- Qt 5.5
- Qt3D Module
- Qt3D: Planets QML Example
- SolarSystem.qml Example File
- Qt 5.5.1 Reference Documentation

# SolarSystem.qml Example File

planets-qml/SolarSystem.qml

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    import Qt3D 2.0
    import Qt3D.Renderer 2.0
    import QtQuick 2.0 as QQ2

    import "planets.js" as Planets

    Entity {
        id: sceneRoot

        property bool ready: false

        property real cameraNear: 0
        property real xLookAtOffset: 0
        property real yLookAtOffset: 0
        property real zLookAtOffset: 0
        property real xCameraOffset: 0
        property real yCameraOffset: 0
        property real zCameraOffset: 0

        property var planetData
        property var planets: []

        property vector3d defaultUp: Qt.vector3d(0, 1, 0)
        property vector3d defaultCameraPosition: Qt.vector3d(Planets.solarDistance,
                                                             Planets.solarDistance,
                                                             Planets.solarDistance)
        property vector3d tiltAxis: Qt.vector3d(0, 0, 1)
        property vector3d rollAxis: Qt.vector3d(0, 1, 0)
        property real cameraDistance: 1
        property vector3d oldCameraPosition
        property vector3d oldFocusedPlanetPosition

        property color ambientStrengthStarfield: "#000000"
        property color ambientStrengthSun: "#ffffff"
        property color ambientStrengthClouds: "#000000"
        property color ambientStrengthRing: "#111111"
        property color ambientStrengthPlanet: "#222222"
        property real shininessSpecularMap: 50.0
        property real shininessClouds: 10.0
        property real shininessBasic: 1.0

        property real saturnRingInnerRadius
        property real saturnRingOuterRadius
        property real uranusRingInnerRadius
        property real uranusRingOuterRadius

        // Time variables
        property int year: 2000
        property int month: 1
        property int day: 1
        // Time scale formula based on http://www.stjarnhimlen.se/comp/ppcomp.html
        property real startD: 367 * year - 7 * (year + (month + 9) / 12) / 4 + 275 * month / 9 + day - 730530
        property real oldTimeD: startD
        property real currTimeD: startD
        property real deltaTimeD: 0
        property real daysPerFrame
        property real daysPerFrameScale

        property real planetScale

        property bool focusedScaling: false
        property int focusedMinimumScale: 20
        property real actualScale

        Light {
            id: light
            ratio: width / height
        }

        Camera {
            id: camera
            projectionType: CameraLens.PerspectiveProjection
            fieldOfView: 45
            aspectRatio: width / height
            nearPlane: 2500000.0
            farPlane: 20000000.0
            position: defaultCameraPosition
            upVector: defaultUp
            viewCenter: Qt.vector3d( xLookAtOffset, yLookAtOffset, zLookAtOffset )
        }

        Configuration  {
            controlledCamera: camera
        }

        components: [
            PlanetFrameGraph {
                id: framegraph
                viewCamera: camera
                lightCamera: light.lightCamera
            }
        ]

        CloudEffectDS {
            id: effectDS
            light: light
        }

        PlanetEffectD {
            id: effectD
            light: light
        }

        PlanetShadowEffectD {
            id: shadowMapEffectD
            shadowTexture: framegraph.shadowTexture
            light: light
        }

        PlanetEffectDB {
            id: effectDB
            light: light
        }

        PlanetEffectDSB {
            id: effectDSB
            light: light
        }

        QQ2.Component.onCompleted: {
            planetData = Planets.loadPlanetData()
            // Push in the correct order
            planets.push(sun)
            planets.push(mercury)
            planets.push(venus)
            planets.push(earth)
            planets.push(mars)
            planets.push(jupiter)
            planets.push(saturn)
            planets.push(uranus)
            planets.push(neptune)
            planets.push(moon)
            // TODO: Once support for creating meshes from arrays is implemented take these into use
            //saturnRing.makeRing()
            //uranusRing.makeRing()
            saturnRingOuterRadius = planetData[Planets.SATURN].radius + Planets.saturnOuterRadius
            saturnRingInnerRadius = planetData[Planets.SATURN].radius + 6.630
            uranusRingOuterRadius = planetData[Planets.URANUS].radius + Planets.uranusOuterRadius
            uranusRingInnerRadius = planetData[Planets.URANUS].radius + 2
            ready = true
            changeScale(1200)
            changeSpeed(0.2)
            setLookAtOffset(Planets.SUN)
        }

