- Qt 6.9
- Qt Quick 3D
- Qt Quick 3D Examples and Tutorials
- Qt Quick 3D - Lights Example
- Qt Quick 3D | Commercial or GPLv3

# Qt Quick 3D - Lights Example

Demonstrates the use of different light types.

This example demonstrates using three different light types in an application.

#### Setting the Scene Lights

##### Directional Light

The directional light emits light in one direction from an unidentifiable source located infinitely far away. This is similar to the way sunlight works in real life. A directional light has infinite range and does not diminish.

We setup directional light to emit red color and animate its rotation around x-axis.

     DirectionalLight {
         id: light1
         color: Qt.rgba(1.0, 0.1, 0.1, 1.0)
         ambientColor: Qt.rgba(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1.0)
         position: Qt.vector3d(0, 200, 0)
         rotation: Quaternion.fromEulerAngles(-135, -90, 0)
         shadowMapQuality: Light.ShadowMapQualityVeryHigh
         pcfFactor: 1
         visible: directionalLightCheckBox.checked
         castsShadow: checkBoxShadows.checked
         brightness: directionalLightSlider.value
         SequentialAnimation on rotation {
             loops: Animation.Infinite
             QuaternionAnimation {
                 to: Quaternion.fromEulerAngles(-45, -90, 0)
                 duration: 2000
                 easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
             }
             QuaternionAnimation {
                 to: Quaternion.fromEulerAngles(-135, -90, 0)
                 duration: 2000
                 easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
             }
         }
     }

##### Point Light

The point light can be described as a sphere, emitting light with equal strength in all directions from the center of the light. This is similar to the way a light bulb emits light.

We setup point light to emit green color and animate its position in x-coordinate.

     PointLight {
         id: light2
         color: Qt.rgba(0.1, 1.0, 0.1, 1.0)
         ambientColor: Qt.rgba(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1.0)
         position: Qt.vector3d(0, 300, 0)
         shadowMapFar: 2000
         shadowMapQuality: Light.ShadowMapQualityHigh
         visible: pointLightCheckBox.checked
         castsShadow: checkBoxShadows.checked
         brightness: pointLightSlider.value
         SequentialAnimation on x {
             loops: Animation.Infinite
             NumberAnimation {
                 to: 400
                 duration: 2000
                 easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
             }
             NumberAnimation {
                 to: 0
                 duration: 2000
                 easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
             }
         }
     }

##### Spot Light

The spot light is similar to the point light, except that it emits light in a cone shape towards one direction instead of all directions. Aside from the cone angle, a spot light has the same characteristics and properties as the point light.

We setup spot light to emit a warm color and animate its rotation in y-coordinate.

     SpotLight {
         id: light4
         color: Qt.rgba(1.0, 0.9, 0.7, 1.0)
         ambientColor: Qt.rgba(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
         position: Qt.vector3d(0, 250, 0)
         eulerRotation.x: -45
         shadowMapFar: 2000
         shadowMapQuality: Light.ShadowMapQualityHigh
         visible: spotLightCheckBox.checked
         castsShadow: checkBoxShadows.checked
         brightness: spotLightSlider.value
         coneAngle: 110
         innerConeAngle: 70
         PropertyAnimation on eulerRotation.y {
             loops: Animation.Infinite
             from: 0
             to: -360
             duration: 10000
         }
     }

#### Setting the Scene Models

First we add two rectangle models to act as the floor and the back wall for our scene. These are useful for seeing light shadows.

     Model {
         source: "#Rectangle"
         y: -200
         scale: Qt.vector3d(15, 15, 15)
         eulerRotation.x: -90
         materials: [
             PrincipledMaterial {
                 baseColor: Qt.rgba(0.8, 0.6, 0.4, 1.0)
             }
         ]
     }
     Model {
         source: "#Rectangle"
         z: -400
         scale: Qt.vector3d(15, 15, 15)
         materials: [
              PrincipledMaterial {
                 baseColor: Qt.rgba(0.8, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0)
             }
         ]
     }

Then we add our main logo model which is rotated around y-axis.

     Model {
         id: logoDefault
         source: "qtlogo.mesh"
         scale: Qt.vector3d(5000, 5000, 5000)

         property variant material
         materials: [ material ]

         property bool animate: true
         NumberAnimation on eulerRotation.y {
             running: logoDefault.animate
             loops: Animation.Infinite
             duration: 5000
             from: 0
             to: -360
         }
     }

We also add small cube models to demonstrate position & rotation of each light type. These cubes scale bigger when user is accessing related sliders.

     Model {
         // Directional Light Marker
         property real size: directionalLightSlider.highlight ? 0.2 : 0.1
         source: "#Cube"
         position: light1.position
         rotation: light1.rotation
         scale: Qt.vector3d(size, size, size * 2)
         materials: [
             PrincipledMaterial {
                 baseColor: light1.color
                 lighting: PrincipledMaterial.NoLighting
             }
         ]
         castsShadows: false
         visible: directionalLightCheckBox.checked
     }
     Model {
         // Point Light Marker
         source: "#Sphere"
         position: light2.position
         rotation: light2.rotation
         property real size: pointLightSlider.highlight ? 0.2 : 0.1
         scale: Qt.vector3d(size, size, size)
         materials: [
             PrincipledMaterial {
                 baseColor: light2.color
                 lighting: PrincipledMaterial.NoLighting
             }
         ]
         castsShadows: false
         visible: pointLightCheckBox.checked
     }
     Node {
         // Spot Light Marker
         position: light4.position
         rotation: light4.rotation
         property real size: spotLightSlider.highlight ? 0.2 : 0.1
         scale: Qt.vector3d(size, size, size)
         Model {
             source: "#Cone"
             castsShadows: false
             eulerRotation.x: 90
             materials: PrincipledMaterial {
                 baseColor: light4.color
                 lighting: PrincipledMaterial.NoLighting
             }
         }
         visible: spotLightCheckBox.checked
     }

From the settings panel user can then enable shadows and control visibility and brightness of each light separately.

Example project @ code.qt.io