diff --git a/app/components/Form.tsx b/app/components/Form.tsx
index 10d871a..ba29323 100644
--- a/app/components/Form.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Form.tsx
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ import {
   SceneViewContext,
   SceneViewContextType,
 } from "../providers/scene-view-provider";
-import { Mesh, MeshStandardMaterial } from "three";
+import { Mesh } from "three";
 import { CustomEvent } from "../three/SceneView";
 import { RangeSlider } from "./RangeSlider";
+import { MeshStandardNodeMaterial } from "three/webgpu";
 
 function Toggle({
   title,
@@ -263,10 +264,10 @@ export function Form() {
                   const key = `toggle-visibility-${child.name}`;
                   let color = "transparent";
                   if (
-                    (child as Mesh).material instanceof MeshStandardMaterial
+                    (child as Mesh).material instanceof MeshStandardNodeMaterial
                   ) {
                     color = `#${(
-                      (child as Mesh).material as MeshStandardMaterial
+                      (child as Mesh).material as MeshStandardNodeMaterial
                     ).color.getHexString()}`;
                   }
                   const visible = (child as Mesh).visible;
diff --git a/app/three/SceneView.ts b/app/three/SceneView.ts
index 9f8ab8f..131e16b 100644
--- a/app/three/SceneView.ts
+++ b/app/three/SceneView.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import {
   Group,
-  Material,
   Mesh,
   MeshBasicMaterial,
   MeshPhongMaterial,
-  MeshStandardMaterial,
   PerspectiveCamera,
   Plane,
   Raycaster,
@@ -12,7 +10,6 @@ import {
   SphereGeometry,
   Vector2,
   Vector3,
-  WebGLRenderer,
 } from "three";
 import { buildMeshes } from "./utils/build-meshes";
 import { Extent, animate, buildScene } from "./utils/build-scene";
@@ -39,6 +36,11 @@ import {
 } from "geo-three";
 import { Data, createSVG } from "./utils/create-borehole-svg";
 import { TileData, updateTiles } from "./ShaderMaterial";
+import {
+  ClippingGroup,
+  MeshStandardNodeMaterial,
+  WebGPURenderer,
+} from "three/webgpu";
 
 export type CustomEvent = CustomEventInit<{
   element: SVGSVGElement | null;
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ export type CustomEvent = CustomEventInit<{
 
 export class SceneView extends EventTarget {
   private _scene: Scene;
-  private _model: Group;
+  private _model: ClippingGroup;
   private _camera: PerspectiveCamera;
   private _container: HTMLElement;
   private _raycaster: Raycaster;
@@ -58,17 +60,17 @@ export class SceneView extends EventTarget {
   private _callback: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject | null = null;
   private _orbitControls: OrbitControls;
   private _dragControls: DragControls | null = null;
-  private _renderer: WebGLRenderer;
+  private _renderer: WebGPURenderer;
   private static _DISPLACEMENT = 2000;
 
   constructor(
     scene: Scene,
-    model: Group,
+    model: ClippingGroup,
     camera: PerspectiveCamera,
     container: HTMLElement,
     extent: Extent,
     orbitControls: OrbitControls,
-    renderer: WebGLRenderer
+    renderer: WebGPURenderer
   ) {
     super();
     this._scene = scene;
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ export class SceneView extends EventTarget {
     // Set wireframe for model
     const model = this._model;
     model.children.forEach((child) => {
-      const material = (child as Mesh).material as MeshStandardMaterial;
+      const material = (child as Mesh).material as MeshStandardNodeMaterial;
       material.wireframe = !material.wireframe;
     });
 
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ export class SceneView extends EventTarget {
 
       if (capMeshGroup) {
         capMeshGroup.children.forEach((mesh) => {
-          const material = (mesh as Mesh).material as MeshStandardMaterial;
+          const material = (mesh as Mesh).material as MeshStandardNodeMaterial;
           if (material) {
             material.wireframe = !material.wireframe;
           }
@@ -213,7 +215,7 @@ export class SceneView extends EventTarget {
         const depthEnd = intersects[i + 1].point.z;
         const name = intersects[i].object.name;
         const color = `#${(
-          (intersects[i].object as Mesh).material as MeshStandardMaterial
+          (intersects[i].object as Mesh).material as MeshStandardNodeMaterial
         ).color.getHexString()}`;
 
