Qt 3D Render QML Types

To import and use the module's QML types, use the following statement:

import Qt3D.Render 2.5

Selecting a Rendering Backend

The Render aspect comes with two rendering backends.

OpenGL backend (ES 2, ES 3.2, GL 2, GL 3, GL 3.2, GL 4.3)
RHI backend (ES 2, GL, DirectX, Vulkan, Metal)

If you are targeting OpenGL exclusively and are using specific OpenGL features, you might be better off using the OpenGL backend. This is the OpenGL backend that Qt 3D exclusively used in the Qt 5 series.

For cases where you are not using specific OpenGL features and want to target different platforms that might have deprecated OpenGL, using the RHI backend is a better alternative.

To select your rendering backend, the environment variable QT3D_RENDERER is to be set to either "opengl" or "rhi". Defaults to the OpenGL backend.

When using the RHI backend, you can further force the internal RHI backend by setting the QSG_RHI_BACKEND to one of the following values:

opengl -> RHI OpenGL backend
gl -> RHI OpenGL backend
gles2 -> RHI OpenGL backend
metal -> RHI Metal backend
vulkan -> RHI Vulkan backend
d3d11 -> RHI DirectX 11 backend

If not specified, RHI will default to what it deduces to be the best backend for the platform.

Alternatively, if using a QQuickWindow, QQuickWindow::setGraphicsApi() can be used to specify the RHI internal rendering backend.

