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How would i go about using Direct X or something similar to draw spheres. I added the direct x type library but none of the direct X objects are avaliable, which is a slight spanner in the works.
ultimatly im looking at drawing this http://scicentr1.tc.cornell.edu/expl...ngifs/trip.gif
and rotatating it in all directions.
Downlaod the SDK,
http://msdn.microsoft.com/directx/sdk/
There are some good examples in there of starting an app loading meshes lighting etc,
Pino
Just installed it, seems none of the samples will work with VB 2005 :(. That settles it, C++ here I come. Great casting errors, hmm fixed that now I have a window YAY. great it can't find the include files. As if battling with C++ wasn't enough.
They work with my 2005.....
:-/
There is hope then :),
I get the error "make sure the application for the file type .csproj is installed."
well its VB 2005 Express edition if that makes a difference, got it a month ago
thanks
.csproj
is a c# project file :) - you will have to download c# express as well. The code can be converted to Vb fairly easily!
:thumb: quality i'll download it later, who would think all this software just to get some DX going. Clogging up the hard drive.
Thanks for your help.
Bleh. C# is better than VB anyway :p
You'll get used to having tons of development apps - I have three Express Ed's at home, VS 2005 at work - which is nice :)
I'm still in turnmoil as to which language I'm going to use, it will be something C based. The most likely route is going to be the winapi, then use the Direct X stuff through that.Quote:
Originally Posted by penagate
If you use C#, you don't have to clutter with the Win32API. Makes it a hell of a easier for prototyping and simple DX apps.
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This is the core of my problem i want it to be easy but C# is windows only, wheras if i use the winapi, I'll learn something about C++ at the same time.Quote:
Originally Posted by NoteMe
C# is not windows only. I am in Linux right now, and I am coding C#...;) I am the DoomSharp(); monster..;)
:) linux, thats why i wanted to use C/C++ cause i want to do some developing in linux as some point. Turns out C# is also an option :), What distro do you recomend for developing apps in? or compiler. i Have kubuntu at the minute.
Is doom sharp that game your making?
DoomSharp kind of died a bit, because of personal problems in the team. But it was started to show that C# and .NET could pull off cross platform 3D rendering from scratch without any graphics libraries like OpenGL or DirectX. We got pretty far.
Here is the DoomSharp section of VBF: http://vbforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=75
You have to change the "from the" combobox to all to see all the threads. There is a few threads with screenshots there.
As to platform. It doesn't really matter. I use Debian at work, and Ubuntu at the moment home. Kubuntu should do just fine. If you want to do C# in Kubuntu, look at the mono project (google) and monodevelop to get your started.
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It looks super decent for something not done in direct x or open GL. Loving the sketches they look like the ones i have for my current project. Covered in circles, trianges, lines with coords.
What would i use if i wanted to do it in C++?
gcc is the compiler, and you can use any IDE really. SInce you are in KDE I guess KDevelop(er?) is a good start.
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With C# is there a .net version as well as a normal version. Like VB6 is to VB.net.
No, only the .NET version.
Then how is it that you can use C# on linux if it requires the .net framework?Quote:
Originally Posted by penagate
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