SpotLight QML Type

Defines a spot light in the scene. More...

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Properties

• coneAngle : real
• constantFade : real
• innerConeAngle : real
• linearFade : real
• quadraticFade : real

Detailed Description

The spot light emits light towards one direction in a cone shape, which is defined by the coneAngle property. The light intensity diminishes when approaching the coneAngle. The angle at which the light intensity starts to diminish is defined by innerConeAngle. Both angles are defined in degrees.

Inside the innerConeAngle, the spot light behaves similarly to the point light. There the light intensity diminishes according to inverse-square-law. However, the fade-off (and range) can be controlled with the constantFade, linearFade, and quadraticFade properties. Light attenuation is calculated using the formula: constantFade + distance * (linearFade * 0.01) + distance * (quadraticFade * 0.0001)^2

Let's look at a simple example. Here a SpotLight is placed at 300 on the Z axis, so halfway between the camera and the scene center. By default the light is emitting in the direction of the Z axis. The brightness is increased to 10 to make it look more like a typical spot light.

import QtQuick
import QtQuick3D
View3D {
    anchors.fill: parent

    PerspectiveCamera { z: 600 }

    SpotLight {
        z: 300
        brightness: 10
        ambientColor: Qt.rgba(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1.0)
    }

    Model {
        source: "#Rectangle"
        scale: Qt.vector3d(10, 10, 10)
        z: -100
        materials: PrincipledMaterial { }
    }

    Model {
        source: "#Sphere"
        scale: Qt.vector3d(2, 2, 2)
        materials: PrincipledMaterial {
            baseColor: "#40c060"
            roughness: 0.1
        }
    }
}

Rotations happens similarly to DirectionalLight. Here we want to light to emit more to the right, so we rotate around the Y axis by -20 degrees. The cone is reduced by setting coneAngle to 30 instead of the default 40. We also make the intensity start diminish earlier, by changing innerConeAngle to 10.

SpotLight {
    z: 300
    brightness: 10
    ambientColor: Qt.rgba(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1.0)
    eulerRotation.y: -20
    coneAngle: 30
    innerConeAngle: 10
}

For further usage examples, see Qt Quick 3D - Lights Example.

See also DirectionalLight, PointLight, and Shadow Mapping.

Property Documentation