Ab3d.DXEngine is a DirectX 11 rendering engine for Desktop .Net applications. Ab3d.DXEngine is built for advanced business and scientific 3D visualization. IMPORTANT NOTE: Because this version of Ab3d.DXEngine does not require the SharpDX library, there are some breaking changes when you upgrade from version 7. If you just want new features and do not want to update your application, use v7.2 instead of v8.0 (it has all the features of v8.0). If you want to remove the dependency on SharpDX and use newer SIMD-enabled vector types, you will need to use .NET 10 and make a few code changes - see the Upgrade Ab3d.DXEngine to v8.0 guide (https://github.com/ab4d/Ab3d.DXEngine.Wpf.Samples/Upgrade-DXEngine-to-v8.md). Ab3d.DXEngine uses super fast rendering techniques that can fully utilize graphics cards and provide the ultimate performance. It also supports top quality visuals with PBR materials and shadows. Ab3d.DXEngine package is the core package of the library. Usually, the Ab3d.DXEngine.Wpf package is also used. It is also recommended to use Ab3d.PowerToys library that greatly simplifies working with 3D graphics. Samples project: https://github.com/ab4d/Ab3d.DXEngine.Wpf.Samples Homepage: https://www.ab4d.com/DXEngine.aspx Online users guide: https://www.ab4d.com/DirectX/3D/Introduction.aspx Online reference help: https://www.ab4d.com/help/DXEngine/html/R_Project_Ab3d_DXEngine_Help.htm Change log: https://www.ab4d.com/DXEngine-history.aspx DXEngineSnoop (diagnostics tool): https://www.ab4d.com/GetFile.ashx?fileName=DXEngineSnoop.exe Supported platforms: - .NET 10.0 For older .Net and .Net Framework versions, use version 7.2 (has the same features as v8.0).
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Ab3d.DXEngine
Ab3d.DXEngine is a DirectX 11 rendering engine for Desktop .Net applications. Ab3d.DXEngine is built for advanced business and scientific 3D visualization.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Because this version of Ab3d.DXEngine does not require the SharpDX library, there are some breaking changes when you upgrade from version 7. If you just want new features and do not want to update your application, use v7.2 instead of v8.0 (it has all the features of v8.0). If you want to remove the dependency on SharpDX and use newer SIMD-enabled vector types, you will need to use .NET 10 and make a few code changes. - see the Upgrade Ab3d.DXEngine to v8.0.
Ab3d.DXEngine uses super fast rendering techniques that can fully utilize graphics cards and provide the ultimate performance. It also supports top quality visuals with PBR materials and shadows.
Ab3d.DXEngine package is the core package of the library. Usually, the Ab3d.DXEngine.Wpf package is also used.
It is also recommended to use Ab3d.PowerToys library that greatly simplifies working with 3D graphics.
Main features
- DirectX 11 based rendering engine with full hardware rendering support.
- Render millions of triangles with using instancing, smart optimizations and other techniques to get extreme GPU performance.
- Render millions of hardware accelerated 3D lines (super-smooth lines with custom thickness, line color and line pattern).
- Render millions of characters.
- Multi-threaded rendering that can in some cases achieve more then 4 times the performance of a single thread.
- With DirectX command list caching almost ANY number of objects can be rendered in practically no CPU time (can be used when only camera or lights are changed).
- Super-fast per pixel lighting and super-sampling for improved visual quality.
- Support standard and PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials.
- Many post processing effects.
- The most versatile 3D engine - the same application can run on systems from high end graphics card (full hardware acceleration) to computers without graphics card (DirectX 11 software rendering). The same application can also run on an old computers with operating systems that do not support DirectX 11 (using WPF 3D rendering).