         // Avoid duplicate entries, just update the depth information
@@ -339,10 +341,9 @@ export class SceneView extends EventTarget {
     // Remove existing cap meshes
     for (const o in Orientation) {
       const capMeshGroupName = `cap-mesh-group-${o}`;
-      let capMeshGroup = this._scene.getObjectByName(capMeshGroupName);
-      while (capMeshGroup) {
-        this._scene.remove(capMeshGroup);
-        capMeshGroup = this._scene.getObjectByName(capMeshGroupName);
+      const capMeshGroup = this._scene.getObjectByName(capMeshGroupName);
+      if (capMeshGroup) {
+        capMeshGroup.clear();
       }
     }
 
@@ -352,10 +353,8 @@ export class SceneView extends EventTarget {
       this._dragControls = null;
     }
 
-    // Remove clipping planes
-    for (const mesh of this._model.children) {
-      ((mesh as Mesh).material as Material).clippingPlanes = null;
-    }
+    // Disable clipping group
+    this.model.enabled = false;
   }
 
   // Reset clipping box
@@ -373,10 +372,9 @@ export class SceneView extends EventTarget {
 
     this._dragControls = dragControls;
 
-    // Add clipping planes to the meshes
-    for (const mesh of this._model.children) {
-      ((mesh as Mesh).material as Material).clippingPlanes = planes;
-    }
+    // Add planes to ClippingGroup
+    this.model.clippingPlanes = planes;
+    this.model.enabled = true;
   }
 
   // Explode meshes
@@ -400,7 +398,7 @@ export class SceneView extends EventTarget {
       this._resetClippingBox();
     }
 
-    for (let i = 0; i < this._model.children.length; i++) {
+    for (let i = 1; i < this._model.children.length; i++) {
       const mesh = this._model.children[i];
 
       if (explode) {
@@ -452,14 +450,13 @@ async function init(container: HTMLElement, modelId = MODEL_ID) {
 
   const { renderer, scene, camera, controls } = buildScene(container, extent);
 
-  // Start render loop
-  renderer.setAnimationLoop(animate(() => {}));
-
   // Build the 3D model
-  const model = new Group();
+  const meshes = await buildMeshes(mappedFeatures);
+  const model = new ClippingGroup();
+  model.enabled = false;
+  model.add(...meshes);
   model.name = "geologic-model";
   scene.add(model);
-  await buildMeshes(mappedFeatures, model);
 
   // Add a coordinate grid to the scene
   const { gridHelper, annotations } = buildCoordinateGrid(extent);
@@ -491,11 +488,14 @@ async function init(container: HTMLElement, modelId = MODEL_ID) {
   map.visible = false;
   scene.add(map);
 
-  // Update render loop to include topography
   const topography = scene.getObjectByName("Topography") as Mesh;
-  renderer.setAnimationLoop(
-    animate(rendererCallback(camera, renderer, scene, map, extent, topography))
-  );
+  if (topography) {
+    renderer.setAnimationLoop(
+      animate(
+        rendererCallback(camera, renderer, scene, map, extent, topography)
+      )
+    );
+  }
 
   return {
     scene,
@@ -509,14 +509,15 @@ async function init(container: HTMLElement, modelId = MODEL_ID) {
 
