Examples » Shadow map

Showcases the Parallel Split / Cascade shadow mapping technique.

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Shadow mapping with a single, directional light source. It is intended to be a basis to start including your own shadow mapping system in your own project.

Key controls

Movement/view:

  • Arrow keys and Page Up / Page Down — translate camera
  • Mouse drag — rotate the camera
  • F1 — switch to main camera
  • F2 — switch to debug camera

Shadow configuration changes - watch the console output for changes:

  • F3 — change shadow face culling mode
  • F4 — shadow map alignment (camera/static)
  • F5 / F6 — change layer split exponent
  • F7 / F8 — tweak bias
  • F9 / F10 — change number of layers
  • F11 / F12 — change shadow map resolution

Credits

This example was originally contributed by Bill Robinson.

Source

Full source code is linked below and also available in the magnum-examples GitHub repository.