diff --git a/projects/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/CMakeLists.txt
index ccbdaf4101c5dabb3e9d43788e255eab85ad5776..474c9764bd29053c95ca2c4511d1287359350d02 100644
--- a/projects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
# Add new projects/examples here:
add_subdirectory(first_triangle)
add_subdirectory(first_mesh)
+add_subdirectory(first_scene)
add_subdirectory(cmd_sync_test)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/.gitignore b/projects/first_scene/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..85ce58a41ce7dcbe4f4a41bbf4779d82cede0106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+first_mesh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/first_scene/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8b90739750011a36b4c1d9e0bff7cba986074228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+project(first_scene)
+
+# setting c++ standard for the project
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
+# this should fix the execution path to load local files from the project
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+
+# adding source files to the project
+add_executable(first_scene src/main.cpp)
+
+# this should fix the execution path to load local files from the project (for MSVC)
+if(MSVC)
+ set_target_properties(first_scene PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+ set_target_properties(first_scene PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+
+ # in addition to setting the output directory, the working directory has to be set
+ # by default visual studio sets the working directory to the build directory, when using the debugger
+ set_target_properties(first_scene PROPERTIES VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+endif()
+
+# including headers of dependencies and the VkCV framework
+target_include_directories(first_scene SYSTEM BEFORE PRIVATE ${vkcv_include} ${vkcv_includes} ${vkcv_asset_loader_include} ${vkcv_camera_include})
+
+# linking with libraries from all dependencies and the VkCV framework
+target_link_libraries(first_scene vkcv ${vkcv_libraries} vkcv_asset_loader ${vkcv_asset_loader_libraries} vkcv_camera)
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/Szene/Szene.bin b/projects/first_scene/resources/Szene/Szene.bin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c87d27637516b0bbf864251dd162773f5cc53e06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/Szene/Szene.bin
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:ee4742718f720d589a2a03f5d879f8c50ba9057718d191a43b046eaa9071080d
+size 70328
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/Szene/Szene.gltf b/projects/first_scene/resources/Szene/Szene.gltf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e5a32b29af5d0a2ac5f497e60b4b92c1873e1df9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/Szene/Szene.gltf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:75ba834118792ebbacf528a1690c7d04df4b4c8122b9f99a9aa9a9d075d2c86a
+size 7421
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/Szene/boards2_vcyc.jpg b/projects/first_scene/resources/Szene/boards2_vcyc.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2636039e272289c0fba3fa2d88a060b857501248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/Szene/boards2_vcyc.jpg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:cca33a6e58ddd1b37a6e6853a9aa0e7b15ca678937119194752393dd2a0a0564
+size 1192476
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/Szene/boards2_vcyc_jpg.jpg b/projects/first_scene/resources/Szene/boards2_vcyc_jpg.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2636039e272289c0fba3fa2d88a060b857501248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/Szene/boards2_vcyc_jpg.jpg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:cca33a6e58ddd1b37a6e6853a9aa0e7b15ca678937119194752393dd2a0a0564
+size 1192476
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/boards2_vcyc_jpg.jpg b/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/boards2_vcyc_jpg.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2636039e272289c0fba3fa2d88a060b857501248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/boards2_vcyc_jpg.jpg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:cca33a6e58ddd1b37a6e6853a9aa0e7b15ca678937119194752393dd2a0a0564
+size 1192476
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/cube.bin b/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/cube.bin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3303cd8635848bee18e10ab8754d5e4e7218db92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/cube.bin
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:9bb9b6b8bbe50a0aaa517057f245ee844f80afa7426dacb2aed4128f71629ce4
+size 840
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/cube.blend b/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/cube.blend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..62ccb2c742094bcfb5ed194ab905bffae86bfd65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/cube.blend
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:a6c1e245f259c610528c9485db6688928faac0ab2addee9e3c2dde7740e4dd09
+size 774920
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/cube.blend1 b/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/cube.blend1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..13f21dcca218d7bc7a07a8a9682b5e1d9e607736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/cube.blend1
