Defold Examples Reference

Fetch example code from the links below (the URLs point to plain Markdown files).

Animation

Example	URL
Animation State Machine	https://defold.com/llms/examples/animation/animation_states.md
Cursor animation	https://defold.com/llms/examples/animation/cursor.md
Easing functions (tweens)	https://defold.com/llms/examples/animation/easing.md
Euler Rotation	https://defold.com/llms/examples/animation/euler_rotation.md
Flipbook animation	https://defold.com/llms/examples/animation/flipbook.md
Spine animation	https://defold.com/llms/examples/animation/spine.md
Spinner animation	https://defold.com/llms/examples/animation/spinner.md
Tween animation	https://defold.com/llms/examples/animation/basic_tween.md
Tween animations chain	https://defold.com/llms/examples/animation/chained_tween.md

Basics

Example	URL
Message passing	https://defold.com/llms/examples/basics/message_passing.md
Parent/child	https://defold.com/llms/examples/basics/parent_child.md
Random numbers	https://defold.com/llms/examples/basics/random_numbers.md
Z-order	https://defold.com/llms/examples/basics/z_order.md

Collection

Example	URL
Proxy	https://defold.com/llms/examples/collection/proxy.md
Splash	https://defold.com/llms/examples/collection/splash.md
Time-step	https://defold.com/llms/examples/collection/timestep.md

Debug

Example	URL
Physics debug	https://defold.com/llms/examples/debug/physics.md
Visual profiler	https://defold.com/llms/examples/debug/profile.md

Factory

Example	URL
Dynamic factories	https://defold.com/llms/examples/factory/dynamic.md
Shoot bullets	https://defold.com/llms/examples/factory/bullets.md
Spawn enemies with central management	https://defold.com/llms/examples/factory/spawn_manager.md
Spawn enemies with script properties	https://defold.com/llms/examples/factory/spawn_properties.md
Spawn game object	https://defold.com/llms/examples/factory/basic.md

File

Example	URL
Load JSON data	https://defold.com/llms/examples/file/json_load.md
Save and Load	https://defold.com/llms/examples/file/sys_save_load.md

GUI

Example	URL
Button	https://defold.com/llms/examples/gui/button.md
Drag	https://defold.com/llms/examples/gui/drag.md
Get and set a gui font resource	https://defold.com/llms/examples/gui/get_set_font.md
Get and set a gui material resource	https://defold.com/llms/examples/gui/get_set_material.md
Get and set a gui texture resource	https://defold.com/llms/examples/gui/get_set_texture.md
GUI color	https://defold.com/llms/examples/gui/color.md
GUI progress indicators	https://defold.com/llms/examples/gui/progress.md
Health Bar	https://defold.com/llms/examples/gui/healthbar.md
Layouts	https://defold.com/llms/examples/gui/layouts.md
Load texture	https://defold.com/llms/examples/gui/load_texture.md
Pointer over	https://defold.com/llms/examples/gui/pointer_over.md
Slice-9	https://defold.com/llms/examples/gui/slice9.md
Stencil	https://defold.com/llms/examples/gui/stencil.md

Input

Example	URL
8 ways movement	https://defold.com/llms/examples/input/move.md
Down duration	https://defold.com/llms/examples/input/down_duration.md
Entity Picking	https://defold.com/llms/examples/input/entity_picking.md
Mouse and touch events	https://defold.com/llms/examples/input/mouse_and_touch.md
Text input	https://defold.com/llms/examples/input/text.md

Material

Example	URL
Custom Sprite	https://defold.com/llms/examples/material/custom_sprite.md
Noise shader	https://defold.com/llms/examples/material/noise.md
Repeating Background	https://defold.com/llms/examples/material/repeating_background.md
Screenspace	https://defold.com/llms/examples/material/screenspace.md
Sprite local UV	https://defold.com/llms/examples/material/sprite_local_uv.md
Sprite Vertex Color Attribute	https://defold.com/llms/examples/material/vertexcolor.md
Unlit	https://defold.com/llms/examples/material/unlit.md
UV Gradient	https://defold.com/llms/examples/material/uvgradient.md

Mesh

Example	URL
Mesh (triangle)	https://defold.com/llms/examples/mesh/triangle.md
Textured Mesh	https://defold.com/llms/examples/mesh/textured.md

