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GIProbe
=======

**Inherits:** :ref:`VisualInstance<class_VisualInstance>` **<** :ref:`CullInstance<class_CullInstance>` **<** :ref:`Spatial<class_Spatial>` **<** :ref:`Node<class_Node>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Real-time global illumination (GI) probe.

Description
-----------

``GIProbe``\ s are used to provide high-quality real-time indirect light to scenes. They precompute the effect of objects that emit light and the effect of static geometry to simulate the behavior of complex light in real-time. ``GIProbe``\ s need to be baked before using, however, once baked, dynamic objects will receive light from them. Further, lights can be fully dynamic or baked.

Having ``GIProbe``\ s in a scene can be expensive, the quality of the probe can be turned down in exchange for better performance in the :ref:`ProjectSettings<class_ProjectSettings>` using :ref:`ProjectSettings.rendering/quality/voxel_cone_tracing/high_quality<class_ProjectSettings_property_rendering/quality/voxel_cone_tracing/high_quality>`.

**Procedural generation:** ``GIProbe`` can be baked in an exported project, which makes it suitable for procedurally generated or user-built levels as long as all the geometry is generated in advance.

**Performance:** ``GIProbe`` is relatively demanding on the GPU and is not suited to low-end hardware such as integrated graphics (consider :ref:`BakedLightmap<class_BakedLightmap>` instead). To provide a fallback for low-end hardware, consider adding an option to disable ``GIProbe`` in your project's options menus. A ``GIProbe`` node can be disabled by hiding it.

**Note:** Meshes should have sufficiently thick walls to avoid light leaks (avoid one-sided walls). For interior levels, enclose your level geometry in a sufficiently large box and bridge the loops to close the mesh. To further prevent light leaks, you can also strategically place temporary :ref:`MeshInstance<class_MeshInstance>` nodes with :ref:`GeometryInstance.use_in_baked_light<class_GeometryInstance_property_use_in_baked_light>` enabled. These temporary nodes can then be hidden after baking the ``GIProbe`` node.

**Note:** Due to a renderer limitation, emissive :ref:`ShaderMaterial<class_ShaderMaterial>`\ s cannot emit light when used in a ``GIProbe``. Only emissive :ref:`SpatialMaterial<class_SpatialMaterial>`\ s can emit light in a ``GIProbe``.

Tutorials
---------

- :doc:`../tutorials/3d/gi_probes`

- `Third Person Shooter Demo <https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/678>`__

Properties
----------

+---------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+
| :ref:`float<class_float>`             | :ref:`bias<class_GIProbe_property_bias>`                   | ``1.5``                   |
+---------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+
| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`               | :ref:`compress<class_GIProbe_property_compress>`           | ``false``                 |
+---------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+
| :ref:`GIProbeData<class_GIProbeData>` | :ref:`data<class_GIProbe_property_data>`                   |                           |
+---------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+
| :ref:`int<class_int>`                 | :ref:`dynamic_range<class_GIProbe_property_dynamic_range>` | ``4``                     |
+---------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+
| :ref:`float<class_float>`             | :ref:`energy<class_GIProbe_property_energy>`               | ``1.0``                   |
+---------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+
| :ref:`Vector3<class_Vector3>`         | :ref:`extents<class_GIProbe_property_extents>`             | ``Vector3( 10, 10, 10 )`` |
+---------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+
| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`               | :ref:`interior<class_GIProbe_property_interior>`           | ``false``                 |
+---------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+
| :ref:`float<class_float>`             | :ref:`normal_bias<class_GIProbe_property_normal_bias>`     | ``0.0``                   |
+---------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+
| :ref:`float<class_float>`             | :ref:`propagation<class_GIProbe_property_propagation>`     | ``0.7``                   |
+---------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+
| :ref:`Subdiv<enum_GIProbe_Subdiv>`    | :ref:`subdiv<class_GIProbe_property_subdiv>`               | ``1``                     |
+---------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+

Methods
-------

+------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| void | :ref:`bake<class_GIProbe_method_bake>` **(** :ref:`Node<class_Node>` from_node=null, :ref:`bool<class_bool>` create_visual_debug=false **)** |
+------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| void | :ref:`debug_bake<class_GIProbe_method_debug_bake>` **(** **)**                                                                               |
+------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Enumerations
------------

.. _enum_GIProbe_Subdiv:

.. _class_GIProbe_constant_SUBDIV_64:

.. _class_GIProbe_constant_SUBDIV_128:

.. _class_GIProbe_constant_SUBDIV_256:

.. _class_GIProbe_constant_SUBDIV_512:

.. _class_GIProbe_constant_SUBDIV_MAX:

enum **Subdiv**:

- **SUBDIV_64** = **0** --- Use 64 subdivisions. This is the lowest quality setting, but the fastest. Use it if you can, but especially use it on lower-end hardware.

- **SUBDIV_128** = **1** --- Use 128 subdivisions. This is the default quality setting.

- **SUBDIV_256** = **2** --- Use 256 subdivisions.

- **SUBDIV_512** = **3** --- Use 512 subdivisions. This is the highest quality setting, but the slowest. On lower-end hardware, this could cause the GPU to stall.

- **SUBDIV_MAX** = **4** --- Represents the size of the :ref:`Subdiv<enum_GIProbe_Subdiv>` enum.

Property Descriptions
---------------------

.. _class_GIProbe_property_bias:

- :ref:`float<class_float>` **bias**

+-----------+-----------------+
| *Default* | ``1.5``         |
+-----------+-----------------+
| *Setter*  | set_bias(value) |
+-----------+-----------------+
| *Getter*  | get_bias()      |
+-----------+-----------------+

Offsets the lookup of the light contribution from the ``GIProbe``. This can be used to avoid self-shadowing, but may introduce light leaking at higher values. This and :ref:`normal_bias<class_GIProbe_property_normal_bias>` should be played around with to minimize self-shadowing and light leaking.

