Re: Issues with sample code

legalize — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:05:08 GMT

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Re: Issues with sample code

Catalin Zima — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:19:10 GMT

Managed Direct3D is no longer supported, so you'll have a hard time finding anyone that uses it anymore.

If you want to stay with C++, and don't mind native code, you should probably use the native DirectX.
If you want a managed graphics API, you should probably go with the XNA Framework, or SlimDX.

Issues with sample code

Amnzero — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:44:12 GMT

Hi. I am completely new to direct 3d. I was following a tutorial on Managed DirectX, and I am not getting the results I am supposed to. Here is the code.

    
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            namespace LearningMain  
        
            2
            {  
        
            3
                using namespace System;  
        
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                public ref class Game : System::Windows::Forms::Form  
        
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                {  
        
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                public:  
        
            8
             
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                    Game(void) {  
        
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                    }  
        
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                    void Init(void) {  
        
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                        this->InitializeGraphics();  
        
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                        while(this->Created) {  
        
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                            this->Render();  
        
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                            System::Windows::Forms::Application::DoEvents();  
        
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                        }  
        
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                        this->DisposeGraphics();  
        
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                    }  
        
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                private:  
        
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                    void InitializeGraphics(void) {  
        
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                        Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::PresentParameters ^para = gcnew Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::PresentParameters();  
        
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                        para->Windowed = true;  
        
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                        para->SwapEffect = Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::SwapEffect::Discard;  
        
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                        this->device = gcnew Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::Device(0,  
        
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                            Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::DeviceType::Hardware, this->Handle,  
        
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                            Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::CreateFlags::SoftwareVertexProcessing, para);  
        
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                        this->tcolor =  
        
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                            gcnew Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::CustomVertex::PositionColored();  
        
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                        this->mycolor = System::Drawing::Color::BlueViolet;  
        
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                        this->vertices = CreateVertexBuffer();  
        
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                        this->device->Lights[0]->Enabled = false;  
        
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                        delete para;  
        
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                    }  
        
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                    void Render(void) {  
        
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                        this->device->Clear(Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::ClearFlags::Target,  
        
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                            System::Drawing::Color::DarkRed, 1.0, 0);  
        
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                        this->device->BeginScene();  
        
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                        this->device->VertexFormat =  
        
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                            this->tcolor->Format;  
        
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                        this->device->SetStreamSource(0, this->vertices, 0);  
        
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                        this->device->DrawPrimitives(  
        
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                            Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::PrimitiveType::TriangleList,0,1);  
        
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                        this->device->EndScene();  
        
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                        this->device->Present();  
        
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                    }  
        
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                    void DisposeGraphics(void) {  
        
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                        delete this->device;  
        
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                        delete this->vertices;  
        
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                    }  
        
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                    Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::VertexBuffer ^ CreateVertexBuffer(void) {  
        
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                            array<Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::CustomVertex::PositionColored^,1> ^vert =  
        
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                                gcnew array<Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::CustomVertex::PositionColored^,1>(3);  
        
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                            vert->SetValue(  
        
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                                gcnew Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::CustomVertex::PositionColored(600.0 / 2.0, 300.0 / 4.0, 1, this->mycolor->ToArgb()),0);  
        
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                            vert->SetValue(  
        
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                                gcnew Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::CustomVertex::PositionColored(600.0 * 3.0 / 4.0, 300.0 * 3.0 / 4.0, 1, this->mycolor->ToArgb()),1);  
        
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                            vert->SetValue(  
        
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                                gcnew Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::CustomVertex::PositionColored(600.0 / 4.0, 300.0 * 3.0 / 4.0, 1, this->mycolor->ToArgb()),2);  
        
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                            Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::VertexBuffer ^buf = gcnew Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::VertexBuffer(  
        
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                                this->tcolor->GetType(),  
        
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                                vert->Length, this->device, Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::Usage::None,  
        
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                                this->tcolor->Format,  
        
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                                Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::Pool::Default);  
        
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                            buf->SetData(vert[0],0,Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::LockFlags::None);  
        
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                            buf->SetData(vert[1],1,Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::LockFlags::None);  
        