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:f4496f423569b8ca81f3b3a55fad00f925557e0193fb9dbe6cdce7e71fb48f7b
+size 774920
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/cube.glb b/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/cube.glb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..66a42c65e71dcf375e04cc378256024dd3c7834d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/cube.glb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:198568b715f397d78f7c358c0f709a419e7fd677e54cdec7c19f71b5ed264897
+size 1194508
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/cube.gltf b/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/cube.gltf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..428176144843dd06c78fe1d11a6392a0ea02b22d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/cube/cube.gltf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:f82f455647a84ca6242882ae26a79a499d3ce594f8de317ab89488c5b79721ac
+size 2823
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/shaders/compile.bat b/projects/first_scene/resources/shaders/compile.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b4521235c40fe5fb163bab874560c2f219b7517f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/shaders/compile.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+%VULKAN_SDK%\Bin32\glslc.exe shader.vert -o vert.spv
+%VULKAN_SDK%\Bin32\glslc.exe shader.frag -o frag.spv
+pause
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/shaders/frag.spv b/projects/first_scene/resources/shaders/frag.spv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..087e4e22fb2fcec27d99b3ff2aa1a705fe755796
Binary files /dev/null and b/projects/first_scene/resources/shaders/frag.spv differ
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/shaders/shader.frag b/projects/first_scene/resources/shaders/shader.frag
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..71a1de69c57c0d7b7d4665095410e7acaf8dbd62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/shaders/shader.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#version 450
+#extension GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects : enable
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec3 passNormal;
+layout(location = 1) in vec2 passUV;
+
+layout(location = 0) out vec3 outColor;
+
+layout(set=0, binding=0) uniform texture2D meshTexture;
+layout(set=0, binding=1) uniform sampler textureSampler;
+
+void main() {
+ outColor = texture(sampler2D(meshTexture, textureSampler), passUV).rgb;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/shaders/shader.vert b/projects/first_scene/resources/shaders/shader.vert
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..76855152253b48b7400f016d063ed4f0e507435e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/shaders/shader.vert
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#version 450
+#extension GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects : enable
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec3 inPosition;
+layout(location = 1) in vec3 inNormal;
+layout(location = 2) in vec2 inUV;
+
+layout(location = 0) out vec3 passNormal;
+layout(location = 1) out vec2 passUV;
+
+layout( push_constant ) uniform constants{
+ mat4 mvp;
+};
+
+void main() {
+ gl_Position = mvp * vec4(inPosition, 1.0);
+ passNormal = inNormal;
+ passUV = inUV;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/shaders/vert.spv b/projects/first_scene/resources/shaders/vert.spv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..374c023e14b351eb43cbcda5951cbb8b3d6f96a1
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diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/triangle/Triangle.bin b/projects/first_scene/resources/triangle/Triangle.bin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..57f26ad96592b64377e6aa93823d96a94e6c5022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/triangle/Triangle.bin
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:412ebd5f7242c266b4957e7e26be13aa331dbcb7bbb854ab334a2437ae8ed959
+size 104
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/triangle/Triangle.blend b/projects/first_scene/resources/triangle/Triangle.blend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2421dc5e1bb029d73a9ec09cc4530c5196851fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/triangle/Triangle.blend
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:387e544df173219fbf292a64a6656d1d782bbf71a5a9e9fdef0a308f47b05477
+size 758144
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/triangle/Triangle.glb b/projects/first_scene/resources/triangle/Triangle.glb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4148620cd6af0dadbc791aa1c52bb5431a40884b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/triangle/Triangle.glb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:f4be087a605212d139416b5352a018283b26b99260cbcddb7013a1beeb331227
+size 980
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/resources/triangle/Triangle.gltf b/projects/first_scene/resources/triangle/Triangle.gltf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a188e6ee16a5e8486cf307c7bda8cfd99bdbeea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/resources/triangle/Triangle.gltf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:d5fc354e040f79cff329e919677b194c75e3a522c6406f75c1108ad9575f12ec
+size 2202
