Three js Cancel Animation

function animate() {
  /**
   * @summary - Animate function for Point Cloud
   */
  if (!ref.cloud?.el) return
  const cloud = ref.cloud
  let id
  if (ref.cloud.pause) return requestAnimationFrame(animate)
  else id = requestAnimationFrame(animate)
  cloud.controls.update()
  cloud.renderer.render(cloud.scene, cloud.camera)
  return id
}

How do I stop requestAnimationFrame

I need to remove a canvas and build a new one. I'm having a problem where I don't know how to stop/interrupt the Three.js or webGL update process. I can stop it if I force a javascript error (but t...

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14465495/how-do-i-stop-requestanimationframe