 function rendererCallback(
   camera: PerspectiveCamera,
-  renderer: WebGLRenderer,
+  renderer: WebGPURenderer,
   scene: Scene,
   map: MapView,
   extent: Extent,
-  topography: Mesh | undefined
+  topography: Mesh
 ) {
   return () => {
-    if (topography && topography.visible) {
+    if (topography.visible) {
+      //@ts-expect-error WebGPURenderer is not supported by Geo-Three
       map.lod.updateLOD(map, camera, renderer, scene);
       const tiles: TileData[] = [];
       traverse(map.root, extent, tiles);
diff --git a/app/three/ShaderMaterial.ts b/app/three/ShaderMaterial.ts
index 11f61ca..fb50352 100644
--- a/app/three/ShaderMaterial.ts
+++ b/app/three/ShaderMaterial.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
 import {
-  Color,
   DataArrayTexture,
   LinearFilter,
   RGBAFormat,
-  ShaderChunk,
-  ShaderMaterial,
+  SRGBColorSpace,
   Texture,
   Vector4,
 } from "three";
+import {
+  Break,
+  Fn,
+  If,
+  Loop,
+  oneMinus,
+  positionWorld,
+  texture,
+  uniform,
+  uniformArray,
+  vec4,
+} from "three/tsl";
+import { MeshStandardNodeMaterial } from "three/webgpu";
 
 export interface TileData {
   xmin: number;
@@ -26,9 +37,9 @@ const height = 256;
 const size = width * height;
 
 const canvas = new OffscreenCanvas(width, height);
-const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
+const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d", { willReadFrequently: true });
 
-const tileBounds = Array(maxTiles).fill(new Vector4(0, 0, 0, 0));
+const tileBounds: Vector4[] = Array(maxTiles).fill(new Vector4(0, 0, 0, 0));
 
 const data = new Uint8Array(4 * size * maxTiles);
 const tileCache: {
@@ -42,92 +53,65 @@ dataArrayTexture.format = RGBAFormat;
 dataArrayTexture.generateMipmaps = false;
 dataArrayTexture.magFilter = LinearFilter;
 dataArrayTexture.minFilter = LinearFilter;
+dataArrayTexture.colorSpace = SRGBColorSpace;
 dataArrayTexture.needsUpdate = true;
 
 // Create shader material
-export const shaderMaterial = new ShaderMaterial({
-  clipping: true,
-  uniforms: {
-    tileBounds: { value: tileBounds },
-    tileCount: { value: maxTiles },
-    tiles: { value: dataArrayTexture },
-    color: { value: new Color(1, 1, 1) },
-  },
-  vertexShader:
-    ShaderChunk.common +
-    "\n" +
-    ShaderChunk.logdepthbuf_pars_vertex +
-    `
-        varying vec3 vWorldPosition;
-        varying float fragDepth;
+export const topoNodeMaterial = new MeshStandardNodeMaterial({
+  alphaToCoverage: true,
+});
+const tileBoundsUniform = uniformArray(tileBounds);
+const dataArrayTextureUniform = uniform(dataArrayTexture);
 
-        #include <clipping_planes_pars_vertex>
+const fragmentShader = /*#__PURE__*/ Fn(() => {
+  const color = vec4(191.0 / 255.0, 209.0 / 255.0, 229.0 / 255.0, 1.0).toVar();
+  Loop({ start: 0, end: maxTiles, condition: "<" }, ({ i }) => {
+    const bounds = tileBoundsUniform.element(i);
 
-        void main() {
-            #include <begin_vertex>
-            vWorldPosition = (modelMatrix * vec4(position, 1.0)).xyz;
-            gl_Position = projectionMatrix * modelViewMatrix * vec4(position, 1.0);
-            fragDepth = (gl_Position.z / gl_Position.w + 1.0) * 0.5;
+    If(
+      positionWorld.x
+        .greaterThanEqual(bounds.x)
+        .and(positionWorld.x.lessThanEqual(bounds.y))
+        .and(positionWorld.y.greaterThanEqual(bounds.z))
+        .and(positionWorld.y.lessThanEqual(bounds.w)),
+      () => {
+        const uv = positionWorld.xy
+          .sub(bounds.xz)
+          .div(bounds.yw.sub(bounds.xz))
+          .toVar();
+        uv.y.assign(oneMinus(uv.y));
 