        QQ2.NumberAnimation {
            id: lookAtOffsetAnimation
            target: sceneRoot
            properties: "xLookAtOffset, yLookAtOffset, zLookAtOffset"
            to: 0
            easing.type: Easing.InOutQuint
            duration: 1250
        }

        QQ2.NumberAnimation {
            id: cameraOffsetAnimation
            target: sceneRoot
            properties: "xCameraOffset, yCameraOffset, zCameraOffset"
            to: 0
            easing.type: Easing.InOutQuint
            duration: 2500
        }

        QQ2.Behavior on cameraNear {
            QQ2.PropertyAnimation {
                easing.type: Easing.InOutQuint
                duration: 2500
            }
        }

        function changePlanetFocus(oldPlanet, focusedPlanet) {
            setOldPlanet(oldPlanet, focusedPlanet)
            setLookAtOffset(focusedPlanet)
            setCameraOffset(oldPlanet, focusedPlanet)
            lookAtOffsetAnimation.restart()
            cameraOffsetAnimation.restart()
        }

        function setOldPlanet(oldPlanet, focusedPlanet) {
            oldCameraPosition = camera.position

            var planet = 0
            if (oldPlanet !== Planets.SOLAR_SYSTEM)
                planet = oldPlanet
            oldFocusedPlanetPosition = Qt.vector3d(planets[planet].x,
                                                   planets[planet].y,
                                                   planets[planet].z)
            checkScaling(focusedPlanet)
        }

        function setScale(value, focused) {
            // Save actual scale
            if (!focused)
                actualScale = value

            // Limit minimum scaling in focus mode to avoid jitter caused by rounding errors
            if (value <= focusedMinimumScale && (focusedScaling || focused))
                planetScale = focusedMinimumScale
            else
                planetScale = actualScale
            return planetScale
        }

        function checkScaling(focusedPlanet) {
            if (focusedPlanet !== Planets.SOLAR_SYSTEM) {
                // Limit minimum scaling in focus mode to avoid jitter caused by rounding errors
                if (actualScale <= focusedMinimumScale) {
                    planetScale = focusedMinimumScale
                    changeScale(focusedMinimumScale, true)
                }
                focusedScaling = true
            } else if (focusedScaling === true) {
                // Restore normal scaling
                focusedScaling = false
                changeScale(actualScale, false)
            }
        }

        function setLookAtOffset(focusedPlanet) {
            var offset = oldFocusedPlanetPosition

            var planet = 0
            if (focusedPlanet !== Planets.SOLAR_SYSTEM)
                planet = focusedPlanet

            var focusedPlanetPosition = Qt.vector3d(planets[planet].x,
                                                    planets[planet].y,
                                                    planets[planet].z)
            offset = offset.minus(focusedPlanetPosition)

            xLookAtOffset = offset.x
            yLookAtOffset = offset.y
            zLookAtOffset = offset.z
        }

        function setCameraOffset(oldPlanet, focusedPlanet) {
            var offset = oldCameraPosition

            var planet = 0
            if (focusedPlanet !== Planets.SOLAR_SYSTEM)
                planet = focusedPlanet

            var newCameraPosition = getNewCameraPosition(focusedPlanet, Planets.getOuterRadius(planet))

            if (focusedPlanet !== Planets.SUN)
                offset = offset.minus(newCameraPosition)

            if (oldPlanet === Planets.SOLAR_SYSTEM && focusedPlanet === Planets.SUN) {
                xCameraOffset = Math.abs(offset.x)
                yCameraOffset = Math.abs(offset.y)
                zCameraOffset = Math.abs(offset.z)
            } else { // from a planet to another
                xCameraOffset = offset.x
                yCameraOffset = offset.y
                zCameraOffset = offset.z
            }
        }

        function getNewCameraPosition(focusedPlanet, radius) {
            var position
            if (focusedPlanet === Planets.SOLAR_SYSTEM) {
                position = defaultCameraPosition
                position = position.times(cameraDistance)
            } else if (focusedPlanet === Planets.SUN) {
                position = Qt.vector3d(radius * planetScale * 2,
                                       radius * planetScale * 2,
                                       radius * planetScale * 2)
                position = position.times(cameraDistance)
            } else {
                var vec1 = Qt.vector3d(planets[focusedPlanet].x,
                                       planets[focusedPlanet].y,
                                       planets[focusedPlanet].z)
                var vec2 = defaultUp
                vec1 = vec1.normalized()
                vec2 = vec2.crossProduct(vec1)
                vec2 = vec2.times(radius * planetScale * cameraDistance * 4)
                vec2 = vec2.plus(Qt.vector3d(planets[focusedPlanet].x,
                                             planets[focusedPlanet].y,
                                             planets[focusedPlanet].z))
                vec1 = Qt.vector3d(0, radius * planetScale, 0)
                vec2 = vec2.plus(vec1)
                position = vec2
            }
            return position
        }

        function advanceTime(focusedPlanet) {
            if (focusedPlanet === Planets.SOLAR_SYSTEM)
                daysPerFrame = daysPerFrameScale * 10
            else
                daysPerFrame = daysPerFrameScale * planetData[focusedPlanet].period / 100.0

