3D with .NET

22 Nov 2006 5:25 PM

bbembi_de

Hello everyone,

I want to create an application where I can display a structure of
pipes in 3D.
What API should I use? OpenGL, Direct3D or something elese?

It should be a simple API.

bye juergen

22 Nov 2006 6:06 PM

Chris Mullins

<bbembi***@lycos.de> wrote

> I want to create an application where I can display a structure of
> pipes in 3D.
> What API should I use? OpenGL, Direct3D or something elese?

You should use .Net 3.0 and the Windows Presentation Foundation.

That's the current generation technology designed for exactly what you
describe.

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22 Nov 2006 6:33 PM

Kevin Spencer

Or Managed Direct3D:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/directx/

Windows Presentation Foundation (.Net platform 3.0):

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa663300.aspx

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> <bbembi***@lycos.de> wrote
>> I want to create an application where I can display a structure of
>> pipes in 3D.
>> What API should I use? OpenGL, Direct3D or something elese?
>
> You should use .Net 3.0 and the Windows Presentation Foundation.
>
> That's the current generation technology designed for exactly what you
> describe.
>
> --
> Chris Mullins, MCSD.NET, MCPD:Enterprise
> http://www.coversant.net/blogs/cmullins
>
>
>

23 Nov 2006 6:25 AM

bbembi_de

Thanks for the info.

I guess I give .Net 3.0 a try. I should get to know this anyway.

bye juergen

23 Nov 2006 9:06 AM

Laurent Bugnion

Hi,

bbembi***@lycos.de wrote:

> Thanks for the info.
>
> I guess I give .Net 3.0 a try. I should get to know this anyway.
>
> bye juergen

To design 3D graphics, give a try to Zam 3D, which is avbailable in CTP
for the moment. It's a great 3D editor IMHO and it saves in XAML format
directly.

Otherwise, you have the Expression tools by Microsoft, but I don't have
much experience.

There are also free export modules available for Adobe Illustrator
(maybe not the bext for 3D though).

HTH,
Laurent

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