-            #include <project_vertex>
-            #include <clipping_planes_vertex>
-        
-    ` +
-    ShaderChunk.logdepthbuf_vertex +
-    `
-  }
-`,
-  fragmentShader:
-    ShaderChunk.logdepthbuf_pars_fragment +
-    `
-        uniform vec4 tileBounds[${maxTiles}];
-        uniform int tileCount;
-        uniform sampler2DArray tiles;
-        varying vec3 vWorldPosition;
-        varying float fragDepth;
+        const tile = texture(dataArrayTextureUniform.value, uv);
+        color.assign(tile.depth(i));
+        Break();
+      }
+    );
+  });
 
-        #include <clipping_planes_pars_fragment>
-
-        void main() {
-            #include <clipping_planes_fragment>
-
-            vec4 color = vec4(191.0/255.0, 209.0/255.0, 229.0/255.0, 1.0); // Default color
-
-            for (int i = 0; i < ${maxTiles}; i++) {
-                if (i >= tileCount) break; // Only process available tiles
-
-                vec4 bounds = tileBounds[i];
-
-                if (vWorldPosition.x >= bounds.x && vWorldPosition.x <= bounds.y &&
-                    vWorldPosition.y >= bounds.z && vWorldPosition.y <= bounds.w) {
-                    
-                    vec2 uv = (vWorldPosition.xy - bounds.xz) / (bounds.yw - bounds.xz);
-                    uv = vec2(uv.x, 1.0 - uv.y);
-                    color = texture2D(tiles, vec3(uv, i));
-
-                    break; // Stop checking once we find the correct tile
-                }
-              }
-
-            gl_FragColor = color;
-            gl_FragDepth = fragDepth;
-    ` +
-    ShaderChunk.logdepthbuf_fragment +
-    `
-  }
-`,
+  return color;
 });
 
+topoNodeMaterial.colorNode = fragmentShader();
+
+let oldKeys: string[] = [];
 export function updateTiles(newTiles: TileData[]) {
   if (newTiles.length > maxTiles) {
     newTiles = newTiles.slice(0, maxTiles);
   }
 
-  for (let i = 0; i < newTiles.length; i++) {
-    updateDataArrayTexture(newTiles[i], i);
-  }
+  const newKeys = newTiles.map((t) => getTileDataKey(t));
+  const update =
+    oldKeys.some((k, i) => k !== newKeys[i]) || oldKeys.length === 0;
 
-  dataArrayTexture.needsUpdate = true;
+  // Only update if tiles changed
+  if (update) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < newTiles.length; i++) {
+      updateDataArrayTexture(newTiles[i], i);
+    }
+
+    dataArrayTexture.needsUpdate = true;
+    oldKeys = newKeys;
+  }
 }
 
 // Update buffer
diff --git a/app/three/utils/build-clipping-planes.ts b/app/three/utils/build-clipping-planes.ts
index 4c93d9f..ec5a083 100644
--- a/app/three/utils/build-clipping-planes.ts
+++ b/app/three/utils/build-clipping-planes.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import {
   LineBasicMaterial,
   LineSegments,
   Mesh,
-  MeshBasicMaterial,
-  MeshStandardMaterial,
   Object3DEventMap,
   PerspectiveCamera,
   Plane,
@@ -17,11 +15,17 @@ import {
   Scene,
   Vector2,
   Vector3,
-  WebGLRenderer,
 } from "three";
 import { DragControls, OrbitControls } from "three/examples/jsm/Addons.js";
 import { Extent } from "./build-scene";
 import earcut from "earcut";
+import {
+  ClippingGroup,
+  MeshBasicNodeMaterial,
+  MeshStandardNodeMaterial,
+  WebGPURenderer,
+} from "three/webgpu";
+import { color } from "three/tsl";
 
 export enum Orientation {
   X = "X",
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ export enum Orientation {
   NZ = "NZ",
 }
 
