# circular definition for cubemap texture

**URL:** <https://talk.observablehq.com/t/circular-definition-for-cubemap-texture/6010>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 30, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/circular-definition-for-cubemap-texture/6010 "2021-12-30T00:05:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![nyc-map](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/nyc-map/32/5950_2.png) [@nyc-map](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/nyc-map)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/circular-definition-for-cubemap-texture/6010/1 "2021-12-30T00:05:56Z")

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Can’t figure this out, the observable runtime says “cubeMapTexture = RuntimeError: circular definition” but i’m not defining it circularly ☹

> **[Three.js](https://observablehq.com/@nyc-map/three-js?ui=next)**
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> https://twitter.com/kellymilligannz/status/1440528459126558724

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**Author:** ![Fil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/fil/32/207_2.png) [@Fil](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/Fil)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/circular-definition-for-cubemap-texture/6010/2 "2021-12-30T09:46:50Z")

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I’ve sent you a suggestion for a fix.