3d camera free
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//! raylib [core] example - 3d camera free
//!
//! Zig-API translation of examples/core/core_3d_camera_free.c (raylib 6.2).
//! Example licensed under an unmodified zlib/libpng license.
//! Copyright (c) 2015-2025 Ramon Santamaria (@raysan5)
const rl = @import("raylib");
pub fn main() void {
// Initialization
const screen_width = 800;
const screen_height = 450;
rl.initWindow(screen_width, screen_height, "raylib [core] example - 3d camera free");
defer rl.closeWindow(); // Close window and OpenGL context
// Define the camera to look into our 3d world
var camera: rl.Camera3D = .{
.position = .{ .x = 10.0, .y = 10.0, .z = 10.0 }, // Camera position
.target = .{ .x = 0.0, .y = 0.0, .z = 0.0 }, // Camera looking at point
.up = .{ .x = 0.0, .y = 1.0, .z = 0.0 }, // Camera up vector (rotation towards target)
.fovy = 45.0, // Camera field-of-view Y
.projection = .perspective, // Camera projection type
};
const cube_position: rl.Vector3 = .{ .x = 0.0, .y = 0.0, .z = 0.0 };
rl.disableCursor(); // Limit cursor to relative movement inside the window
rl.setTargetFPS(60); // Set our game to run at 60 frames-per-second
// Main game loop
while (!rl.windowShouldClose()) { // Detect window close button or ESC key
// Update
rl.updateCamera(&camera, .free);
if (rl.isKeyPressed(.z)) camera.target = .{ .x = 0.0, .y = 0.0, .z = 0.0 };
// Draw
rl.beginDrawing();
defer rl.endDrawing();
rl.clearBackground(.ray_white);
{
rl.beginMode3D(camera);
defer rl.endMode3D();
rl.drawCube(cube_position, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, .red);
rl.drawCubeWires(cube_position, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, .maroon);
rl.drawGrid(10, 1.0);
}
rl.drawRectangle(10, 10, 320, 93, rl.fade(.sky_blue, 0.5));
rl.drawRectangleLines(10, 10, 320, 93, .blue);
rl.drawText("Free camera default controls:", 20, 20, 10, .black);
rl.drawText("- Mouse Wheel to Zoom in-out", 40, 40, 10, .dark_gray);
rl.drawText("- Mouse Wheel Pressed to Pan", 40, 60, 10, .dark_gray);
rl.drawText("- Z to zoom to (0, 0, 0)", 40, 80, 10, .dark_gray);
}
}/*******************************************************************************************
*
* raylib [core] example - 3d camera free
*
* Example complexity rating: [★☆☆☆] 1/4
*
* Example originally created with raylib 1.3, last time updated with raylib 1.3
*
* Example licensed under an unmodified zlib/libpng license, which is an OSI-certified,
* BSD-like license that allows static linking with closed source software
*
* Copyright (c) 2015-2025 Ramon Santamaria (@raysan5)
*
********************************************************************************************/
#include "raylib.h"
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Program main entry point
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
int main(void)
{
// Initialization
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
const int screenWidth = 800;
const int screenHeight = 450;
InitWindow(screenWidth, screenHeight, "raylib [core] example - 3d camera free");
// Define the camera to look into our 3d world
Camera3D camera = { 0 };
camera.position = (Vector3){ 10.0f, 10.0f, 10.0f }; // Camera position
camera.target = (Vector3){ 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f }; // Camera looking at point
camera.up = (Vector3){ 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f }; // Camera up vector (rotation towards target)
camera.fovy = 45.0f; // Camera field-of-view Y
camera.projection = CAMERA_PERSPECTIVE; // Camera projection type
Vector3 cubePosition = { 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f };
DisableCursor(); // Limit cursor to relative movement inside the window
SetTargetFPS(60); // Set our game to run at 60 frames-per-second
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Main game loop
while (!WindowShouldClose()) // Detect window close button or ESC key
{
// Update
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UpdateCamera(&camera, CAMERA_FREE);
if (IsKeyPressed(KEY_Z)) camera.target = (Vector3){ 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f };
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Draw
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BeginDrawing();
ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);
BeginMode3D(camera);
DrawCube(cubePosition, 2.0f, 2.0f, 2.0f, RED);
DrawCubeWires(cubePosition, 2.0f, 2.0f, 2.0f, MAROON);
DrawGrid(10, 1.0f);
EndMode3D();
DrawRectangle( 10, 10, 320, 93, Fade(SKYBLUE, 0.5f));
DrawRectangleLines( 10, 10, 320, 93, BLUE);
DrawText("Free camera default controls:", 20, 20, 10, BLACK);
DrawText("- Mouse Wheel to Zoom in-out", 40, 40, 10, DARKGRAY);
DrawText("- Mouse Wheel Pressed to Pan", 40, 60, 10, DARKGRAY);
DrawText("- Z to zoom to (0, 0, 0)", 40, 80, 10, DARKGRAY);
EndDrawing();
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
}
// De-Initialization
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CloseWindow(); // Close window and OpenGL context
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
return 0;
}From raylib 6.2. The original on GitHub.