Matrices

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Microsoft Direct3D uses matrices to perform 3-D transformations. This section explains how matrices create 3-D transformations, describes some common uses for transformations, and details how you can combine matrices to produce a single matrix that encompasses multiple transformations. Information is divided into the following topics.

• 3-D Transformations
• Translation and Scaling
• Rotation
• Matrix Concatenation

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