# Qtk [![All Builds](https://github.com/shaunrd0/qtk/actions/workflows/all-builds.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/shaunrd0/qtk/actions/workflows/all-builds.yml) [![Linting](https://github.com/shaunrd0/qtk/actions/workflows/linting.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/shaunrd0/qtk/actions/workflows/linting.yml) Qtk is a Qt OpenGL graphics library created primarily for my own learning purposes. The library wraps some QOpenGL functionality in convenience classes that allow rendering geometry in 2D and 3D using custom GLSL shader programs. The long-term goal for this project is to create a tool that I can use to practice shader coding or graphics programming techniques. In doing this I hope to also learn more about the Qt UI framework, and the CMake build system. Key features that are planned: * Runtime loading of `.obj` or similar 3D models. * Drag-and-drop interaction for adding objects to the scene. * Runtime reloading of modified GLSL shaders attached to objects within scenes. * Multiple views of a scene at one time. * Camera control modes such as panning, orbiting, or following objects. * Save / load for scene data. The current inheritance model is temporary. * Basic text editor for quickly modifying shaders attached to objects. * Shader / object properties panel to modify related settings. * Reduce size of application resources and git references. The Qtk desktop application provides a model loader using [Assimp](https://assimp.org/) within a Qt widget application. For examples of using the Qtk API, see the `example-app` project in the root of this repository. To get textures loading on models look into [material files](http://www.paulbourke.net/dataformats/mtl/) and see some examples in the `resources/models/` directory. ### Source Builds Qtk was developed and tested using CLion and [Qt Creator](https://github.com/qt-creator/qt-creator). Simply open the root `CMakeLists.txt` with either of these editors and configurations will be loaded. This project has been ported to Qt6, which is not yet available in Ubuntu apt repositories. To run this project, you will *need* to install [Qt6 Open Source Binaries](https://www.qt.io/download-qt-installer) for your system. Be sure to take note of the Qt6 installation directory, as we will need it to correctly set our `CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH` in the next steps. #### Linux Once Qt6 is installed, to build and run `qtk` on Ubuntu - ```bash sudo apt update -y && sudo apt install libassimp-dev cmake build-essential git git clone https://github.com/shaunrd0/qtk cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HOME/Qt/6.3.1/gcc_64 -S qtk/ -B qtk/build/ && cmake --build qtk/build/ -j $(nproc --ignore=2) --target qtk-main ./qtk/build/qtk-main ``` By default, the build will not initialize Assimp as a git submodule and build from source. We can turn this on by setting the `-DQTK_UPDATE_SUBMODULES=ON` flag when running CMake. Building using this option will fetch and build Assimp for us, but builds will take longer as a result. Using `-DQTK_UPDATE_SUBMODULES=ON` supports providing assimp on cross-platform builds (Windows / Mac / Linux) and may be easier to configure. ```bash sudo apt update -y && sudo apt install freeglut3-dev libassimp-dev cmake build-essential git git clone https://gitlab.com/shaunrd0/qtk cmake -DQTK_UPDATE_SUBMODULES=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HOME/Qt/6.3.1/gcc_64 -S qtk/ -B qtk/build/ && cmake --build qtk/build/ -j $(nproc --ignore=2) --target qtk-main ./qtk/build/qtk-main ``` If any errors are encountered loading plugins, we can debug plugin loading by setting the following environment variable - ```bash QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS=1 ./qtk-main ``` #### Windows / MacOS If you are building on **Windows / Mac** and bringing your own installation of Assimp, consider setting the `-DASSIMP_NEW_INTERFACE` build flag. ```bash cmake -S qtk/ -B qtk/build/ -DASSIMP_NEW_INTERFACE=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HOME/Qt/6.3.1/gcc_64;/path/to/assimp/ && cmake --build qtk/build/ -j $(nproc --ignore=2) --target qtk-main ``` ### Qtk Plugin Collection This project defines a collection of widget plugins for use with Qt Designer. These plugins were used to build the interface for the Qtk desktop application. Qt Designer will list Qtk widgets in the side panel when editing a UI file within the designer. Qtk widgets will also render and behave correctly within the UI preview in designer. The widgets in the Qtk collection were created by implementing the [QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qdesignercustomwidgetinterface.html#details) and [QDesignerCustomWidgetCollectionInterface](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qdesignercustomwidgetcollectioninterface.html) interfaces. To build and install the Qtk plugin collection - ```bash cmake -S /path/to/qtk -B /path/to/qtk/build -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HOME/Qt/6.3.1/gcc_64 cmake --build /path/to/qtk/build --target qtk-collection cmake --install /path/to/qtk/build ``` To uninstall