-type PlaneMesh = Mesh<PlaneGeometry, MeshBasicMaterial, Object3DEventMap>;
+type PlaneMesh = Mesh<PlaneGeometry, MeshBasicNodeMaterial, Object3DEventMap>;
 type EdgeMesh = LineSegments<
   EdgesGeometry<PlaneGeometry>,
   LineBasicMaterial,
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ let currentExtent: Extent;
 const BUFFER = 500;
 
 export function buildClippingplanes(
-  renderer: WebGLRenderer,
+  renderer: WebGPURenderer,
   camera: PerspectiveCamera,
   orbitControls: OrbitControls,
   extent: Extent,
@@ -148,7 +152,7 @@ export function buildClippingplanes(
     const planeGeometry = new PlaneGeometry(width, height);
     const planeMesh = new Mesh(
       planeGeometry,
-      new MeshBasicMaterial({
+      new MeshBasicNodeMaterial({
         visible: true,
         color: 0xa92a4e,
         transparent: true,
@@ -190,6 +194,25 @@ export function buildClippingplanes(
     edgeMeshMap[p.orientation] = edges;
   }
 
+  for (const p of planesData) {
+    // Create ClippingGroup for each cap mesh face
+    const capMeshGroupName = `cap-mesh-group-${p.orientation}`;
+    let capMeshGroup = scene.getObjectByName(capMeshGroupName) as ClippingGroup;
+    if (capMeshGroup) {
+      capMeshGroup.clear();
+    } else {
+      capMeshGroup = new ClippingGroup();
+      capMeshGroup.name = capMeshGroupName;
+      scene.add(capMeshGroup);
+    }
+
+    // Set clipping planes for the cap meshes
+    const capMeshGroupPlanes = planes.filter(
+      (plane) => plane.normal.dot(p.normal) !== 1
+    );
+    capMeshGroup.clippingPlanes = capMeshGroupPlanes;
+  }
+
   // Add meshes to the scene
   const planeMeshGroup = new Group();
   planeMeshGroup.name = "clipping-planes";
@@ -388,29 +411,21 @@ export function buildClippingplanes(
     }
 
     // Remove existing cap meshes
-    const capMeshGroupName = `cap-mesh-group-${object.name}`;
-    let capMeshGroup = scene.getObjectByName(capMeshGroupName);
-    while (capMeshGroup) {
-      scene.remove(capMeshGroup);
-      capMeshGroup = scene.getObjectByName(capMeshGroupName);
-    }
+    const capMeshGroupName = `cap-mesh-group-${orientation}`;
+    const capMeshGroup = scene.getObjectByName(
+      capMeshGroupName
+    ) as ClippingGroup;
+    if (capMeshGroup) {
+      capMeshGroup.clear();
 
-    // Generate new cap meshes
-    const capMeshes = generateCapMeshes(
-      meshes,
-      plane.clone(),
-      planes,
-      orientation,
-      scene
-    );
-
-    // Add new cap meshes
-    if (capMeshes.length > 0) {
-      const newCapMeshGroup = new Group();
-
-      newCapMeshGroup.add(...capMeshes);
-      newCapMeshGroup.name = capMeshGroupName;
-      scene.add(newCapMeshGroup);
+      // Generate new cap meshes
+      generateCapMeshes(
+        meshes,
+        plane.clone(),
+        orientation,
+        scene,
+        capMeshGroup
+      );
     }
   });
 
@@ -576,12 +591,10 @@ function resizeClippingPlane(
 function generateCapMeshes(
   meshes: Mesh[],
   plane: Plane,
-  planes: Plane[],
   orientation: Orientation,
-  scene: Scene
+  scene: Scene,
+  capMeshGroup: ClippingGroup
 ) {
-  const capMeshes: Mesh[] = [];
-
   // Rescale to local coordinates
   if (orientation === Orientation.Z || orientation === Orientation.NZ)
     plane.constant /= scene.scale.z;
@@ -640,60 +653,32 @@ function generateCapMeshes(
     // Intersection surface can be a multipolygon consisting of disconnected polygons
     const polygons: Vector3[][] = buildPolygons(edges);
 