AbstractRayCaster	An abstract base class for ray casting in 3d scenes
AbstractTexture	A base class to be used to provide textures
AbstractTextureImage	Encapsulates the necessary information to create an OpenGL texture image
AlphaCoverage	Enable alpha-to-coverage multisampling mode
AlphaTest	Specify alpha reference test
BlendEquation	Specifies the equation used for both the RGB blend equation and the Alpha blend equation
BlendEquationArguments	Encapsulates blending information: specifies how the incoming values (what's going to be drawn) are going to affect the existing values (what is already drawn)
BlitFramebuffer	FrameGraph node to transfer a rectangle of pixel values from one region of a render target to another
BufferCapture	Exchanges buffer data between GPU and CPU
Camera	Defines a view point through which the scene will be rendered
CameraLens	Provides the projection matrix that is used to define a Camera for 3D scene
CameraSelector	Class to allow for selection of camera to be used
ClearBuffers	Class to clear buffers
ClipPlane	Enables an additional OpenGL clipping plane that can be in shaders using gl_ClipDistance
ColorMask	Allows specifying which color components should be written to the currently bound frame buffer
ComputeCommand	Component to issue work for the compute shader on GPU
CullFace	Type specifies whether front or back face culling is enabled
DebugOverlay	Enables a visual overlay with scene details
DepthRange	Enables remapping depth values written into the depth buffer
DepthTest	Type tests the fragment shader's depth value against the depth of a sample being written to
DirectionalLight	Encapsulate a Directional Light object in a Qt 3D scene
DispatchCompute	FrameGraph node to issue work for the compute shader on GPU
Dithering	Enable dithering
Effect	Base class for effects in a Qt 3D scene
EnvironmentLight	Encapsulate an environment light object in a Qt 3D scene
FilterKey	Stores filter keys and their values
FrameGraphNode	Base class of all FrameGraph configuration nodes
FrontFace	Type defines front and back facing polygons
FrustumCulling	Enable frustum culling for the FrameGraph
GeometryRenderer	Encapsulates geometry rendering
GraphicsApiFilter	For OpenGL identifies the API required for the attached technique
Layer	Way of filtering which entities will be rendered
LayerFilter	Controls layers drawn in a frame graph branch
LevelOfDetail	Way of controlling the complexity of rendered entities based on their size on the screen
LevelOfDetailBoundingSphere	QML type provides a simple spherical volume, defined by its center and radius
LevelOfDetailLoader	An entity loader that changes depending on distance to camera or screen size
LevelOfDetailSwitch	Provides a way of enabling child entities based on distance or screen size
Light	Encapsulate a QAbstractLight object in a Qt 3D scene
LineWidth	Specifies the width of rasterized lines
Material	Non-creatable abstract base for materials
MemoryBarrier	Class to place a memory barrier
Mesh	A custom mesh loader
MultiSampleAntiAliasing	Enable multisample antialiasing
NoDepthMask	Disable depth write
NoDraw	When a NoDraw node is present in a FrameGraph branch, this prevents the renderer from rendering any primitive
NoPicking	When a NoPicking node is present in a FrameGraph branch, this prevents the render aspect from performing picking selection for the given branch
ObjectPicker	Instantiates a component that can be used to interact with an Entity by a process known as picking
Parameter	Provides storage for a name and value pair. This maps to a shader uniform
PickEvent	Holds information when an object is picked. This is received as a parameter in most of the QObjectPicker component signals when picking succeeds
PickLineEvent	Holds information when a segment of a line is picked
PickPointEvent	Holds information when a segment of a point cloud is picked
PickTriangleEvent	Holds information when a triangle is picked
PickingProxy	Can be used to provide an alternate GeometryView used only for picking
PickingSettings	Specifies how entity picking is handled
PointLight	Encapsulate a Point Light object in a Qt 3D scene
PointSize	Specifies the size of rasterized points. May either be set statically or by shader programs
PolygonOffset	Type sets the scale and steps to calculate depth values for polygon offsets
ProximityFilter	Select entities which are within a distance threshold of a target entity
RasterMode	Render state allows to control the type of rasterization to be performed
RayCaster	Used to perform ray casting tests in 3d world coordinates
RenderCapabilities	QRenderCapabilities class holds settings related to available rendering engines
RenderCapture	Capture rendering
RenderCaptureReply	Receives render capture result
RenderPass	Encapsulates a Render Pass
RenderPassFilter	Provides storage for vectors of Filter Keys and Parameters
RenderSettings	Type holds settings related to rendering process and host the active FrameGraph
RenderState	An abstract base type for all render states
RenderStateSet	FrameGraph node offers a way of specifying a set of RenderState objects to be applied during the execution of a framegraph branch
RenderSurfaceSelector	Provides a way of specifying the render surface
RenderTarget	Encapsulates a target (usually a frame buffer object) which the renderer can render into
RenderTargetOutput	Type allows the specification of an attachment of a render target (whether it is a color texture, a depth texture, etc... )
RenderTargetSelector	Provides a way of specifying a render target
SceneLoader	Provides the facility to load an existing Scene
ScissorTest	Type discards fragments that fall outside of a certain rectangular portion of the screen
ScreenRayCaster	Performe ray casting test based on screen coordinates
SeamlessCubemap	Enables seamless cubemap texture filtering
ShaderImage	Provides Image access to shader programs
ShaderProgram	Encapsulates a Shader Program
ShaderProgramBuilder	Generates a Shader Program content from loaded graphs
SharedGLTexture	Allows to use a textureId from a separate OpenGL context in a Qt 3D scene
SortPolicy	Provides storage for the sort types to be used
SpotLight	Encapsulate a Spot Light object in a Qt 3D scene
StencilMask	Type controls the front and back writing of individual bits in the stencil planes
StencilOperation	Type specifies stencil operation
StencilOperationArguments	Type sets the actions to be taken when stencil and depth tests fail
StencilTest	Type specifies arguments for the stecil test
StencilTestArguments	Type specifies arguments for stencil test
SubtreeEnabler	Enables or disables entire subtrees of frame graph nodes
Technique	Encapsulates a Technique
TechniqueFilter	A FrameGraphNode used to select used Techniques
Texture1D	An AbstractTexture with a Target1D target format
Texture1DArray	An AbstractTexture with a Target1DArray target format
Texture2D	An AbstractTexture with a Target2D target format
Texture2DArray	An AbstractTexture with a Target2DArray target format
Texture2DMultisample	An AbstractTexture with a Target2DMultisample target format
Texture2DMultisampleArray	An AbstractTexture with a Target2DMultisampleArray target format
Texture3D	An AbstractTexture with a Target3D target format
TextureBuffer	An AbstractTexture with a TargetBuffer target format
TextureCubeMap	An AbstractTexture with a TargetCubeMap target format
TextureCubeMapArray	An AbstractTexture with a TargetCubeMapArray target format
TextureImage	Encapsulates the necessary information to create an OpenGL texture image from an image source
TextureLoader	Handles the texture loading and setting the texture's properties
TextureRectangle	An AbstractTexture with a TargetRectangle target format
Viewport	A viewport on the Qt3D Scene

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