Point Lists

A point list is a collection of vertices that are rendered as isolated points. Your application can use them in 3-D scenes for star fields, or dotted lines on the surface of a polygon.

The following illustration depicts a rendered point list.

Your application can apply materials and textures to a point list. The colors in the material or texture appear only at the points drawn, and not anywhere between the points.

The following code shows how to create vertices for this point list.

Private Type CUSTOMVERTEX
    x As Single
    y As Single
    z As Single
End Type

Dim Vertices(5) As CUSTOMVERTEX
With Vertices(0): .x = -5.0: .y = -5.0: .z = 0.0: End With
With Vertices(1): .x =  0.0: .y =  5.0: .z = 0.0: End With
With Vertices(2): .x =  5.0: .y = -5.0: .z = 0.0: End With
With Vertices(3): .x = 10.0: .y =  5.0: .z = 0.0: End With
With Vertices(4): .x = 15.0: .y = -5.0: .z = 0.0: End With
With Vertices(5): .x = 20.0: .y =  5.0: .z = 0.0: End With