Setting the Shading Mode

Microsoft Direct3D enables one shading mode to be selected at a time. Gouraud shading is selected by default. In Microsoft DirectX 9.0 for Managed Code, the shading mode can be changed by setting the ShadeMode property of the RenderStateManager object that is returned by the Device.RenderState property.

The following C# code example illustrates how the current shading mode of a Direct3D application can be set to either flat or Gouraud.

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// This code example assumes that device is already initialized .
// Set to flat shading.

device.RenderState.ShadeMode = ShadeMode.Flat;

// Set to Gouraud shading. This is the default for Direct3D.
device.RenderState.ShadeMode = ShadeMode.Gouraud;

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