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                            buf->SetData(vert[2],2,Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::LockFlags::None);  
        
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                            return buf;  
        
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                    }  
        
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                    Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::Device ^device;  
        
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                    Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::VertexBuffer ^vertices;  
        
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                    Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::CustomVertex::PositionColored ^tcolor;  
        
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                    System::Drawing::Color ^mycolor;  
        
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                };  
        
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            }

So obviously I had to change a lot of stuff because Everyone uses C# now so finding a tutorial for Managed D3D in C++ is impossible. I made whatever changes where nessesary to get it to buld in C++. It builds, and runs without errors, but you can not see the triangle that was specified by the verticies. It is mind boggling as to why, as I have gone over the code with a fine tooth comb several times.

If anyone can point out something I may have missed I would appreciate it.

1	namespace LearningMain
2	{
3	using namespace System;
4
5	public ref class Game : System::Windows::Forms::Form
6	{
7	public:
8
9	Game(void) {
10	}
11
12	void Init(void) {
13	this->InitializeGraphics();
14	while(this->Created) {
15	this->Render();
16	System::Windows::Forms::Application::DoEvents();
17	}
18	this->DisposeGraphics();
19	}
20
21	private:
22
23	void InitializeGraphics(void) {
24	Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::PresentParameters ^para = gcnew Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::PresentParameters();
25	para->Windowed = true;
26	para->SwapEffect = Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::SwapEffect::Discard;
27
28	this->device = gcnew Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::Device(0,
29	Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::DeviceType::Hardware, this->Handle,
30	Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::CreateFlags::SoftwareVertexProcessing, para);
31
32	this->tcolor =
33	gcnew Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::CustomVertex::PositionColored();
34
35	this->mycolor = System::Drawing::Color::BlueViolet;
36
37	this->vertices = CreateVertexBuffer();
38	this->device->Lights[0]->Enabled = false;
39
40	delete para;
41	}
42
43	void Render(void) {
44	this->device->Clear(Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::ClearFlags::Target,
45	System::Drawing::Color::DarkRed, 1.0, 0);
46	this->device->BeginScene();
47
48	this->device->VertexFormat =
49	this->tcolor->Format;
50
51	this->device->SetStreamSource(0, this->vertices, 0);
52	this->device->DrawPrimitives(
53	Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::PrimitiveType::TriangleList,0,1);
54
55	this->device->EndScene();
56	this->device->Present();
57	}
58
59	void DisposeGraphics(void) {
60	delete this->device;
61	delete this->vertices;
62	}
63
64	Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::VertexBuffer ^ CreateVertexBuffer(void) {
65	array<Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::CustomVertex::PositionColored^,1> ^vert =
66	gcnew array<Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::CustomVertex::PositionColored^,1>(3);
67
68	vert->SetValue(
69	gcnew Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::CustomVertex::PositionColored(600.0 / 2.0, 300.0 / 4.0, 1, this->mycolor->ToArgb()),0);
70	vert->SetValue(
71	gcnew Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::CustomVertex::PositionColored(600.0 * 3.0 / 4.0, 300.0 * 3.0 / 4.0, 1, this->mycolor->ToArgb()),1);
72	vert->SetValue(
73	gcnew Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::CustomVertex::PositionColored(600.0 / 4.0, 300.0 * 3.0 / 4.0, 1, this->mycolor->ToArgb()),2);
74
75	Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::VertexBuffer ^buf = gcnew Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::VertexBuffer(
76	this->tcolor->GetType(),
77	vert->Length, this->device, Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::Usage::None,
78	this->tcolor->Format,
79	Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::Pool::Default);
80
81	buf->SetData(vert[0],0,Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::LockFlags::None);
82	buf->SetData(vert[1],1,Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::LockFlags::None);
83	buf->SetData(vert[2],2,Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::LockFlags::None);
84
85	return buf;
86	}
87
88	Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::Device ^device;
89	Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::VertexBuffer ^vertices;
90	Microsoft::DirectX::Direct3D::CustomVertex::PositionColored ^tcolor;
91	System::Drawing::Color ^mycolor;
92	};
93	}