3D Programming for Windows

by Charles Petzold

Get a focused introduction to programming 3D graphics with the Windows Presentation Foundation 3D API. Complementing his book Applications = Code + Markup, award-winning author Charles Petzold builds on XAML essentials, teaching you how to display and animate 3D graphics under the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 and Windows Vista. You’ll get expert guidance and code samples in XAML and Microsoft Visual C#— helping you master the skills you need to create high-fidelity user interfaces. Discover how PLUS—Get Visual C# and XAML code samples on the Web

Genres: Software

450 pages, Paperback

First published July 24, 2007

About the author

Charles Petzold has been writing about programming for Windows-based operating systems for 24 years. A Microsoft MVP for Client Application Development and a Windows Pioneer Award winner, Petzold is author of the classic Programming Windows, currently in its sixth edition and one of the best-known programming books of all time; the widely acclaimed Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software; and more than a dozen other books.

Reviews

[Roger · Rating 2 out of 5]

3D programming is hard. Despite Petzold's obvious know-how, and the usability improvements that come with WPF, I think it's still just over my head. Maybe this book was not intended to match my expectations, but I was hoping for a more pragmatic tutorial on taking advantage of 3D in "real world" applications.