UPDATED: THREE - 0.125.2

DEMO: codesandbox.io

const THREE = require("three");



const scene = new THREE.Scene();

const camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(

  75,

  window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight,

  0.1,

  1000

);

camera.position.z = 5;



const renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer();

renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);

document.body.appendChild(renderer.domElement);



const geometry = new THREE.BoxGeometry(1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 4);

const material = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({

  color: 0x628297,

  wireframe: true

});

const cube = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, material);

scene.add(cube);



// select the Z world axis

const myAxis = new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, 1);

// rotate the mesh 45 on this axis

cube.rotateOnWorldAxis(myAxis, THREE.Math.degToRad(45));



function animate() {

  // rotate our object on its Y axis,

  // but notice the cube has been transformed on world axis, so it will be tilted 45deg.

  cube.rotation.y += 0.008;

  requestAnimationFrame(animate);

  renderer.render(scene, camera);

}



animate();