-    // Clip cap surfaces with clipping planes
-    const clippingPlanes = planes.filter((p) => !p.normal.equals(plane.normal));
-
-    const offset =
-      orientation === Orientation.NX ||
-      orientation === Orientation.NY ||
-      orientation === Orientation.NZ
-        ? 1
-        : -1;
-
-    const color =
-      mesh.material instanceof MeshStandardMaterial
+    const colorThree =
+      mesh.material instanceof MeshStandardNodeMaterial
         ? mesh.material.color
-        : new Color(1, 1, 1);
+        : new Color(0.1, 0.1, 0.1);
 
-    const material = new MeshStandardMaterial({
-      color,
+    const material = new MeshStandardNodeMaterial({
       side: DoubleSide,
-      metalness: 0.0,
-      roughness: 1.0,
       flatShading: true,
-      polygonOffset: true,
-      polygonOffsetFactor: offset,
-      polygonOffsetUnits: offset,
-      clippingPlanes,
       wireframe: scene.userData.wireframe,
+      alphaToCoverage: true,
     });
 
-    const localMeshes = polygons.map((polygon) => {
+    material.colorNode = color(colorThree.r, colorThree.g, colorThree.b);
+
+    polygons.forEach((polygon) => {
       const geometry = triangulatePolygon(polygon, plane);
 
       const capMesh = new Mesh(geometry, material);
       capMesh.visible = mesh.visible;
       capMesh.name = mesh.name;
 
-      // Offset mesh to avoid flickering
-      const normal = plane.normal.clone().multiplyScalar(offset);
-
-      const positionAttr = capMesh.geometry.attributes.position;
-      for (let i = 0; i < positionAttr.count; i++) {
-        const x = positionAttr.getX(i) + normal.x;
-        const y = positionAttr.getY(i) + normal.y;
-        const z = positionAttr.getZ(i) + normal.z;
-        positionAttr.setXYZ(i, x, y, z);
+      if (capMesh && geometry.index && geometry.index.count > 0) {
+        capMeshGroup.add(capMesh);
       }
-      positionAttr.needsUpdate = true;
-
-      return capMesh;
     });
-
-    capMeshes.push(...localMeshes);
   }
-
-  return capMeshes;
 }
 
 // Build polygons by grouping connected intersection edges
diff --git a/app/three/utils/build-meshes.ts b/app/three/utils/build-meshes.ts
index a5bbe37..04d04c0 100644
--- a/app/three/utils/build-meshes.ts
+++ b/app/three/utils/build-meshes.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
-import {
-  BufferAttribute,
-  BufferGeometry,
-  DoubleSide,
-  Group,
-  Mesh,
-  MeshStandardMaterial,
-} from "three";
+import { BufferAttribute, BufferGeometry, DoubleSide, Mesh } from "three";
 
 import { fetchVertices, fetchTriangleIndices, transform } from "./utils";
 import { TRIANGLE_INDICES_URL, VERTICES_URL } from "../config";
-import { shaderMaterial } from "../ShaderMaterial";
+import { topoNodeMaterial } from "../ShaderMaterial";
+import { MeshStandardNodeMaterial } from "three/webgpu";
+import { color } from "three/tsl";
 
 interface MappedFeature {
   featuregeom_id: number;
@@ -18,22 +13,24 @@ interface MappedFeature {
   preview: { legend_color: string; legend_text: string };
 }
 
-export async function buildMeshes(
-  mappedFeatures: MappedFeature[],
-  model: Group
-) {
-  for (const mappedFeature of mappedFeatures) {
-    const mesh = await buildMesh(mappedFeature);
-    if (mappedFeature.name === "Topography") {
+export async function buildMeshes(mappedFeatures: MappedFeature[]) {
+  const meshes = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < mappedFeatures.length; i++) {
+    const layerData = mappedFeatures[i];
+    const mesh = await buildMesh(layerData);
+    if (layerData.name === "Topography") {
       mesh.visible = false;
+    } else {
+      mesh.visible = true;
     }
-
-    model.add(mesh);
+    meshes.push(mesh);
   }
+
+  return meshes;
 }
 
 async function buildMesh(layerData: MappedFeature) {
-  const color = `#${layerData.preview.legend_color}`;
+  const colorHex = `#${layerData.preview.legend_color}`;
   const name = layerData.preview.legend_text;
   const geomId = layerData.featuregeom_id.toString();
 
