depth writing
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//! raylib [shaders] example - depth writing
//!
//! Zig-API translation of examples/shaders/shaders_depth_writing.c (raylib 6.2).
//! Example contributed by Buğra Alptekin Sarı (@BugraAlptekinSari) and reviewed by Ramon Santamaria (@raysan5)
//! Example licensed under an unmodified zlib/libpng license.
//! Copyright (c) 2022-2025 Buğra Alptekin Sarı (@BugraAlptekinSari)
const rl = @import("raylib");
const glsl_version = 330; // Desktop GLSL version
pub fn main() !void {
// Initialization
const screen_width = 800;
const screen_height = 450;
rl.initWindow(screen_width, screen_height, "raylib [shaders] example - depth writing");
defer rl.closeWindow(); // Close window and OpenGL context
// Define the camera to look into our 3d world
var camera: rl.Camera = .{
.position = .{ .x = 2.0, .y = 2.0, .z = 3.0 }, // Camera position
.target = .{ .x = 0.0, .y = 0.5, .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
};
// Load custom render texture with writable depth texture buffer
const target = try loadRenderTextureDepthTex(screen_width, screen_height);
defer unloadRenderTextureDepthTex(target);
// Load depth writing shader
// NOTE: The shader inverts the depth buffer by writing into it by `gl_FragDepth = 1 - gl_FragCoord.z;`
const shader = try rl.loadShader(null, rl.textFormat("resources/shaders/glsl{d}/depth_write.fs", .{glsl_version}));
defer rl.unloadShader(shader);
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, .orbital);
// Draw
// Draw into our custom render texture
{
rl.beginTextureMode(target);
defer rl.endTextureMode();
rl.clearBackground(.white);
rl.beginMode3D(camera);
defer rl.endMode3D();
rl.beginShaderMode(shader);
defer rl.endShaderMode();
rl.drawCubeWiresV(.{ .x = 0.0, .y = 0.5, .z = 1.0 }, .{ .x = 1.0, .y = 1.0, .z = 1.0 }, .red);
rl.drawCubeV(.{ .x = 0.0, .y = 0.5, .z = 1.0 }, .{ .x = 1.0, .y = 1.0, .z = 1.0 }, .purple);
rl.drawCubeWiresV(.{ .x = 0.0, .y = 0.5, .z = -1.0 }, .{ .x = 1.0, .y = 1.0, .z = 1.0 }, .dark_green);
rl.drawCubeV(.{ .x = 0.0, .y = 0.5, .z = -1.0 }, .{ .x = 1.0, .y = 1.0, .z = 1.0 }, .yellow);
rl.drawGrid(10, 1.0);
}
// Draw into screen our custom render texture
rl.beginDrawing();
defer rl.endDrawing();
rl.clearBackground(.ray_white);
rl.drawTextureRec(target.texture, .{ .x = 0, .y = 0, .width = screen_width, .height = -screen_height }, .{ .x = 0, .y = 0 }, .white);
rl.drawFPS(10, 10);
}
}
/// Load custom render texture, create a writable depth texture buffer
fn loadRenderTextureDepthTex(width: i32, height: i32) error{LoadFailed}!rl.RenderTexture2D {
const id = rl.gl.loadFramebuffer(); // Load an empty framebuffer
if (id == 0) {
rl.traceLog(.warning, "FBO: Framebuffer object can not be created", .{});
return error.LoadFailed;
}
rl.gl.enableFramebuffer(id);
defer rl.gl.disableFramebuffer();
const target: rl.RenderTexture2D = .{
.id = id,
// Create color texture (default to RGBA)
.texture = .{
.id = rl.gl.loadTexture(null, width, height, rl.gl.pixelformat_uncompressed_r8g8b8a8, 1),
.width = width,
.height = height,
.mipmaps = 1,
.format = .uncompressed_r8g8b8a8,
},
// Create depth texture buffer (instead of raylib default renderbuffer)
.depth = .{
.id = rl.gl.loadTextureDepth(width, height, false),
.width = width,
.height = height,
.mipmaps = 1,
.format = @fromBackingInt(@intCast(19)), // DEPTH_COMPONENT_24BIT: Not defined in raylib
},
};
// Attach color texture and depth texture to FBO
rl.gl.framebufferAttach(target.id, target.texture.id, rl.gl.attachment_color_channel0, rl.gl.attachment_texture2d, 0);
rl.gl.framebufferAttach(target.id, target.depth.id, rl.gl.attachment_depth, rl.gl.attachment_texture2d, 0);
// Check if fbo is complete with attachments (valid)
if (rl.gl.framebufferComplete(target.id)) rl.traceLog(.info, "FBO: [ID {d}] Framebuffer object created successfully", .{target.id});
return target;
}
/// Unload render texture from GPU memory (VRAM)
fn unloadRenderTextureDepthTex(target: rl.RenderTexture2D) void {
// Color texture attached to FBO is deleted
rl.gl.unloadTexture(target.texture.id);
rl.gl.unloadTexture(target.depth.id);
// NOTE: Depth texture is automatically
// queried and deleted before deleting framebuffer
rl.gl.unloadFramebuffer(target.id);
}/*******************************************************************************************
*
* raylib [shaders] example - depth writing
*
* Example complexity rating: [★★☆☆] 2/4
*
* Example originally created with raylib 4.2, last time updated with raylib 4.2
*
* Example contributed by Buğra Alptekin Sarı (@BugraAlptekinSari) and reviewed by Ramon Santamaria (@raysan5)
*
* 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) 2022-2025 Buğra Alptekin Sarı (@BugraAlptekinSari)
*
********************************************************************************************/
#include "raylib.h"
#include "rlgl.h"
#if defined(PLATFORM_DESKTOP)
#define GLSL_VERSION 330
#else // PLATFORM_ANDROID, PLATFORM_WEB
