={{
              duration: 10,
            }}
          ></motion.path>
          <defs>
            <motion.linearGradient
              id="gradient"
              gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse"
              x1="0"
              x2="0"
              y1={y1} // set y1 for gradient
              y2={y2} // set y2 for gradient
            >
              <stop stopColor="#18CCFC" stopOpacity="0"></stop>
              <stop stopColor="#18CCFC"></stop>
              <stop offset="0.325" stopColor="#6344F5"></stop>
              <stop offset="1" stopColor="#AE48FF" stopOpacity="0"></stop>
            </motion.linearGradient>
          </defs>
        </svg>
      </div>
      <div ref={contentRef}>{children}</div>
    </motion.div>
  );
};

Props

Prop nameTypeDescription
classNamestringThe class name of the child component.
childrenReact.ReactNodeThe contents of your page
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