diff --git a/projects/first_scene/src/main.cpp b/projects/first_scene/src/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5c997617f29b3b06164bab8604914c5c863b57bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/first_scene/src/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vkcv/Core.hpp>
+#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
+#include <vkcv/camera/CameraManager.hpp>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <vkcv/asset/asset_loader.hpp>
+
+int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
+ const char* applicationName = "First Scene";
+
+ uint32_t windowWidth = 800;
+ uint32_t windowHeight = 600;
+
+ vkcv::Window window = vkcv::Window::create(
+ applicationName,
+ windowWidth,
+ windowHeight,
+ true
+ );
+
+ vkcv::CameraManager cameraManager(window, static_cast<float>(window.getWidth()), static_cast<float>(window.getHeight()));
+
+ window.initEvents();
+
+ vkcv::Core core = vkcv::Core::create(
+ window,
+ applicationName,
+ VK_MAKE_VERSION(0, 0, 1),
+ { vk::QueueFlagBits::eGraphics ,vk::QueueFlagBits::eCompute , vk::QueueFlagBits::eTransfer },
+ {},
+ { "VK_KHR_swapchain" }
+ );
+
+ vkcv::asset::Scene scene;
+
+ const char* path = argc > 1 ? argv[1] : "resources/Szene/Szene.gltf";
+ int result = vkcv::asset::loadScene(path, scene);
+
+ if (result == 1) {
+ std::cout << "Mesh loading successful!" << std::endl;
+ }
+ else {
+ std::cout << "Mesh loading failed: " << result << std::endl;
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ assert(!scene.vertexGroups.empty());
+ std::vector<uint8_t> vBuffers;
+ std::vector<uint8_t> iBuffers;
+ //vBuffers.reserve(scene.vertexGroups.size());
+ //iBuffers.reserve(scene.vertexGroups.size());
+
+ std::vector<vkcv::VertexBufferBinding> vBufferBindings;
+ std::vector<std::vector<vkcv::VertexBufferBinding>> vertexBufferBindings;
+ std::vector<vkcv::VertexAttribute> vAttributes;
+
+ for (int i = 0; i < scene.vertexGroups.size(); i++){
+
+ /*auto vertexBuffer = core.createBuffer<uint8_t>(
+ vkcv::BufferType::VERTEX,
+ scene.vertexGroups[i].vertexBuffer.data.size(),
+ vkcv::BufferMemoryType::DEVICE_LOCAL
+ );
+ vertexBuffer.fill(scene.vertexGroups[i].vertexBuffer.data);*/
+ vBuffers.insert(vBuffers.end(), scene.vertexGroups[i].vertexBuffer.data.begin(),scene.vertexGroups[i].vertexBuffer.data.end());
+
+ /*auto indexBuffer = core.createBuffer<uint8_t>(
+ vkcv::BufferType::INDEX,
+ scene.vertexGroups[i].indexBuffer.data.size(),
+ vkcv::BufferMemoryType::DEVICE_LOCAL
+ );
+ indexBuffer.fill(scene.vertexGroups[i].indexBuffer.data);*/
+ iBuffers.insert(iBuffers.end(), scene.vertexGroups[i].indexBuffer.data.begin(),scene.vertexGroups[i].indexBuffer.data.end());
+
+ auto& attributes = scene.vertexGroups[i].vertexBuffer.attributes;
+
+ std::sort(attributes.begin(), attributes.end(), [](const vkcv::VertexAttribute& x, const vkcv::VertexAttribute& y) {
+ return static_cast<uint32_t>(x.type) < static_cast<uint32_t>(y.type);
+ });
+ }
+
+ auto vertexBuffer = core.createBuffer<uint8_t>(
+ vkcv::BufferType::VERTEX,
+ vBuffers.size(),
+ vkcv::BufferMemoryType::DEVICE_LOCAL
+ );
+ vertexBuffer.fill(vBuffers);
+
+ auto indexBuffer = core.createBuffer<uint8_t>(
+ vkcv::BufferType::INDEX,
+ iBuffers.size(),
+ vkcv::BufferMemoryType::DEVICE_LOCAL
+ );
+ indexBuffer.fill(iBuffers);
+
+ for (int m = 0; m < scene.vertexGroups.size(); m++){
+ for (int k = 0; k < scene.vertexGroups[m].vertexBuffer.attributes.size(); k++){
+ vAttributes.push_back(scene.vertexGroups[m].vertexBuffer.attributes[k]);
+ vBufferBindings.push_back(vkcv::VertexBufferBinding(scene.vertexGroups[m].vertexBuffer.attributes[k].offset, vertexBuffer.getVulkanHandle()));
+ }
+ vertexBufferBindings.push_back(vBufferBindings);
+ vBufferBindings.clear();
+ }
+
+ // an example attachment for passes that output to the window
+ const vkcv::AttachmentDescription present_color_attachment(
+ vkcv::AttachmentOperation::STORE,
+ vkcv::AttachmentOperation::CLEAR,
+ core.getSwapchainImageFormat()
+ );
+
+ const vkcv::AttachmentDescription depth_attachment(
+ vkcv::AttachmentOperation::STORE,
+ vkcv::AttachmentOperation::CLEAR,
+ vk::Format::eD32Sfloat
+ );
+
+ vkcv::PassConfig scenePassDefinition({ present_color_attachment, depth_attachment });
+ vkcv::PassHandle scenePass = core.createPass(scenePassDefinition);
+
+ if (!scenePass) {
+ std::cout << "Error. Could not create renderpass. Exiting." << std::endl;
+ return EXIT_FAILURE;
+ }
+
+ vkcv::ShaderProgram sceneShaderProgram{};
+ sceneShaderProgram.addShader(vkcv::ShaderStage::VERTEX, std::filesystem::path("resources/shaders/vert.spv"));
+ sceneShaderProgram.addShader(vkcv::ShaderStage::FRAGMENT, std::filesystem::path("resources/shaders/frag.spv"));
+ sceneShaderProgram.reflectShader(vkcv::ShaderStage::VERTEX);
+ sceneShaderProgram.reflectShader(vkcv::ShaderStage::FRAGMENT);
+
+ uint32_t setID = 0;
+ std::vector<vkcv::DescriptorBinding> descriptorBindings = { sceneShaderProgram.getReflectedDescriptors()[setID] };
+ vkcv::DescriptorSetHandle descriptorSet = core.createDescriptorSet(descriptorBindings);
+
+ const vkcv::PipelineConfig scenePipelineDefinition(
+ sceneShaderProgram,
+ UINT32_MAX,
+ UINT32_MAX,
+ scenePass,
+ vAttributes,
+ { core.getDescriptorSet(descriptorSet).layout },
+ true);
+ vkcv::PipelineHandle scenePipeline = core.createGraphicsPipeline(scenePipelineDefinition);
+
+ if (!scenePipeline) {
+ std::cout << "Error. Could not create graphics pipeline. Exiting." << std::endl;
+ return EXIT_FAILURE;
+ }
+
+ // FIXME There should be a test here to make sure there is at least 1
+ // texture in the scene.