#define GLSL_VERSION 100
#endif
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Module Functions Declaration
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Load custom render texture, create a writable depth texture buffer
static RenderTexture2D LoadRenderTextureDepthTex(int width, int height);
// Unload render texture from GPU memory (VRAM)
static void UnloadRenderTextureDepthTex(RenderTexture2D target);
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Program main entry point
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
int main(void)
{
// Initialization
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
const int screenWidth = 800;
const int screenHeight = 450;
InitWindow(screenWidth, screenHeight, "raylib [shaders] example - depth writing");
// Define the camera to look into our 3d world
Camera camera = {
.position = (Vector3){ 2.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f }, // Camera position
.target = (Vector3){ 0.0f, 0.5f, 0.0f }, // Camera looking at point
.up = (Vector3){ 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f }, // Camera up vector (rotation towards target)
.fovy = 45.0f, // Camera field-of-view Y
.projection = CAMERA_PERSPECTIVE // Camera projection type
};
// Load custom render texture with writable depth texture buffer
RenderTexture2D target = LoadRenderTextureDepthTex(screenWidth, screenHeight);
// Load depth writing shader
// NOTE: The shader inverts the depth buffer by writing into it by `gl_FragDepth = 1 - gl_FragCoord.z;`
Shader shader = LoadShader(0, TextFormat("resources/shaders/glsl%i/depth_write.fs", GLSL_VERSION));
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_ORBITAL);
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Draw
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Draw into our custom render texture
BeginTextureMode(target);
ClearBackground(WHITE);
BeginMode3D(camera);
BeginShaderMode(shader);
DrawCubeWiresV((Vector3){ 0.0f, 0.5f, 1.0f }, (Vector3){ 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f }, RED);
DrawCubeV((Vector3){ 0.0f, 0.5f, 1.0f }, (Vector3){ 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f }, PURPLE);
DrawCubeWiresV((Vector3){ 0.0f, 0.5f, -1.0f }, (Vector3){ 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f }, DARKGREEN);
DrawCubeV((Vector3) { 0.0f, 0.5f, -1.0f }, (Vector3){ 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f }, YELLOW);
DrawGrid(10, 1.0f);
EndShaderMode();
EndMode3D();
EndTextureMode();
// Draw into screen our custom render texture
BeginDrawing();
ClearBackground(RAYWHITE);
DrawTextureRec(target.texture, (Rectangle) { 0, 0, (float)screenWidth, (float)-screenHeight }, (Vector2) { 0, 0 }, WHITE);
DrawFPS(10, 10);
EndDrawing();
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
}
// De-Initialization
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UnloadRenderTextureDepthTex(target);
UnloadShader(shader);
CloseWindow(); // Close window and OpenGL context
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
return 0;
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Module Functions Definition
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Load custom render texture, create a writable depth texture buffer
static RenderTexture2D LoadRenderTextureDepthTex(int width, int height)
{
RenderTexture2D target = { 0 };
target.id = rlLoadFramebuffer(); // Load an empty framebuffer
if (target.id > 0)
{
rlEnableFramebuffer(target.id);
// Create color texture (default to RGBA)
target.texture.id = rlLoadTexture(0, width, height, PIXELFORMAT_UNCOMPRESSED_R8G8B8A8, 1);
target.texture.width = width;
target.texture.height = height;
target.texture.format = PIXELFORMAT_UNCOMPRESSED_R8G8B8A8;
target.texture.mipmaps = 1;
// Create depth texture buffer (instead of raylib default renderbuffer)
target.depth.id = rlLoadTextureDepth(width, height, false);
target.depth.width = width;
target.depth.height = height;
target.depth.format = 19; // DEPTH_COMPONENT_24BIT: Not defined in raylib
target.depth.mipmaps = 1;
// Attach color texture and depth texture to FBO
rlFramebufferAttach(target.id, target.texture.id, RL_ATTACHMENT_COLOR_CHANNEL0, RL_ATTACHMENT_TEXTURE2D, 0);
rlFramebufferAttach(target.id, target.depth.id, RL_ATTACHMENT_DEPTH, RL_ATTACHMENT_TEXTURE2D, 0);
// Check if fbo is complete with attachments (valid)
if (rlFramebufferComplete(target.id)) TRACELOG(LOG_INFO, "FBO: [ID %i] Framebuffer object created successfully", target.id);
rlDisableFramebuffer();
}
else TRACELOG(LOG_WARNING, "FBO: Framebuffer object can not be created");
return target;
}
// Unload render texture from GPU memory (VRAM)
void UnloadRenderTextureDepthTex(RenderTexture2D target)
{
if (target.id > 0)
{
// Color texture attached to FBO is deleted
rlUnloadTexture(target.texture.id);
rlUnloadTexture(target.depth.id);
// NOTE: Depth texture is automatically
// queried and deleted before deleting framebuffer
rlUnloadFramebuffer(target.id);
}
}From raylib 6.2. The original on GitHub.