Apply GIF to SCNPlane - swift

Question

Right now my Swift code creates a SCNPlane with an image called we.jpg. What I would like to do is to replace we.jpg with a ball.gif. material.diffuse.contents is where the UIImage is attached to the SCNPlane.
let planeGeometry = SCNPlane(width: 0.2, height: 0.35)
let material = SCNMaterial()
material.diffuse.contents = UIImage(named: "we.jpg")
planeGeometry.materials = [material]

Answer 1

You can easily replace SCNPlane's .jpg texture with .gif texture. But remember that in SceneKit there's no support for animated GIF textures.
Here's a code:
import ARKit
import SceneKit
class ViewController: UIViewController {
#IBOutlet var sceneView: ARSCNView! // in case you're using AR app
//#IBOutlet var sceneView: SCNView! // in case you're using VR app
let planeNode = SCNNode()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let scene = SCNScene()
sceneView.scene = scene
sceneView.allowsCameraControl = true
planeNode.geometry = SCNPlane(width: 0.2, height: 0.35)
planeNode.position = SCNVector3(0, 0,-0.5)
sceneView.scene?.rootNode.addChildNode(planeNode)
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 3.0) { // 3 sec delay
let image = UIImage(named: "texture.jpg")
self.planeNode.geometry?.firstMaterial?.diffuse.contents = image
}
// Other stuff...
}
//...and you can replace a texture with a button's click:
#IBAction func replaceTexture(_ sender: UIButton) {
let image = UIImage(named: "texture.gif")
planeNode.geometry?.firstMaterial?.diffuse.contents = image
}
}