Comment by mlsarecmg

no ref is used as an element in that code.

    const ref = useRef()
    useEffect(() => console.log(ref), [])
    return <div ref={ref} />

will return { current: [dom node] }

    const ref = useRef()
    useEffect(() => console.log(ref), [])
    return <mesh ref={ref} />

will return { current: [mesh node] }