SpectraEngine

Description

SpectraEngine is a 3D game engine developed in C++ with OpenGL, currently capable of rendering geometry with a range of controls and information displays.

The project is under active development, and the code is available on GitHub.

Team Members

• Guillem Alqueza Mayench
• Miguel Iglesias Abarca
• Lluc Cid

Viewer Controls

• Right-click: Move the current view.
• Right-click + WASD: Fly around the scene.
• Alt + Right-click or Mouse Wheel: Zoom in or out.
• Alt + Left-click: Orbit the camera around a pivot point.
• Alt + Mouse Wheel: Pan the camera.
• F: Frame the selected object.

Features

• Model Import: Import models in FBX format.
• Texture Import: Supports PNG and DDS texture formats.
• Drag and Drop: Allows importing files by dragging them directly.
• Transform Controls: Apply transformations like position, rotation, and scale to models.
• Logging System: Provides detailed logging.
• Custom File Library: Manage files with a custom file format.
• Shading Modes: Swap between Shaded, Wireframe & Shaded Wireframe options.
• Engine Monitor: Visualize monitoring information.

Panels

• Hierarchy: Displays all game objects currently present in the scene. Includes a search feature to locate specific game objects and provides options to create empty game objects and basic primitive shapes.
• Inspector: Allows viewing and editing the properties of a currently selected game object, such as transform, mesh renderer, and material options.
• Scene: Allows visualizing and interacting with the world you create in the editor.
• Project: Access various project folders, manage files, and import assets. Displays all assets within the project, including models, textures, and other engine resources.
• Console: View errors, warnings, and information related to the engine. Allows filtering by type and clearing the console.
• Preferences: Offers settings for the user, including screen, grid, and rendering options.
• Performance: Displays information about engine performance and its impact on system resources.
• About: Displays basic information about the engine.

Libraries and Dependencies

• SDL2: Cross-platform development library.
• OpenGL: Graphics API for rendering graphics.
• ImGui: Immediate mode GUI for C++.
• GLM: C++ mathematics library for graphics software based on OpenGL.
• Assimp: Library to load various 3D file formats into a shared, in-memory immediate format.
• DeviL: Image library supporting loading, saving, and manipulating various image formats.