@@ -59,19 +56,23 @@ async function buildMesh(layerData: MappedFeature) {
   const indices = new BufferAttribute(indexArray, 1);
 
   geometry.setIndex(indices);
+  geometry.computeVertexNormals();
 
-  const material = new MeshStandardMaterial({
-    color: color,
+  const material = new MeshStandardNodeMaterial({
+    color: colorHex,
     metalness: 0.1,
     roughness: 0.5,
     flatShading: true,
     side: DoubleSide,
-    wireframe: false,
+    alphaToCoverage: true,
   });
 
+  // Required by ClippingGroup otherwise clipping does not work
+  material.colorNode = color(colorHex);
+
   const mesh = new Mesh(
     geometry,
-    name === "Topography" ? shaderMaterial : material
+    name === "Topography" ? topoNodeMaterial : material
   );
   mesh.name = name;
   mesh.userData.layerId = geomId;
diff --git a/app/three/utils/build-scene.ts b/app/three/utils/build-scene.ts
index 063eee1..60a37b7 100644
--- a/app/three/utils/build-scene.ts
+++ b/app/three/utils/build-scene.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {
   PerspectiveCamera,
   Scene,
-  WebGLRenderer,
   AmbientLight,
   DirectionalLight,
   Group,
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ import {
 
 import { OrbitControls } from "three/addons/controls/OrbitControls.js";
 import { getCenter3D, getMaxSize } from "./utils";
+import { WebGPURenderer } from "three/webgpu";
 
 export interface Extent {
   xmin: number;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export interface Extent {
 }
 
 let controls: OrbitControls;
-let renderer: WebGLRenderer;
+let renderer: WebGPURenderer;
 let camera: PerspectiveCamera;
 let scene: Scene;
 let overlayCamera: OrthographicCamera;
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ export function buildScene(container: HTMLElement, extent: Extent) {
   camera.lookAt(center);
 
   // Initialize the renderer
-  renderer = new WebGLRenderer({
+  renderer = new WebGPURenderer({
     logarithmicDepthBuffer: true,
+    antialias: true,
   });
 
   renderer.setPixelRatio(window.devicePixelRatio);
   renderer.setSize(width, height);
   renderer.localClippingEnabled = true;
   renderer.autoClear = false;
-  // renderer.setAnimationLoop(animate);
 
   // Handle window resize event to adapt the aspect ratio
   window.addEventListener("resize", () => onWindowResize(container));
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function onWindowResize(container: HTMLElement) {
   camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
   renderer.setSize(container.clientWidth, container.clientHeight);
 
-  // required if controls.enableDamping or controls.autoRotate are set to true
+  // Required if controls.enableDamping or controls.autoRotate are set to true
   controls.update();
 }
 
@@ -152,7 +152,12 @@ function renderOverlay() {
   );
 
   // Render the overlay scene to the screen (position it in the bottom left)
-  renderer.setViewport(10, 10, UI_WIDTH, UI_HEIGHT);
+  renderer.setViewport(
+    10,
+    renderer.domElement.height - UI_HEIGHT - 10,
+    UI_WIDTH,
+    UI_HEIGHT
+  );
   renderer.render(overlayScene, overlayCamera);
   renderer.setViewport(
     0,
@@ -179,7 +184,7 @@ function buildDefaultLights(scene: Scene, extent: Extent) {
   lights.push(ambient);
 
   // Directional lights
-  const directionalLight = new DirectionalLight(0xffffff, 1.5);
+  const directionalLight = new DirectionalLight(0xffffff, 2);
   directionalLight.position.set(
     lightPosition.x,
     lightPosition.y,