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• sbussinger Cylindrically project 2d image

  HI I want to project 2d flat image cylindrically on mesh object. E.g., on cat or Dog face. I am using managed directX Can anyone help me on this manner thnx Yes ZMAn, you are absolutely right....I want it on arbitrary mesh..plz let me know when u put your column on the web...thnx for ur reply I have a future 'Ask the Zman' column on spherically projected textures which you can modify, but I can't preempt that by putting the code up ...Show All

• SQL User 2005 XACT Beta?

  How does one get on the XACT beta program I went to https://connect.microsoft.com/availableprograms.aspx and it is not listed there. I signed up for the DX beta program, but it apparently does not let you access the XACT beta newsgroup, which is where I would like to ask questions. I would wait a few more days, the beta newsgroups have been removed and moved to here. From the last few messages ...Show All

• Anonymous2342323432 D3DXFERR_PARSEERROR

  Something must have changed inside D3DXLoadMeshFromX() between DX8 and DX9. I have a whole bunch of models that now throw this error when I attempt to load them. Is this intended behaviour and if so, what changed Thanks. It looks like there's something wrong with the mesh you're loading, or maybe you are relying on a more lax set of parsing rules. We did make the parser stricter in some respect. If you want, ...Show All

• Ruby1983 DX GUI library

  Is there any developed GUI libraries, based on ManagedDirectX version, is it reasonable to do own one, and possibly to sell it, I mean UI that will be used inside D3D applications Hi there, for my game (I'm developing a 3D Master of Orion-like game), since I'll need several controls I'm coding a GUI Library for managed DirectX in C#. It currently handles just two controls (a generic "Panel" and a button) but I'm adding them as they are nee ...Show All

• torerik Any one got any suggestions?

  Ive played a game called MapleStory countless times before. Its a 2d game but has too many layers so it falls in the category of a 3d game. My computer came down with a few viruses so my friend brought over his windows disc and restarted it. Now im trying to start up the game but it says "Failed in finding proper screenmode for gr2d". I can play other 3d games such as Runescape. Can anyone help These ...Show All

• dallanadia REF mode D3D

  First thing - does MS(r) D3D(r) REFerence rasterizer provides pixel shader support Second - I've launched D3D(r) Pixel Shader example of MS(r) DX(r) 8 SDK (r) and on my GPU (Intel 82588 GM/GME or something like this, if it will be neccessary I'll write full  naturally name, VGA not compatible) it, naturally, launched in REF mode, but the output picture was black screen. Interesting example . The same picture I've go ...Show All

• andrewkilcer Fundamental Graphics.

  Hello. I'm aware this question likely comes up frequently, but I don't want the answer "Use DirectX". - That's not really what I'm looking for. A friend of mine learned C++ using Borland's ancient Turbo C++ compiler - and it, of course, had a ton of specialised functions, like a gotoxy(x,y) for co-ordinate placement in the console window for text output, and things along those lines. However, he learned graphics the hard way. ...Show All

• zacksz commercial use

  Does utilization of DirectX &/ Direct3D in a commercial product require a license or royalty fee Thanks for any help.  Sorry for the newbie question.  If there is a more appropriate place to ask this let me know and I'll move it there.   Hey, thanks Jack. That's what I was looking for. You as the developer don't have to pay any sort of royalt ...Show All

• Azra Mesh black

  Hi All, I need help with a black mesh. In the scene, If i see inside the mesh, i see the materials, but outside is black. What happend Thank at all. Sorry for my english. If you can see it from both the inside and out, it sounds like you've turned off culling or the mesh is double sided - that is, each triangle has a duplicate facing the other direction. Unless one of these is the case you shouldn' ...Show All

• arjunan MDX April 2006 SDK

  i've created a DX3D app that works fine on my computer with the SDK installed buf if i try install on another computer i get errors, i've tried on other computers so it's not just mine, also i used the publish wizard and installed on a clean Win2003, it installed .net and dx fine but the app still errors, i also compiled on an x64 Windows XP and still the same error i'm using Windows 2003 Service Pack1, VS.net 2005 Pro, .net framework 2. ...Show All

• timothy leung Help with a simple Direct3d Program

  I have been following the tutorials at Pieter Germishuys website (http://www.pieterg.com/) to try and teach myself the basics of Direct3d. However, the way his tutorials are written do not fully explain a few aspects, and I have found myself stuck. The 2nd tutorial is used to create a simple colored triangle. I find myself staring at a black box instead of a colored triangle. I am hoping that someone can help me figure this out. Thanks in advan ...Show All

• Waters MC2 GameOS?

  Hi, On a cursory look, it seems that the "GameOS" lib contains a good deal of core logic, including some rendering logic. Is it possible to get more source in this lib (still excepting the network code, of course). I originally wanted to update the renderer to utilize shaders via DX9, but the initial browse makes me think this isn't doable. Thanks, Brian I mean "port" as in moving the code ...Show All

• Angelms Tutorials

  Does anyone know of any good, simple tutorials for Managed DirectX for a beginner http://www.thezbuffer.com/categories/tutorials.aspx download the latest dx sdk and under {install dir}\Samples\Managed\Direct3D\Tutorials there are 6 solutions to get you started. Creating a device, Loading a Mesh, Lights ...Show All

• boniroot Problem installing dxsdk(april 06)

  Hi, Ive got a problem installing the directx sdk (april 06). I go through setup untill right at the end when it says Starting Services. Then it comes up with an error message saying Error 1290.Service DirectX Debug Service (DXDebug) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privleges to start system services. Any suggestions Here's another big problem with the April 06 SDK installer. My install seem ...Show All

• Hensen DX GUI library

  Is there any developed GUI libraries, based on ManagedDirectX version, is it reasonable to do own one, and possibly to sell it, I mean UI that will be used inside D3D applications I found a link to the forums http://forums.realmforge.com/viewforum.php f=15&sid=e0e78d9872b5f607764400271271e5b2  things seem a little confused since the change in ownership, but something is happening. Here's the original sourceforge for the port too h ...Show All