**Note:** ``bias`` should usually be above 1.0 as that is the size of the voxels.

----

.. _class_GIProbe_property_compress:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **compress**

+-----------+---------------------+
| *Default* | ``false``           |
+-----------+---------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_compress(value) |
+-----------+---------------------+
| *Getter*  | is_compressed()     |
+-----------+---------------------+

*Deprecated.* This property has been deprecated due to known bugs and no longer has any effect when enabled.

----

.. _class_GIProbe_property_data:

- :ref:`GIProbeData<class_GIProbeData>` **data**

+----------+-----------------------+
| *Setter* | set_probe_data(value) |
+----------+-----------------------+
| *Getter* | get_probe_data()      |
+----------+-----------------------+

The :ref:`GIProbeData<class_GIProbeData>` resource that holds the data for this ``GIProbe``.

----

.. _class_GIProbe_property_dynamic_range:

- :ref:`int<class_int>` **dynamic_range**

+-----------+--------------------------+
| *Default* | ``4``                    |
+-----------+--------------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_dynamic_range(value) |
+-----------+--------------------------+
| *Getter*  | get_dynamic_range()      |
+-----------+--------------------------+

The maximum brightness that the ``GIProbe`` will recognize. Brightness will be scaled within this range.

----

.. _class_GIProbe_property_energy:

- :ref:`float<class_float>` **energy**

+-----------+-------------------+
| *Default* | ``1.0``           |
+-----------+-------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_energy(value) |
+-----------+-------------------+
| *Getter*  | get_energy()      |
+-----------+-------------------+

Energy multiplier. Makes the lighting contribution from the ``GIProbe`` brighter.

----

.. _class_GIProbe_property_extents:

- :ref:`Vector3<class_Vector3>` **extents**

+-----------+---------------------------+
| *Default* | ``Vector3( 10, 10, 10 )`` |
+-----------+---------------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_extents(value)        |
+-----------+---------------------------+
| *Getter*  | get_extents()             |
+-----------+---------------------------+

The size of the area covered by the ``GIProbe``. If you make the extents larger without increasing the subdivisions with :ref:`subdiv<class_GIProbe_property_subdiv>`, the size of each cell will increase and result in lower detailed lighting.

----

.. _class_GIProbe_property_interior:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **interior**

+-----------+---------------------+
| *Default* | ``false``           |
+-----------+---------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_interior(value) |
+-----------+---------------------+
| *Getter*  | is_interior()       |
+-----------+---------------------+

If ``true``, ignores the sky contribution when calculating lighting.

----

.. _class_GIProbe_property_normal_bias:

- :ref:`float<class_float>` **normal_bias**

+-----------+------------------------+
| *Default* | ``0.0``                |
+-----------+------------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_normal_bias(value) |
+-----------+------------------------+
| *Getter*  | get_normal_bias()      |
+-----------+------------------------+

Offsets the lookup into the ``GIProbe`` based on the object's normal direction. Can be used to reduce some self-shadowing artifacts.

----

.. _class_GIProbe_property_propagation:

- :ref:`float<class_float>` **propagation**

+-----------+------------------------+
| *Default* | ``0.7``                |
+-----------+------------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_propagation(value) |
+-----------+------------------------+
| *Getter*  | get_propagation()      |
+-----------+------------------------+

How much light propagates through the probe internally. A higher value allows light to spread further.

----

.. _class_GIProbe_property_subdiv:

- :ref:`Subdiv<enum_GIProbe_Subdiv>` **subdiv**

+-----------+-------------------+
| *Default* | ``1``             |
+-----------+-------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_subdiv(value) |
+-----------+-------------------+
| *Getter*  | get_subdiv()      |
+-----------+-------------------+

Number of times to subdivide the grid that the ``GIProbe`` operates on. A higher number results in finer detail and thus higher visual quality, while lower numbers result in better performance.

Method Descriptions
-------------------

.. _class_GIProbe_method_bake:

- void **bake** **(** :ref:`Node<class_Node>` from_node=null, :ref:`bool<class_bool>` create_visual_debug=false **)**

Bakes the effect from all :ref:`GeometryInstance<class_GeometryInstance>`\ s marked with :ref:`GeometryInstance.use_in_baked_light<class_GeometryInstance_property_use_in_baked_light>` and :ref:`Light<class_Light>`\ s marked with either :ref:`Light.BAKE_INDIRECT<class_Light_constant_BAKE_INDIRECT>` or :ref:`Light.BAKE_ALL<class_Light_constant_BAKE_ALL>`. If ``create_visual_debug`` is ``true``, after baking the light, this will generate a :ref:`MultiMesh<class_MultiMesh>` that has a cube representing each solid cell with each cube colored to the cell's albedo color. This can be used to visualize the ``GIProbe``'s data and debug any issues that may be occurring.

**Note:** :ref:`bake<class_GIProbe_method_bake>` works from the editor and in exported projects. This makes it suitable for procedurally generated or user-built levels. Baking a ``GIProbe`` generally takes from 5 to 20 seconds in most scenes. Reducing :ref:`subdiv<class_GIProbe_property_subdiv>` can speed up baking.

----

.. _class_GIProbe_method_debug_bake:

- void **debug_bake** **(** **)**

Calls :ref:`bake<class_GIProbe_method_bake>` with ``create_visual_debug`` enabled.

.. |virtual| replace:: :abbr:`virtual (This method should typically be overridden by the user to have any effect.)`
.. |const| replace:: :abbr:`const (This method has no side effects. It doesn't modify any of the instance's member variables.)`
.. |vararg| replace:: :abbr:`vararg (This method accepts any number of arguments after the ones described here.)`