The following snippet contains an elementary framework for creating a DirectX 11 program. It also demonstrates how to make objects fall from the sky using the central processing unit, CPU, of your computer. Falling objects in 3D games could include snow, rain, meteors and airstrike projectiles.
While CPU animated game elements suffice for many applications, it is recommended to use a
physics plugin or
shader to ensure your game is using the correct hardware dedicated for the purpose of forcing objects around.
Code for creating an animated scene full of falling spheres in a DX11 Program
` Floating Spheres
` Ziggurat (DX11 for DBPRO by Rudolpho) - Basics
` Snippet by Chris Tate : support@binarymodular.com
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` --> The following snippet creates falling sheres
`----------------------------------------------------
` Ensure that this program includes DX11Constants.dba
INCLUDEGUARD DX11_CONSTANTS
`----------------------------------------------------
` Set the program's meta-data
Global ProgramName$ = "Falling Spheres"
Global ExitPrompt$ : ExitPrompt$ = ""
Global StartTime
Global DX11PluginIntroDuration = 5000
`----------------------------------------------------
` Declare settings for the application
Type DX11SettingsType
ShowFPS
FPSLabelID
WelcomeMessageID
WelcomeMessageExpired
WelcomeMessageDelaySeconds
WelcomeMessage$
WelcomeMessageFont$
StatisticFont$
StartWithFullScreen
ResolutionX
ResolutionY
WindowTitle$
StartWithDirectXVersion
Endtype
Global DX11Settings as DX11SettingsType
`----------------------------------------------------
` Initialize Ziggurat using our specification package
DX11Settings.ResolutionX = 1024
DX11Settings.ResolutionY = 768
DX11Settings.ShowFPS = 1
DX11Settings.StatisticFont$ = "Arial"
DX11Settings.StartWithFullScreen = False
DX11Settings.WindowTitle$ = ProgramName$
DX11Settings.StartWithDirectXVersion = DXVERSION_11_0` Set to DXVERSION_10_0 in consideration for out-dated hardware
DX11Settings.WelcomeMessageDelaySeconds = 10
DX11Settings.WelcomeMessage$ = "A demonstration of falling spheres in Direct X11"
DX11Settings.WelcomeMessageFont$ = "Arial"
InitializeDirectX11(DX11Settings)
` Note that the following is all that is performed by InitializeDirectX11()
` DX11 Init ResolutionX, ResolutionY, StartWithFullScreen, WindowTitle$, StartWithDirectXVersion
`----------------------------------------------------
` Translate the camera to view the scene origin
Global MainCamera : MainCamera = DX11 Get Main Camera()
DX11 Set Camera Position MainCamera, 0, 0, -150
`----------------------------------------------------
` Establish a global force of gravity and wind
Global Force
Force = 1 : null = Make Vector3(Force)
Set Vector3 Force, 2-RND(20), -50, 2-RND(20)
`----------------------------------------------------
` Set our random seed to something variable and use it to pick a random number of spheres
Randomize Timer()
numberOfSpheres = RND(100) + 200
Global Dim Spheres(numberOfSpheres)
`----------------------------------------------------
` Store some colours for the spheres
Global Dim Colours(5)
Global Dim ColourTextures(5)
Colours(0) = 0xFFFF0000 : Colours(1) = 0xFFFFFF00 : Colours(2) = 0xFFFF00FF
Colours(3) = 0xFF0000FF : Colours(4) = 0xFF00FF00 : Colours(5) = 0xFF00FFFF
doNotGenerateMipMaps = 0
` Create coloured images
For colourIndex = 0 to 5
pixelMapSource = DX11 Create PixelMap(1, 1) ` In the current version, the colour overload is not working
DX11 Set PixelMap Pixel pixelMapSource, 0, 0, Colours(colourIndex)
ColourTextures(colourIndex) = DX11 Create Image From PixelMap(pixelMapSource, doNotGenerateMipMaps)
DX11 Delete PixelMap pixelMapSource ` Throw it away, we do not need the pixel map any more
Next colourIndex
` Create some spheres, shall we!
