Ab3d.DXEngine 8.0.9484

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).
• The rendered 3D scene can be composed with existing WPF objects so that standard WPF controls can be added on top of the 3D scene or seen through the scene.
• Fully managed code that works with AnyCpu (x86 or x64) build targets and can be used in C# and VB.Net. DXEngine uses SharpDX as DirectX wrapper.
• Highly customizable: use custom shaders, rendering techniques, mesh data, etc.
• Support for virtual reality with split-screen and anaglyph rendering.
• Use new engine with just a few changes of the existing WPF 3D code. The engine fully supports Ab3d.PowerToys and Abd3.Reader3ds libraries.
• Great customer support by forum or email.

Samples

Ab3d.DXEngine.Wpf.Samples on GitHub Ab3d.DXEngine.WinForms.Samples on GitHub

Homepage

Ab3d.DXEngine Homepage

Online reference help

Ab3d.DXEngine Reference help

Change log

Ab3d.DXEngine change log

Usage

This version of Ab3d.DXEngine can be used as an evaluation and as a commercial version.

Evaluation usage: On the first usage of the library, a dialog to start a 60-days evaluation is shown. The evaluation version offers full functionality of the library but displays an evaluation info dialog once a day and occasionally shows a "Ab3d.DXEngine evaluation" watermark text. When the evaluation is expired, you can ask for evaluation extension or restart the evaluation period when a new version of the library is available.

You can see the prices of the library and purchase it on Ab3d.DXEngine price list

Commercial usage: In case you have purchased a license, you can get the license parameters from your User Account web page (https://www.ab4d.com/UserLogIn.aspx). Then set the parametes with adding the following code before the library is used:

Ab3d.Licensing.DXEngine.LicenseHelper.SetLicense(licenseOwner: "[CompanyName]", licenseType: "[LicenseType]", license: "[LicenseText]");

Note that the version that is distributed as NuGet package uses a different licensing mechanism then the commercial version that is distributed with a windows installer. Also the LicenseText that is used as a parameter to the SetLicense method is different then the license key used in the installer.

Supported platforms

• .NET Framework 4.5+
• .NET Core 3.1
• .NET 5.0
• .NET 6.0
• .NET 7.0
• .NET 8.0

See also

Ab3d.PowerToys.Wpf.Samples on GitHub