            // Advance the time in days
            oldTimeD = currTimeD
            currTimeD = currTimeD + daysPerFrame
            deltaTimeD = currTimeD - oldTimeD
        }

        function positionPlanet(i) {
            var planet = planetData[i]
            var target = planets[i]

            if (i !== Planets.SUN) {
                // Calculate the planet orbital elements from the current time in days
                var N = (planet.N1 + planet.N2 * currTimeD) * Math.PI / 180
                var iPlanet = (planet.i1 + planet.i2 * currTimeD) * Math.PI / 180
                var w = (planet.w1 + planet.w2 * currTimeD) * Math.PI / 180
                var a = planet.a1 + planet.a2 * currTimeD
                var e = planet.e1 + planet.e2 * currTimeD
                var M = (planet.M1 + planet.M2 * currTimeD) * Math.PI / 180
                var E = M + e * Math.sin(M) * (1.0 + e * Math.cos(M))

                var xv = a * (Math.cos(E) - e)
                var yv = a * (Math.sqrt(1.0 - e * e) * Math.sin(E))
                var v = Math.atan2(yv, xv)

                // Calculate the distance (radius)
                var r = Math.sqrt(xv * xv + yv * yv)

                // From http://www.davidcolarusso.com/astro/
                // Modified to compensate for the right handed coordinate system of OpenGL
                var xh = r * (Math.cos(N) * Math.cos(v + w)
                              - Math.sin(N) * Math.sin(v + w) * Math.cos(iPlanet))
                var zh = -r * (Math.sin(N) * Math.cos(v + w)
                               + Math.cos(N) * Math.sin(v + w) * Math.cos(iPlanet))
                var yh = r * (Math.sin(w + v) * Math.sin(iPlanet))

                // Apply the position offset from the center of orbit to the bodies
                var centerOfOrbit = planet.centerOfOrbit
                target.x = planets[centerOfOrbit].x + xh * Planets.auScale
                target.y = planets[centerOfOrbit].y + yh * Planets.auScale
                target.z = planets[centerOfOrbit].z + zh * Planets.auScale
            }
            // Calculate the rotation (roll) of the bodies. Tilt does not change.
            target.roll += (deltaTimeD / planet.period) * 360 // In degrees
        }

        function changeScale(scale, focused) {
            if (!ready)
                return

            var scaling = setScale(scale, focused)
            sun.r = planetData[Planets.SUN].radius * scaling / 100
            mercury.r = planetData[Planets.MERCURY].radius * scaling
            venus.r = planetData[Planets.VENUS].radius * scaling
            earth.r = planetData[Planets.EARTH].radius * scaling
            earthClouds.r = planetData[Planets.EARTH].radius * scaling * 1.02
            moon.r = planetData[Planets.MOON].radius * scaling
            mars.r = planetData[Planets.MARS].radius * scaling
            jupiter.r = planetData[Planets.JUPITER].radius * scaling
            saturn.r = planetData[Planets.SATURN].radius * scaling
            saturnRing.outerRadius = saturnRingOuterRadius * scaling
            saturnRing.innerRadius = saturnRingInnerRadius * scaling
            uranus.r = planetData[Planets.URANUS].radius * scaling
            uranusRing.outerRadius = uranusRingOuterRadius * scaling
            uranusRing.innerRadius = uranusRingInnerRadius * scaling
            neptune.r = planetData[Planets.NEPTUNE].radius * scaling
        }

        function changeSpeed(speed) {
            daysPerFrameScale = speed
        }

        function changeCameraDistance(distance) {
            cameraDistance = distance
        }

        function animate(focusedPlanet) {
            if (!ready)
                return

            advanceTime(focusedPlanet)
            for (var i = 0; i <= Planets.NUM_SELECTABLE_PLANETS; i++)
                positionPlanet(i)

            updateCamera(focusedPlanet)
        }

        function updateCamera(focusedPlanet) {
            // Get the appropriate near plane position for the camera and animate it with QML animations
            var outerRadius = Planets.getOuterRadius(focusedPlanet)
            cameraNear = outerRadius
            camera.nearPlane = cameraNear
            light.near = cameraNear

