December 2006
Intermediate to advanced
656 pages
17h 32m
English
book
Windows® Presentation Foundation Unleashed
by Adam Nathan, Daniel Lehenbauer - Lead Developer Responsible for WPF 3D
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Chapter 12. 3D Graphics
In This Chapter
- Getting Started with 3D Graphics
Cameras and Coordinate SystemsTransform3DsModel3DsVisual3Ds- The
Viewport3DElement
The 3D APIs in Windows Presentation Foundation were designed to be as approachable and easy to use as other parts of the .NET Framework. Because 3D is a truly integrated part of the WPF platform, many concepts are shared and reused from 2D graphics and elsewhere. This significantly reduces the learning curve for 2D developers approaching 3D for the first time because the 3D APIs often follow familiar patterns and conventions. This makes WPF an excellent tool for learning about 3D graphics.
This chapter focuses primarily on the aspects of the APIs which are unique to 3D, but it is important ...