+ vkcv::asset::Texture &tex = scene.textures[2];
+ vkcv::Image texture = core.createImage(vk::Format::eR8G8B8A8Srgb, tex.w, tex.h);
+ texture.fill(tex.data.data());
+
+ vkcv::SamplerHandle sampler = core.createSampler(
+ vkcv::SamplerFilterType::LINEAR,
+ vkcv::SamplerFilterType::LINEAR,
+ vkcv::SamplerMipmapMode::LINEAR,
+ vkcv::SamplerAddressMode::REPEAT
+ );
+
+ vkcv::DescriptorWrites setWrites;
+ setWrites.sampledImageWrites = { vkcv::SampledImageDescriptorWrite(0, texture.getHandle()) };
+ setWrites.samplerWrites = { vkcv::SamplerDescriptorWrite(1, sampler) };
+ core.writeDescriptorSet(descriptorSet, setWrites);
+
+ vkcv::ImageHandle depthBuffer = core.createImage(vk::Format::eD32Sfloat, windowWidth, windowHeight).getHandle();
+
+ const vkcv::ImageHandle swapchainInput = vkcv::ImageHandle::createSwapchainImageHandle();
+
+ vkcv::DescriptorSetUsage descriptorUsage(0, core.getDescriptorSet(descriptorSet).vulkanHandle);
+ std::vector<vkcv::DrawcallInfo> drawcalls;
+
+ for(int l = 0; l < scene.vertexGroups.size(); l++){
+ vkcv::Mesh renderMesh(vertexBufferBindings[l], indexBuffer.getVulkanHandle(), scene.vertexGroups[l].numIndices);
+ drawcalls.push_back(vkcv::DrawcallInfo(renderMesh, {descriptorUsage}));
+ }
+
+ auto start = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+ while (window.isWindowOpen()) {
+ vkcv::Window::pollEvents();
+
+ if(window.getHeight() == 0 || window.getWidth() == 0)
+ continue;
+
+ uint32_t swapchainWidth, swapchainHeight;
+ if (!core.beginFrame(swapchainWidth, swapchainHeight)) {
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ if ((swapchainWidth != windowWidth) || ((swapchainHeight != windowHeight))) {
+ depthBuffer = core.createImage(vk::Format::eD32Sfloat, swapchainWidth, swapchainHeight).getHandle();
+
+ windowWidth = swapchainWidth;
+ windowHeight = swapchainHeight;
+ }
+
+ auto end = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+ auto deltatime = end - start;
+ start = end;
+ cameraManager.getCamera().updateView(std::chrono::duration<double>(deltatime).count());
+ const glm::mat4 mvp = cameraManager.getCamera().getProjection() * cameraManager.getCamera().getView();
+
+ vkcv::PushConstantData pushConstantData((void*)&mvp, sizeof(glm::mat4));
+
+ const std::vector<vkcv::ImageHandle> renderTargets = { swapchainInput, depthBuffer };
+ auto cmdStream = core.createCommandStream(vkcv::QueueType::Graphics);
+
+ core.recordDrawcallsToCmdStream(
+ cmdStream,
+ scenePass,
+ scenePipeline,
+ pushConstantData,
+ drawcalls,
+ renderTargets);
+ core.prepareSwapchainImageForPresent(cmdStream);
+ core.submitCommandStream(cmdStream);
+ core.endFrame();
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}