            // Calculate position
            var cameraPosition = getNewCameraPosition(focusedPlanet, outerRadius)
            var cameraOffset = Qt.vector3d(xCameraOffset, yCameraOffset, zCameraOffset)
            cameraPosition = cameraPosition.plus(cameraOffset)

            // Calculate look-at point
            var lookAtPlanet = Planets.SUN
            if (focusedPlanet !== Planets.SOLAR_SYSTEM)
                lookAtPlanet = focusedPlanet
            var cameraLookAt = Qt.vector3d(planets[lookAtPlanet].x,
                                           planets[lookAtPlanet].y,
                                           planets[lookAtPlanet].z)
            var lookAtOffset = Qt.vector3d(xLookAtOffset, yLookAtOffset, zLookAtOffset)
            cameraLookAt = cameraLookAt.plus(lookAtOffset)

            // Set position and look-at
            camera.viewCenter = cameraLookAt
            camera.position = Qt.vector3d(cameraPosition.x, cameraPosition.y, cameraPosition.z)
            camera.upVector = defaultUp
        }

        //
        // STARFIELD
        //

        Mesh {
            id: starfield
            source: "qrc:/meshes/starfield.obj"
        }

        Entity {
            id: starfieldEntity

            property Material materialStarfield: PlanetMaterial {
                effect: effectD
                ambientLight: ambientStrengthStarfield
                specularColor: Qt.rgba(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0)
                diffuseMap: "qrc:/images/galaxy_starfield.png"
                shininess: 1000000.0
            }

            property Transform transformStarfield: Transform {
                Scale {
                    scale: 8500000
                }
                Translate {
                    translation: Qt.vector3d(0, 0, 0)
                }
            }

            components: [ starfield, materialStarfield, transformStarfield ]
        }

        //
        // SUN
        //

        Planet {
            id: sun
            tilt: planetData[Planets.SUN].tilt
        }

        Entity {
            id: sunEntity

            property Material materialSun: PlanetMaterial {
                effect: effectD
                ambientLight: ambientStrengthSun
                specularColor: Qt.rgba(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0)
                diffuseMap: "qrc:/images/sunmap.jpg"
                shininess: 1000000.0
            }

            property Transform transformSun: Transform {
                Scale {
                    scale: sun.r
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: rollAxis
                    angle: sun.roll
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: tiltAxis
                    angle: sun.tilt
                }
                Translate {
                    translation: Qt.vector3d(sun.x, sun.y, sun.z)
                }
            }

            components: [ sun, materialSun, transformSun ]
        }

        //
        // PLANETS
        //

        // MERCURY

        Planet {
            id: mercury
            tilt: planetData[Planets.MERCURY].tilt
        }

        Entity {
            id: mercuryEntity

            property Material materialMercury: PlanetMaterial {
                effect: effectDB
                ambientLight: ambientStrengthPlanet
                specularColor: Qt.rgba(0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 1.0)
                diffuseMap: "qrc:/images/mercurymap.jpg"
                normalMap: "qrc:/images/mercurynormal.jpg"
                shininess: shininessSpecularMap
            }

            property Transform transformMercury: Transform {
                Scale {
                    scale: mercury.r
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: rollAxis
                    angle: mercury.roll
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: tiltAxis
                    angle: mercury.tilt
                }
                Translate {
                    translation: Qt.vector3d(mercury.x, mercury.y, mercury.z)
                }
            }

            components: [ mercury, materialMercury, transformMercury ]
        }

        // VENUS

        Planet {
            id: venus
            tilt: planetData[Planets.VENUS].tilt
        }

        Entity {
            id: venusEntity

            property Material materialVenus: PlanetMaterial {
                effect: effectDB
                ambientLight: ambientStrengthPlanet
                specularColor: Qt.rgba(0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 1.0)
                diffuseMap: "qrc:/images/venusmap.jpg"
                normalMap: "qrc:/images/venusnormal.jpg"
                shininess: shininessSpecularMap
            }

            property Transform transformVenus: Transform {
                Scale {
                    scale: venus.r
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: rollAxis
                    angle: venus.roll
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: tiltAxis
                    angle: venus.tilt
                }
                Translate {
                    translation: Qt.vector3d(venus.x, venus.y, venus.z)
                }
            }

            components: [ venus, materialVenus, transformVenus ]
        }

        // EARTH

        Planet {
            id: earth
            tilt: planetData[Planets.EARTH].tilt
        }

