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Harlinn.Windows - A Visual Studio 2022 Solution

by Espen Harlinn

Harlinn.Windows is a collection of libraries that I have put together that serves as a big part of the runtime we use at work.

Design interactive 3D Worlds with i3DML

by Keyvan M. Kambakhsh

This article introduces i3DML project and demonstrates how XML and JavaScript can help you build interactive 3D Worlds.

A C# 3D Surface Plot Control

by Leif Simon Goodwin

A 3D surface plot control in C#

How to Write a 3D Modeling Application in JavaScript

by Gary.Miller.WPF

In this article, I describe how I implemented a 3D subdivision surface modeling application in JavaScript and WebGL.

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Introduction to glTF for WPF 3D

by Kenneth Haugland

A basic guide for reading glTF files and showing simple 3D images

3D Graphics Engine with Basic Math on CPU

by wqaxs36

Minimal 3D Math required explanation plus 3D graphics engine coding

Development of a Raycast Engine based on JavaScript Technology

by André Marcos (Advisor), José Cláudio Silva, Victor Lopes

This work proposes the development of a Raycast engine in JavaScript to facilitate the 3D game development.

Getting Started with Path Tracing using Diligent Engine

by EgorYusov

An implementation of a basic path tracer with Diligent Engine

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Harlinn.Windows - A Visual Studio 2022 Solution

27 Jan 2022 by Espen Harlinn

Harlinn.Windows is a collection of libraries that I have put together that serves as a big part of the runtime we use at work.

C++

Visual-Studio

Design interactive 3D Worlds with i3DML

24 Mar 2015 by Keyvan M. Kambakhsh

This article introduces i3DML project and demonstrates how XML and JavaScript can help you build interactive 3D Worlds.

XML

Javascript

A C# 3D Surface Plot Control

19 Feb 2021 by Leif Simon Goodwin

A 3D surface plot control in C#

How to Write a 3D Modeling Application in JavaScript

29 Jun 2020 by Gary.Miller.WPF

In this article, I describe how I implemented a 3D subdivision surface modeling application in JavaScript and WebGL.

Plotting a Real-time 3D Toolpath with Helix Toolkit

30 May 2018 by Bruce Greene

A plot control based on the WPF Helix Toolkit for visualizing a real-time stream of 3D locations

.NET

WPF

Helix

Generation of a hexagonal tessellation

25 Jun 2018 by LLLLGGGG

In this article, I am going to explain how to generate a hexagonal tessellation and how to draw it in Unity 3D

Unity3D

Dev

computational-geometry

DirectX and Pure Assembly Language: Doing What Can't be Done - Part IV(b): the Full DirectX App

26 Jun 2018 by CMalcheski

A Full DirectX Sample Application Created in Pure Assembly Language

Walking Robot Series In WPF -- Part 1: Triangles, Rectangles, And Cubes

3 Nov 2010 by Gary.Miller.WPF

Part one of a series on how to make an animated 3D robot in WPF using C# code

Windows

WPF

XAML

DoublePendulum Part II: The Phase Space Trajectories of a Double Pendulum

26 May 2016 by Wolfgang Foerster

A WPF 3D simulation to visualize the phase space trajectories of a double pendulum

Introduction to HoloLens Development with UWP

16 Jun 2016 by Joel Ivory Johnson

In this article I take a look at setting up a system for HoloLens development, the compatibility of the applications with other UWP platforms, and introduce Unity for making a 3D application

Weiler-Atherton Algorithm in 3D

11 Mar 2018 by Petrov Vladimir

Weiler-Atherton algorithm in 3D codes demo implementation

Augmented reality - XNA Models

23 Aug 2012 by Harald Heide Gundersen

Geocoordinate positioned Xna model viewable thru Photocamera

Getting Started with Mesh Shaders in Diligent Engine

23 Sep 2020 by EgorYusov

Introduction to amplification and mesh shaders, the new programmable stages available in modern GPUs, and how to use them to implement view frustum culling and object LOD selection on the GPU using the Diligent Engine API

Ray Tracing has become Diligent

11 Jan 2021 by EgorYusov

An introduction to ray tracing API in Diligent Engine

Inserting 3D Models in Expression Blend

20 Jun 2013 by Meshack Musundi

Inserting a 3D object into a WPF project in Expression Blend, with some help from Blender

Point Inside 3D Convex Polygon in C#

12 Jan 2016 by John Jiyang Hou

An algorithm to determine if a point is inside a 3D convex polygon for a given polygon vertices in C#

Explore 3D

15 Aug 2013 by Chris Boss

OpenGL based 3D learning software

OpenGL in Python with TKinter

25 Jan 2016 by Samuel Teixeira

Why simple if we can be complex?

Adventures in 3D Printing Part 2: Rise of the 3D Models

17 Sep 2019 by OriginalGriff

OK, OK. I had to set it up - Herself insisted - and I had to actually print to be sure. So I knocked up a quick box to print (just to show I could).

printing

Raytracing From CUDA to SYCL 2020 via DPC++

16 Jan 2021 by Shao Voon Wong

How to convert a code from parallel C++ ray-tracing code to CUDA, then to SYCL 2020 via Intel® DPC++

A basic X3DOM editor based on OpenGL running on ReactOS (and consequently on Windows XP and newer versions)

16 May 2021 by Steffen Ploetz

Creation of a basic X3DOM editor based on OpenGL with as little code as possible, that is running on ReactOS and Windows, to check out the capabilities of X3DOM.

