SQF Lab

SQF Lab is an Arma 3 addon aimed at making mission and mod development easier. The addon provides multiple previews like the 3D scene, the map where relevant, and picture-in-picture for features that use it—so you can judge colors, placement, and behaviour before exporting. Exporting produces ready-to-paste SQF code. Output goes to the clipboard when supported; otherwise it is written to the RPT log so you can still copy it with convenience. The addon can also be found on our github[github.com].

Tune point and reflector lights (color, power, cone, flare, preview time, etc.) and export the setup as SQF.

• Light type — switch between point and reflector lights.
• Transform — edit ATL position; tune direction and up with sliders (for aiming reflectors via setVectorDirAndUp).
• Color — separate light and ambient RGB; live color preview swatch.
• Power — one control that drives setLightBrightness (point) or setLightIntensity (reflector).
• Flare (point) — optional flare, size, and max distance (although not visible in camera due to limitations- sorry!).
• Preview time — day / night presets (setDate) for the mission clock; affects the world and the picture-in-picture preview; restored when you close the dialog.
• Reflector cone — outer, inner, and coef for setLightConePars (ignored for point lights).
• Live preview — dedicated PiP panel next to the editor so you see the light while tweaking values.

Configure marker identity, channel, shape, brush, color (RGBA), position, and related options, with a live map preview and SQF export.

• Map preview — full map control beside the form; marker updates as you edit.
• Identity — marker name and display text.
• Scope — controls whether exported commands are local or suffix with one global.
• Channel — defines channel (default, global, side, command, group, vehicle, direct).
• Type — pick an icon from CfgMarkers (limited by markers with a texture property- sorry!).
• Color (RGBA) — sliders for color affect direct RGBA strings for setMarkerColorLocal.
• Position — position for setMarkerPos; optional north offset so the preview is not drawn on player icon.
• Shape — icon, rectangle, or ellipse; size A/B and direction.
• Brush — setMarkerBrush patterns (solid, border, grid, diagonals, cross, DiagGrid).

Adjust particle type, colors, motion, and related parameters, then export particle SQF.

• Preset — fire, smoke, or drop modes; each applies different base color and motion defaults.
• Color — RGBA sliders with a live preview swatch (combined with the preset base).
• Particle params — size, lifetime, spawn interval, move velocity, rotation velocity, weight, volume, and rubbing; etc.
• Live preview — picture-in-picture next to the panel so you see the effect while moving sliders.

Build and preview drawIcon3D payloads in real time, then export a ready-to-run Draw3D snippet.

• Position modes — place the icon by direct vector, object + Z offset, or object selection + optional LOD.
• Core icon fields — texture, size, font, color RGBA, shadow, fade, dynamic mode, screen offsets, hard alpha, and visibility checks.
• Arrow block — toggle directional arrows with separate texture, size, color, and optional arrow label settings.
• Overlay blocks — configure optional text and progress bar overlays with independent color and layout controls.
• Live world preview — changes are rendered through a Draw3D mission event handler while the menu is open.
• Export — generates a createHashMapFromArray icon definition plus Draw3D handler scaffolding.
• Current limitation — this editor is temporarily available only on Arma 3 Development build (sorry).

Bind the menu in your Arma 3 Settings.

This addon is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0). The full license text is here: Full LICENSE (raw) — GPL-3.0[raw.githubusercontent.com]