Model

Example	URL
AABB	https://defold.com/llms/examples/model/aabb.md
Character	https://defold.com/llms/examples/model/character.md
Cubemap Reflection	https://defold.com/llms/examples/model/cubemap.md
GLTF	https://defold.com/llms/examples/model/gltf.md
GPU Skinning	https://defold.com/llms/examples/model/skinning.md
Model Vertex Color	https://defold.com/llms/examples/model/modelvertexcolor.md
Skybox	https://defold.com/llms/examples/model/skybox.md

Movement

Example	URL
First-person 3D camera and movement	https://defold.com/llms/examples/movement/3d_fps.md
Follow input	https://defold.com/llms/examples/movement/follow.md
Look at	https://defold.com/llms/examples/movement/look_at.md
Look rotation	https://defold.com/llms/examples/movement/look_rotation.md
Move forward	https://defold.com/llms/examples/movement/move_forward.md
Move to target	https://defold.com/llms/examples/movement/move_to.md
Movement speed	https://defold.com/llms/examples/movement/movement_speed.md
Moving game object	https://defold.com/llms/examples/movement/simple_move.md

Particles

Example	URL
Modifiers	https://defold.com/llms/examples/particles/modifiers.md
Particle effect	https://defold.com/llms/examples/particles/particlefx.md
Particle Effect Emission Space	https://defold.com/llms/examples/particles/particlefx_emission_space.md
Confetti	https://defold.com/llms/examples/particles/confetti.md
Fire and smoke	https://defold.com/llms/examples/particles/fire_and_smoke.md
Fireworks	https://defold.com/llms/examples/particles/fireworks.md

Physics

Example	URL
Dynamic physics	https://defold.com/llms/examples/physics/dynamic.md
Hinge joint physics	https://defold.com/llms/examples/physics/hinge_joint.md
Kinematic physics	https://defold.com/llms/examples/physics/kinematic.md
Knockback	https://defold.com/llms/examples/physics/knockback.md
Pendulum physics	https://defold.com/llms/examples/physics/pendulum.md
Raycast	https://defold.com/llms/examples/physics/raycast.md
Trigger	https://defold.com/llms/examples/physics/trigger.md

Render

Example	URL
Camera	https://defold.com/llms/examples/render/camera.md
Orbit Camera	https://defold.com/llms/examples/render/orbit_camera.md
Post-processing	https://defold.com/llms/examples/render/post_processing.md
Screen to World	https://defold.com/llms/examples/render/screen_to_world.md
World to Screen	https://defold.com/llms/examples/render/world_to_screen.md

Resource

Example	URL
Create atlas	https://defold.com/llms/examples/resource/create_atlas.md
Modify atlas	https://defold.com/llms/examples/resource/modify_atlas.md

Sound

Example	URL
Fade In-Out	https://defold.com/llms/examples/sound/fade_in_out.md
Get and set sound	https://defold.com/llms/examples/sound/get_set_sound.md
Music	https://defold.com/llms/examples/sound/music.md
Panning	https://defold.com/llms/examples/sound/panning.md

Sprite

Example	URL
Bunnymark	https://defold.com/llms/examples/sprite/bunnymark.md
Change sprite image	https://defold.com/llms/examples/sprite/changeimage.md
Flip	https://defold.com/llms/examples/sprite/flip.md
Multiple Sprite Samplers	https://defold.com/llms/examples/sprite/samplers.md
Sprite cursor	https://defold.com/llms/examples/sprite/cursor.md
Sprite size	https://defold.com/llms/examples/sprite/size.md
Sprite tint	https://defold.com/llms/examples/sprite/tint.md

Tilemap

Example	URL
Get and set tiles	https://defold.com/llms/examples/tilemap/get_set_tile.md
Tilemap collisions	https://defold.com/llms/examples/tilemap/collisions.md

Timer

Example	URL
Cancel timer	https://defold.com/llms/examples/timer/cancel_timer.md
Repeating timer	https://defold.com/llms/examples/timer/repeating_timer.md
Trigger timer	https://defold.com/llms/examples/timer/trigger_timer.md

Usage

When you need a practical example of how to implement something in Defold:

1. Identify the topic (e.g., "factory spawning", "physics raycasts", "GUI buttons")
2. Find the matching entry in the tables above
3. Fetch the corresponding URL (all URLs are plain Markdown — fetch and read the raw content)
4. Example: fetch https://defold.com/llms/examples/factory/basic.md