        Entity {
            id: earthEntity

            property Material materialEarth: PlanetMaterial {
                effect: effectDSB
                ambientLight: ambientStrengthPlanet
                diffuseMap: "qrc:/images/earthmap1k.jpg"
                specularMap: "qrc:/images/earthspec1k.jpg"
                normalMap: "qrc:/images/earthnormal1k.jpg"
                shininess: shininessSpecularMap
            }

            property Transform transformEarth: Transform {
                Scale {
                    scale: earth.r
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: rollAxis
                    angle: earth.roll
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: tiltAxis
                    angle: earth.tilt
                }
                Translate {
                    id: translationEarth
                    translation: Qt.vector3d(earth.x, earth.y, earth.z)
                }
            }

            components: [ earth, materialEarth, transformEarth ]
        }

        // EARTH CLOUDS

        Planet {
            id: earthClouds
            tilt: planetData[Planets.EARTH].tilt
        }

        Entity {
            id: earthCloudsEntity

            property Material materialEarthClouds: PlanetMaterial {
                effect: effectDS
                ambientLight: ambientStrengthClouds
                diffuseMap: "qrc:/images/earthcloudmapcolortrans.png"
                specularMap: "qrc:/images/earthcloudmapspec.jpg"
                shininess: shininessClouds
                opacity: 0.2
            }

            property Transform transformEarthClouds: Transform {
                Scale {
                    scale: earthClouds.r
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: rollAxis
                    angle: earth.roll / 1.2
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: tiltAxis
                    angle: earth.tilt
                }
                Translate {
                    translation: translationEarth.translation
                }
            }

            components: [ earthClouds, materialEarthClouds, transformEarthClouds ]
        }

        // MOON

        Planet {
            id: moon
            tilt: planetData[Planets.MOON].tilt
        }

        Entity {
            id: moonEntity

            property Material materialMoon: PlanetMaterial {
                effect: effectDB
                ambientLight: ambientStrengthPlanet
                specularColor: Qt.rgba(0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 1.0)
                diffuseMap: "qrc:/images/moonmap1k.jpg"
                normalMap: "qrc:/images/moonnormal1k.jpg"
                shininess: shininessSpecularMap
            }

            property Transform transformMoon: Transform {
                Scale {
                    scale: moon.r
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: rollAxis
                    angle: moon.roll
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: tiltAxis
                    angle: moon.tilt
                }
                Translate {
                    translation: Qt.vector3d(moon.x, moon.y, moon.z)
                }
            }

            components: [ moon, materialMoon, transformMoon ]
        }

        // MARS

        Planet {
            id: mars
            tilt: planetData[Planets.MARS].tilt
        }

        Entity {
            id: marsEntity

            property Material materialMars: PlanetMaterial {
                effect: effectDB
                ambientLight: ambientStrengthPlanet
                specularColor: Qt.rgba(0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 1.0)
                diffuseMap: "qrc:/images/marsmap1k.jpg"
                normalMap: "qrc:/images/marsnormal1k.jpg"
                shininess: shininessSpecularMap
            }

            property Transform transformMars: Transform {
                Scale {
                    scale: mars.r
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: rollAxis
                    angle: mars.roll
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: tiltAxis
                    angle: mars.tilt
                }
                Translate {
                    translation: Qt.vector3d(mars.x, mars.y, mars.z)
                }
            }

            components: [ mars, materialMars, transformMars ]
        }

        // JUPITER

        Planet {
            id: jupiter
            tilt: planetData[Planets.JUPITER].tilt
        }

        Entity {
            id: jupiterEntity

            property Material materialJupiter: PlanetMaterial {
                effect: effectD
                ambientLight: ambientStrengthPlanet
                specularColor: Qt.rgba(0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 1.0)
                diffuseMap: "qrc:/images/jupitermap.jpg"
                shininess: shininessBasic
            }

            property Transform transformJupiter: Transform {
                Scale {
                    scale: jupiter.r
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: rollAxis
                    angle: jupiter.roll
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: tiltAxis
                    angle: jupiter.tilt
                }
                Translate {
                    translation: Qt.vector3d(jupiter.x, jupiter.y, jupiter.z)
                }
            }

            components: [ jupiter, materialJupiter, transformJupiter ]
        }

        // SATURN

        Planet {
            id: saturn
            tilt: planetData[Planets.SATURN].tilt
        }

