render_ui_to_texture/

render_ui_to_texture.rs

//! Shows how to render UI to a texture. Useful for displaying UI in 3D space.

use std::f32::consts::PI;

use bevy::picking::PickingSystems;
use bevy::{
    asset::uuid::Uuid,
    camera::RenderTarget,
    color::palettes::css::{BLUE, GRAY, RED},
    input::ButtonState,
    picking::{
        backend::ray::RayMap,
        pointer::{Location, PointerAction, PointerId, PointerInput},
    },
    prelude::*,
    render::render_resource::TextureFormat,
    window::{PrimaryWindow, WindowEvent},
};

const CUBE_POINTER_ID: PointerId = PointerId::Custom(Uuid::from_u128(90870987));

fn main() {
    App::new()
        .add_plugins(DefaultPlugins)
        .add_systems(Startup, setup)
        .add_systems(Update, rotator_system)
        .add_systems(First, drive_diegetic_pointer.in_set(PickingSystems::Input))
        .run();
}

// Marks the cube, to which the UI texture is applied.
#[derive(Component)]
struct Cube;

fn setup(
    mut commands: Commands,
    mut meshes: ResMut<Assets<Mesh>>,
    mut materials: ResMut<Assets<StandardMaterial>>,
    mut images: ResMut<Assets<Image>>,
) {
    // This is the texture that will be rendered to.
    let image = Image::new_target_texture(512, 512, TextureFormat::Bgra8UnormSrgb, None);

    let image_handle = images.add(image);

    // Light
    commands.spawn(DirectionalLight::default());

    let texture_camera = commands
        .spawn((
            Camera2d,
            Camera {
                // render before the "main pass" camera
                order: -1,
                ..default()
            },
            RenderTarget::Image(image_handle.clone().into()),
        ))
        .id();

    commands
        .spawn((
            Node {
                // Cover the whole image
                width: percent(100),
                height: percent(100),
                flex_direction: FlexDirection::Column,
                justify_content: JustifyContent::Center,
                align_items: AlignItems::Center,
                ..default()
            },
            BackgroundColor(GRAY.into()),
            UiTargetCamera(texture_camera),
        ))
        .with_children(|parent| {
            parent
                .spawn((
                    Node {
                        position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
                        width: auto(),
                        height: auto(),
                        align_items: AlignItems::Center,
                        padding: UiRect::all(px(20.)),
                        border_radius: BorderRadius::all(px(10.)),
                        ..default()
                    },
                    BackgroundColor(BLUE.into()),
                ))
                .observe(
                    |drag: On<PointerDrag>, mut nodes: Query<(&mut Node, &ComputedNode)>| {
                        let (mut node, computed) = nodes.get_mut(drag.entity).unwrap();
                        node.left = px(drag.pointer.position.x - computed.size.x / 2.0);
                        node.top = px(drag.pointer.position.y - 50.0);
                    },
                )
                .observe(
                    |over: On<PointerOver>, mut colors: Query<&mut BackgroundColor>| {
                        colors.get_mut(over.entity).unwrap().0 = RED.into();
                    },
                )
                .observe(
                    |out: On<PointerOut>, mut colors: Query<&mut BackgroundColor>| {
                        colors.get_mut(out.entity).unwrap().0 = BLUE.into();
                    },
                )
                .with_children(|parent| {
                    parent.spawn((
                        Text::new("Drag Me!"),
                        TextFont {
                            font_size: FontSize::Px(40.0),
                            ..default()
                        },
                        TextColor::WHITE,
                    ));
                });
        });

    let mesh_handle = meshes.add(Cuboid::default());

    // This material has the texture that has been rendered.
    let material_handle = materials.add(StandardMaterial {
        base_color_texture: Some(image_handle),
        reflectance: 0.02,
        unlit: false,
        ..default()
    });

    // Cube with material containing the rendered UI texture.
    commands.spawn((
        Mesh3d(mesh_handle),
        MeshMaterial3d(material_handle),
        Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 0.0, 1.5).with_rotation(Quat::from_rotation_x(PI)),
        Cube,
    ));

    // The main pass camera.
    commands.spawn((
        Camera3d::default(),
        Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 0.0, 5.0).looking_at(Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::Y),
    ));

    commands.spawn(CUBE_POINTER_ID);
}

const ROTATION_SPEED: f32 = 0.1;

fn rotator_system(time: Res<Time>, mut query: Query<&mut Transform, With<Cube>>) {
    for mut transform in &mut query {
        transform.rotate_x(1.0 * time.delta_secs() * ROTATION_SPEED);
        transform.rotate_y(0.7 * time.delta_secs() * ROTATION_SPEED);
    }
}

/// Because bevy has no way to know how to map a mouse input to the UI texture, we need to write a
/// system that tells it there is a pointer on the UI texture. We cast a ray into the scene and find
/// the UV (2D texture) coordinates of the raycast hit. This UV coordinate is effectively the same
/// as a pointer coordinate on a 2D UI rect.
fn drive_diegetic_pointer(
    mut cursor_last: Local<Vec2>,
    mut raycast: MeshRayCast,
    rays: Res<RayMap>,
    cubes: Query<&Mesh3d, With<Cube>>,
    ui_camera: Query<&RenderTarget, With<Camera2d>>,
    primary_window: Query<Entity, With<PrimaryWindow>>,
    windows: Query<(Entity, &Window)>,
    images: Res<Assets<Image>>,
    manual_texture_views: Res<ManualTextureViews>,
    mut window_events: MessageReader<WindowEvent>,
    mut pointer_inputs: MessageWriter<PointerInput>,
) -> Result {
    // Get the size of the texture, so we can convert from dimensionless UV coordinates that span
    // from 0 to 1, to pixel coordinates.
    let target = ui_camera
        .single()?
        .normalize(primary_window.single().ok())
        .unwrap();
    let target_info = target
        .get_render_target_info(windows, &images, &manual_texture_views)
        .unwrap();
    let size = target_info.physical_size.as_vec2();

    // Find raycast hits and update the virtual pointer.
    let raycast_settings = MeshRayCastSettings {
        visibility: RayCastVisibility::VisibleInView,
        filter: &|entity| cubes.contains(entity),
        early_exit_test: &|_| false,
    };
    for (_id, ray) in rays.iter() {
        for (_cube, hit) in raycast.cast_ray(*ray, &raycast_settings) {
            let position = size * hit.uv.unwrap();
            if position != *cursor_last {
                pointer_inputs.write(PointerInput::new(
                    CUBE_POINTER_ID,
                    Location {
                        target: target.clone(),
                        position,
                    },
                    PointerAction::Move {
                        delta: position - *cursor_last,
                    },
                ));
                *cursor_last = position;
            }
        }
    }

    // Pipe pointer button presses to the virtual pointer on the UI texture.
    for window_event in window_events.read() {
        if let WindowEvent::MouseButtonInput(input) = window_event {
            let button = match input.button {
                MouseButton::Left => PointerButton::Primary,
                MouseButton::Right => PointerButton::Secondary,
                MouseButton::Middle => PointerButton::Middle,
                _ => continue,
            };
            let action = match input.state {
                ButtonState::Pressed => PointerAction::Press(button),
                ButtonState::Released => PointerAction::Release(button),
            };
            pointer_inputs.write(PointerInput::new(
                CUBE_POINTER_ID,
                Location {
                    target: target.clone(),
                    position: *cursor_last,
                },
                action,
            ));
        }
    }

    Ok(())
}