WPF3D Team Blog

.NET 4.0 Image Scaling Change Reminder

As we mentioned earlier in this blog post, the default BitmapScalingMode has changed from Fant to...

Author: zer0mus Date: 05/26/2010

What's New in Graphics for 4.0 Beta 2

Last beta I mentioned we were saving the best for Beta 2 so thank you for waiting :) New Features...

Author: zer0mus Date: 10/20/2009

WPF3D Lighting and Shading

We use the standard fixed-function Blinn-Phong model. You can read up on all of the equations here...

Author: zer0mus Date: 06/29/2009

What’s New in Graphics for 4.0 Beta 1

.NET 4.0 Beta 1 was released a few weeks ago and there’s a lot to it that you can read about...

Author: zer0mus Date: 06/24/2009

Transparent DiffuseMaterials and Depth Sorting

I hinted at this a long time ago and then forgot to follow up, whoops! As the old post says,...

Author: zer0mus Date: 06/18/2009

3.5 SP1 Software 3D Leak Fix Available

In 3.5 SP1 it was really easy to leak memory when doing software 3D rendering involving a...

Author: zer0mus Date: 06/08/2009

3D Hit Testing

How to do 3D hit testing has come up a bit recently in the forums but essentially it isn’t any...

Author: zer0mus Date: 05/18/2009

Transforming Bounds

Many haven’t realized this, but we added the ability to transform between 2D and 3D Visuals back in...

Author: zer0mus Date: 05/13/2009

D3DImage and Software Rendering

If the WPF render thread is doing software rendering, D3DImage will not show up. I don't think we...

Author: zer0mus Date: 01/13/2009

.NET 3.5 SP1 Graphics @ Channel 9

Sorry for the lack of updates, but we've been pretty busy. On what, you may ask? Our PM, David...

Author: zer0mus Date: 05/13/2008

Blender to XAML Exporter Updated

Robert Hogue has updated the Python script with a bunch of new features. See this forum post for the...

Author: zer0mus Date: 01/28/2008

.NET 3.5 has been released!

Yesterday, .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 went live on MSDN. You can see what's new in...

Author: zer0mus Date: 11/20/2007

Augmented Reality with WPF3D

Augmented Reality is the process of taking real world data, typically video, and enhancing it with...

Author: zer0mus Date: 10/15/2007

Blender Exporter on CodePlex - Looking for volunteers...

In July I promised to track down the Blender exporter that was lost during the GotDotNet phase out....

Author: zer0mus Date: 09/30/2007

Petzold.Media3D

Charles Petzold has posted his WPF3D library on the web. It includes sphere, cube, cylinder, torus,...

Author: zer0mus Date: 09/08/2007

Cel Shading

Charles Petzold has been experimenting with cel shading on his blog at the request of Chris Cavanagh...

Author: zer0mus Date: 09/08/2007

Subclassing UIElement3D

Subclassing from UIElement3D to create your own elements that respond to input, focus and eventing...

Author: zer0mus Date: 09/05/2007

What’s new in WPF 3.5

With the release of WPF 3.5 beta 2 (download here:...

Author: zer0mus Date: 07/30/2007

More 3D Transitions

The WPF Feature Montage has been updated to include a custom transition control that contains four...

Author: zer0mus Date: 06/18/2007

Latest 3D Apps

It sounds like the Shaxam folks are improving their Lightwave to XAML exporter. Richard Godfrey has...

Author: zer0mus Date: 05/01/2007

2D -> 3D -> 2D Transitions

WPF Architect Greg Schecter has written a few really cool 3D transitions for 2D elements. We've...

Author: zer0mus Date: 04/04/2007

Bootcamp Lecture

We gave a lecture on 3D yesterday at a "WPF Bootcamp" event and I've attached the slides. Here's the...

Author: zer0mus Date: 03/29/2007

Material Behavior

What Material you choose will impact your GeometryModel3D in three ways: Lighting model Depth write...

Author: zer0mus Date: 03/08/2007

Flickr Photo Browser Source Code Now Available

In the Channel9 video showing the 2D on 3D feature found in the 3DTools Codeplex project, we demoed...

Author: zer0mus Date: 03/01/2007

3DTools v1.01 Released

We just released the 1.01 version of the 3DTools for the Windows Presentation Foundation. This...

Author: zer0mus Date: 03/01/2007

3D Scatter Plot Example

During our lecture, David Teitlebaum demoed a scatter plot application and people expressed interest...

Author: zer0mus Date: 02/28/2007

Not Quite Dead Yet

Apologies for the lack of updates recently, but we were busy preparing an internal lecture on WPF3D....

Author: zer0mus Date: 02/27/2007

Turning the Pages

Turning the Pages 2.0 by Armadillo Systems uses WPF3D to allow you to manipulate books in 3D space...

Author: zer0mus Date: 01/31/2007

Dominoken

For the Japanese launch of Vista, design firm Bascule used WPF3D to create something unlike any...

Author: zer0mus Date: 01/26/2007

WPF3D Perf Guide for Tier 2 Hardware

David Teitlebaum has put together a set of perf guidelines which should help you get the most out of...

Author: zer0mus Date: 01/16/2007

New Book with WPF3D

Our own DanLehen has written the 3D chapter in Windows Presentation Foundation Unleashed by Adam...

Author: zer0mus Date: 01/15/2007

Texture Coordinates in WPF3D

If you've never encountered texture coordinates before, DanLehen has a detailed introduction that...

Author: zer0mus Date: 01/15/2007

Petzold WPF3D book coming next summer

Windows programming writer extraordinaire Charles Petzold has announced the tentatively titled...

Author: zer0mus Date: 12/14/2006

Interacting with 2D on 3D in WPF

Interacting with 2D placed on 3D is now possible in v1 of the Windows Presentation Foundation! In...

Author: zer0mus Date: 12/12/2006

Material Color Knobs

We affectionately refer to DiffuseMaterial.Color, DiffuseMaterial.AmbientColor,...

Author: zer0mus Date: 12/08/2006

Welcome to the WPF3D team blog!

Soon we'll be posting things like design tips, perf tricks, feature discussions, 3D basics, and more...

Author: zer0mus Date: 12/05/2006