Getting Started with Path Tracing using Diligent Engine

6 Sep 2022 by EgorYusov

An implementation of a basic path tracer with Diligent Engine

MediaBox (MBox64)

3 Jul 2017 by zapsolution

Windows 10 multimedia player 64-bit

Unity Graphics Emulator for Native Plugin Development

29 Nov 2017 by EgorYusov

This article describes Unity low-level plugin interface and the Unity graphics interface emulator that facilitates native plugin development.

Graphics Filters for the HTML 3D Canvas

20 May 2015 by Peter Occil

Explains graphics filters for the HTML 3D canvas, and how they work in my public domain HTML 3D library.

HTML

Javascript

GLSL

Point Inside 3D Convex Polygon in Java

12 Jan 2016 by John Jiyang Hou

An algorithm to determine if a point is inside a 3D convex polygon for a given polygon vertices in Java

Point Inside 3D Convex Polygon in JavaScript

14 Jan 2016 by John Jiyang Hou

An algorithm to determine if a point is inside a 3D convex polygon for a given polygon vertices in JavaScript

HTML

HTML5

Javascript

Point Inside 3D Convex Polygon in Python

20 Jan 2016 by John Jiyang Hou

An algorithm to determine if a point is inside a 3D convex polygon for a given polygon vertices in Python

Python

Point Inside 3D Convex Polygon in Fortran

10 Feb 2016 by John Jiyang Hou

An algorithm to determine if a point is inside a 3D convex polygon for a given polygon vertices in Fortran

FORTAN

GFortran

Adventures in 3D Printing Part 3: Making Complex Apertures - Recovering from the Bends

25 Nov 2019 by OriginalGriff

So ... you want to put that LCD display in there, huh? Pity it's not a rectangular frame, isn't it? How are you going to fit a neat frame round that, huh? It's complicated, but ... not that complicated when you get used to it.

printing

Development of a Raycast Engine based on JavaScript Technology

17 Nov 2022 by André Marcos (Advisor), José Cláudio Silva, Victor Lopes

This work proposes the development of a Raycast engine in JavaScript to facilitate the 3D game development.

Point Inside 3D Convex Polygon in PHP

18 Jan 2016 by John Jiyang Hou

An algorithm to determine if a point is inside a 3D convex polygon for a given polygon vertices in PHP

PHP

Point Inside 3D Convex Polygon in Perl

6 Feb 2016 by John Jiyang Hou

An algorithm to determine if a point is inside a 3D convex polygon for a given polygon vertices in Perl

Perl

polygon

Height Map Rendering with Igneel Engine

7 Mar 2017 by Ansel Castro

Describes the basic steps to render height maps using the graphics engine of Igneel

Comparing GPU Resource Update Strategies in Diligent Engine

11 Sep 2018 by EgorYusov

This article describes several strategies to update GPU resources in Diligent Engine (a modern low-level graphic library) as well as important internal details and performance implications related to each method.

More Explicit Diligent Engine: Getting on Top of State Management in Direct3D12 and Vulkan

22 Dec 2018 by EgorYusov

This article introduces the problem of resource state management and synchronization in modern graphics APIs such as Direct3D12 and Vulkan and describes a solution offered by Diligent Engine.

PERCEPTUAL COMPUTING: Perceptual 3D Editing

17 Jan 2014 by Lee Bamber

To what degree can technology can be used to create and manipulate the 3D world?

product-showcase

Public-Domain HTML 3D Library

21 Apr 2017 by Peter Occil

A public domain JavaScript library for easing the development of HTML 3D applications

HTML

Javascript

Rubik’s Cube for Beginners (Version 2.0). C# Application with 3D Graphics and Animation. VS2022 .NET6

22 Feb 2022 by Uzi Granot

This program will solve a Rubik’s cube using algorithms for beginners. It is a WPF open source application written in C# for VS 2022 and .NET6 using 3D graphics and animation.

The Equation of Time

25 Mar 2017 by Wolfgang Foerster

Or why isn’t the earliest sunset on the year’s shortest day?

Diligent Engine: A Modern Cross-Platform Low-Level Graphics Library

30 Aug 2022 by EgorYusov

This article introduces Diligent Engine, a modern cross-platform graphics API abstraction library and rendering framework

3D Printing - 101

5 Aug 2018 by Mike Hankey

The time is right to purchase that 3D Printer you've been looking at and I'll help you get started!

hardware

printing

3D Face Viewer and Matcher

19 Mar 2022 by Yang Kok Wah

A tool to generate face images and animated gif files for different angles and lighting using only a single face image. Also includes Face Matcher using Microsoft Face API.

Monster Set of FREE Resources for Game Design

22 Sep 2013 by Simon Jackson

Free resources for game design.

A Control to Display Pie (and Doughtnut) Charts with Highly Customizable Formatting

14 Apr 2021 by Angelo Cresta

An extension of "A control to display pie charts with highly customizable formatting" from mattsj1984 that also renders doughnut.

.NET

GDI+

Dynamic Bounding Volume Hiearchy in C#

15 Nov 2014 by David Jeske

An overview and C# implementation of 3d space partitioning using a BVH (bounding volume hierarchy), with dynamic updates via refitting and tree-rotations.

WPF : A Weird 3d based control

15 Feb 2011 by Sacha Barber