        Entity {
            id: saturnEntity

            property Material materialSaturn: PlanetMaterial {
                effect: shadowMapEffectD
                ambientLight: ambientStrengthPlanet
                specularColor: Qt.rgba(0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 1.0)
                diffuseMap: "qrc:/images/saturnmap.jpg"
                shininess: shininessBasic
            }

            property Transform transformSaturn: Transform {
                Scale {
                    scale: saturn.r
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: rollAxis
                    angle: saturn.roll
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: tiltAxis
                    angle: saturn.tilt
                }
                Translate {
                    id: translationSaturn
                    translation: Qt.vector3d(saturn.x, saturn.y, saturn.z)
                }
            }

            components: [ saturn, materialSaturn, transformSaturn ]
        }

        // SATURN RING

        Ring {
            id: saturnRing
            innerRadius: saturnRingInnerRadius
            outerRadius: saturnRingOuterRadius
        }

        Entity {
            id: saturnRingEntity

            property Material materialSaturnRing: PlanetMaterial {
                effect: shadowMapEffectD
                ambientLight: ambientStrengthRing
                specularColor: Qt.rgba(0.01, 0.01, 0.01, 1.0)
                diffuseMap: "qrc:/images/saturnringcolortrans.png"
                shininess: shininessBasic
                opacity: 0.4
            }

            property Transform transformSaturnRing: Transform {
                Scale {
                    scale: (saturnRing.innerRadius + saturnRing.outerRadius) / 1.75
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: rollAxis
                    angle: saturn.roll / 10
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: tiltAxis
                    angle: saturn.tilt
                }
                Translate {
                    translation: translationSaturn.translation
                }
            }

            components: [ saturnRing, materialSaturnRing, transformSaturnRing ]
        }

        // URANUS

        Planet {
            id: uranus
            tilt: planetData[Planets.URANUS].tilt
        }

        Entity {
            id: uranusEntity

            property Material materialUranus: PlanetMaterial {
                effect: shadowMapEffectD
                ambientLight: ambientStrengthPlanet
                specularColor: Qt.rgba(0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 1.0)
                diffuseMap: "qrc:/images/uranusmap.jpg"
                shininess: shininessBasic
            }

            property Transform transformUranus: Transform {
                Scale {
                    scale: uranus.r
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: rollAxis
                    angle: uranus.roll
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: tiltAxis
                    angle: uranus.tilt
                }
                Translate {
                    id: translationUranus
                    translation: Qt.vector3d(uranus.x, uranus.y, uranus.z)
                }
            }

            components: [ uranus, materialUranus, transformUranus ]
        }

        // URANUS RING

        Ring {
            id: uranusRing
            innerRadius: uranusRingInnerRadius
            outerRadius: uranusRingOuterRadius
        }

        Entity {
            id: uranusRingEntity

            property Material materialUranusRing: PlanetMaterial {
                effect: shadowMapEffectD
                ambientLight: ambientStrengthRing
                specularColor: Qt.rgba(0.01, 0.01, 0.01, 1.0)
                diffuseMap: "qrc:/images/uranusringcolortrans.png"
                shininess: shininessBasic
                opacity: 0.4
            }

            property Transform transformUranusRing: Transform {
                Scale {
                    scale: (uranusRing.innerRadius + uranusRing.outerRadius) / 1.75
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: rollAxis
                    angle: uranus.roll / 10
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: tiltAxis
                    angle: uranus.tilt
                }
                Translate {
                    translation: translationUranus.translation
                }
            }

            components: [ uranusRing, materialUranusRing, transformUranusRing ]
        }

        // NEPTUNE

        Planet {
            id: neptune
            tilt: planetData[Planets.NEPTUNE].tilt
        }

        Entity {
            id: neptuneEntity

            property Material materialNeptune: PlanetMaterial {
                effect: effectD
                ambientLight: ambientStrengthPlanet
                specularColor: Qt.rgba(0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 1.0)
                diffuseMap: "qrc:/images/neptunemap.jpg"
                shininess: shininessBasic
            }

            property Transform transformNeptune: Transform {
                Scale {
                    scale: neptune.r
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: rollAxis
                    angle: neptune.roll
                }
                Rotate {
                    axis: tiltAxis
                    angle: neptune.tilt
                }
                Translate {
                    translation: Qt.vector3d(neptune.x, neptune.y, neptune.z)
                }
            }

            components: [ neptune, materialNeptune, transformNeptune ]
        }
    }