Dot Cascade

2.5D

The orb holds still while each row of dots takes a full 360° turn, one after another from top to bottom, so a staggered wave rolls down the sphere.

dot-cascade.tsx

Installation

Install with the shadcn CLI, or copy the component file. It only needs React.

npx shadcn@latest add https://your-domain.com/r/dot-cascade.json

Updates live with the parameters you set.

import { DotCascade } from "@/components/dot-cascade";

export function Thinking() {
  return (
    <DotCascade />
  );
}

Prop	Type	Default	Description
pattern	"rings" \| "fibonacci" \| "grid"	"rings"	How the dots are laid out on the sphere.
dotSize	number	3	Diameter of the front dots in px. Back dots scale down automatically.
density	number	12	Rows of dots. Higher means more dots.
size	number	160	Width and height of the orb in px.
duration	number	1.4	Seconds each row takes to complete its 360° turn.
stagger	number	0.08	Seconds between one row starting and the row below it.
gap	number	0.6	Seconds the orb rests after the bottom row finishes, before the next wave.
direction	"left" \| "right"	"left"	Spin direction around the vertical axis.
tilt	number	18	Lean toward the viewer in degrees, so the top shows.
backOpacity	number	0.2	Opacity of the furthest dots. Front dots are always fully opaque.
color	string	"#e4e4e7"	Dot color.
paused	boolean	false	Coast to a stop on the current frame without unmounting. Turning it off eases back up to speed.
label	string	"Thinking"	Accessible name; the wrapper is role="status".
className / style	—	—	Spread onto the wrapper div, along with any other div props.