after a previous installation, we can run the following command from the root of the repository. ```bash xargs rm < build/install_manifest.txt ``` ### Controls You can fly around the scene if you hold the right mouse button and use WASD. If you see a small triangle floating by a model it represents the light source that is being used for the shader rendering the model. These appear on models using phong, specular, and diffuse lighting techniques. Object names can be double-clicked in the tree view panel for quick camera navigation. All panels and toolbars are dockable widgets that can be popped out and reorganized as needed. Panels can be stacked to create a docked widget with tabs. The central widget that provides the camera view into the scene cannot be detached from the main window in this way. See the `View` menu to enable debug console widgets for open scenes or reopen previously closed panels. ![](resources/screenshot.png) Spartan with no normals - ![](resources/spartan-specular.png) Spartan with normals - ![](resources/spartan-normals.png) #### Development This project uses version `15.0.5` of `clang-format`. Before merging any branch we should run `clang-tidy` followed by `clang-format`. ```bash git clone git@github.com:llvm/llvm-project.git -b llvmorg-15.0.5 cd llvm-project cmake -B build -DLLVM_ENABLE_PROJECTS=clang -DLLVM_ENABLE_RUNTIMES="libcxx;libcxxabi" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -G "Unix Makefiles" llvm cmake --build build -j $(nproc --ignore=2) sudo cmake --build build -j $(nproc --ignore=2) --target install ``` If the `clang-format` version is any earlier than `15.0.0`, running `clang-format` will fail because this project uses configuration options made available since `15.0.0`. ```bash clang-format --version clang-format version 15.0.5 (git@github.com:llvm/llvm-project.git 154e88af7ec97d9b9f389e55d45bf07108a9a097) ``` CLion has integration for IDE code reformatting actions with `clang-format`. If you're using CLion, the `.clang-format` configuration will be picked up by CLion automatically. `clang-tidy` can be run with the following commands. ```bash # Move to the root of the repo cd qtk # Build cmake -B build && cmake --build build clang-tidy -p build/ --fix --config-file=.clang-tidy src/*.cpp src/*.h app/*.cpp app/*.h ``` Last we need to run `clang-format`, this can be done with the command directly. This will reformat all the code in the repository. ```bash clang-format -i --style=file:.clang-format src/*.cpp src/*.h app/*.cpp app/*.h ``` `clang-format` can be run with git integration (or CLion if you prefer). Git will only reformat the lines you modified, which can be useful. ```bash # If we want to format the last N commits # git clang-format HEAD~N # 3 commits git clang-format HEAD~3 changed files: app/examplescene.h app/mainwindow.h src/abstractscene.cpp src/skybox.h src/texture.cpp src/texture.h src/transform3D.h ``` ##### Packaging Packaging for Qtk is in early development. This section documents how to package Qtk, but only source builds have been verified on Windows / Mac / Linux. For this reason, it is recommended to install Qtk by strictly building from source at this time. Below are the steps to package a Qtk release. ```bash cd /path/to/qtk && cmake -B build # Package Qtk cmake --build build --target package # Package Qtk including source files cmake --build build --target package_source ``` Alternatively, we can use `cpack` directly - ```bash cd /path/to/qtk && cmake -B build # Generate all install packages cpack -C Release # Generate a specific install package (ZIP) cpack -C Release -G ZIP # Generate a specific install package (DEB) cpack -C Release -G DEB ``` ##### Resources Some useful links and resources that I have found while working on this project. [Qt Designer UI file format](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/designer-ui-file-format.html) [QtPlugin Import / Export plugins](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtplugin.html) ## Model Artists "Alien Hominid" (https://skfb.ly/onStx) by Nwilly_art is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). "Scythe World Of Warcraft" (https://skfb.ly/6UooG) by Warcraft-3D-Models is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). "Spartan Armour MKV - Halo Reach" (https://skfb.ly/6QVvM) by McCarthy3D is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). "Survival Guitar Backpack (Low Poly)" (https://skfb.ly/6RnCB) by Berk Gedik is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Model by Berk Gedik, from: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/survival-guitar-backpack-low-poly-799f8c4511f84fab8c3f12887f7e6b36 Modified (learnopengl.com) material assignment (Joey de Vries) for easier load in OpenGL model loading chapter, and renamed albedo to diffuse and metallic to specular to match non-PBR lighting setup. "Terror-bird (NHMW-Geo 2012/0007/0001)" (https://skfb.ly/onAWy) by Natural History Museum Vienna is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). "Golden Lion Sitting OBJ Low Poly FREE" (https://skfb.ly/onZAH) by LordSamueliSolo is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).