3-D Coordinate Systems and Geometry

Programming Direct3D applications requires a working familiarity with 3-D geometric principles. This section introduces the most important geometric concepts for creating 3-D scenes. The following topics are covered.

• 3-D Coordinate Systems
• 3-D Primitives
• Triangle Rasterization Rules
• Shading

The discussions in these topics provide you with a simple, high-level understanding of the basic concepts employed by a Direct3D application. For more information about these topics, see Further Information.