For sphereIndex = 1 to numberOfSpheres
sphere = DX11 Create Object Sphere(3)
scale# = 0.2+(RND(200)*0.01)
DX11 Set Object Scale sphere, scale#, scale#, scale#
DX11 Set Object Texture sphere, ColourTextures(RND(5)) ` ************************* Here < < < <
DX11 Set Object Position sphere, RND(200)-100, RND(200)+200, RND(200)-100
Spheres(sphereIndex) = sphere
Next sphereIndex
//==================================================
` Main loop
`----------------------------------------------------
StartTime = Timer()
While Not DX11 Quit()
DX11 Draw Text 5, 20, "Time based delta: " + Str$(Delta#,4)
` Make the spheres fall
For sphereIndex = 1 to numberOfSpheres
sphere = Spheres(sphereIndex)
x# = DX11 GET OBJECT POSITION X(sphere)
y# = DX11 GET OBJECT POSITION Y(sphere)
z# = DX11 GET OBJECT POSITION Z(sphere)
Inc x#, X Vector3( Force ) * Delta#
Inc y#, Y Vector3( Force ) * Delta#
Inc z#, X Vector3( Force ) * Delta#
If y# < - 100
x# = RND(200)-100
y# = RND(200) + 200
z# = RND(200)-100
Endif
DX11 Set Object Position sphere, x#, y#, z#
Next sphereIndex
` Update the system
Update()
EndWhile
` End the program (Ziggurat will shut down and clear its own resources)
end
`----------------------------------------------------
//==================================================
Function Update()
` Handle FPS label
If DX11Settings.ShowFPS
If DX11Settings.FPSLabelID = 0
DX11Settings.FPSLabelID = DX11 Create Label( "", 5, 5 )
Endif
DX11 Set Label Text DX11Settings.FPSLabelID, "FPS: " + str$(dx11 get screen fps())
Else
If DX11Settings.FPSLabelID <> 0
DX11 Delete Label DX11Settings.FPSLabelID : DX11Settings.FPSLabelID = 0
Endif
Endif
` Handle welcome message
If DX11Settings.WelcomeMessageExpired = 0
If DX11Settings.WelcomeMessageID = 0
DX11Settings.WelcomeMessageID = DX11 Create Label( "", 5, DX11Settings.ResolutionY - 20 )
Endif
Local messageStartTime : messageStartTime = StartTime + DX11PluginIntroDuration
If messageStartTime <= Timer()
If messageStartTime + ( DX11Settings.WelcomeMessageDelaySeconds * 250.0 ) => Timer()
DX11 Set Label Text DX11Settings.WelcomeMessageID, TransitionText$( DX11Settings.WelcomeMessage$, StartTime + DX11PluginIntroDuration, DX11Settings.WelcomeMessageDelaySeconds * 250.0 )
Else
If Timer() < StartTime + DX11PluginIntroDuration + ( DX11Settings.WelcomeMessageDelaySeconds * 1000.0 )
`DX11 Set Label Text DX11Settings.WelcomeMessageID, DX11Settings.WelcomeMessage$
Else
DX11 Delete Label DX11Settings.WelcomeMessageID : DX11Settings.WelcomeMessageID = 0
DX11Settings.WelcomeMessageExpired = 1
EndIf
Endif
EndIf
Else
`DX11 Set Label Text DX11Settings.WelcomeMessageID, "_"
EndIf
` Update the Delta
LastTick = CurrentTick
CurrentTick = DX11 Get High Resolution Tick()
` Update program delta using the method demonstrated by the plugin creator
Delta# = DX11 Get High Resolution Delta Time(LastTick, CurrentTick)
` Update Ziggurat here to simplify the loop block
DX11 Sync
EndFunction
//==================================================
Function InitializeDirectX11(settings as DX11SettingsType)
DX11 Init settings.ResolutionX, settings.ResolutionY, settings.StartWithFullScreen, settings.WindowTitle$, settings.StartWithDirectXVersion
` Set the exit prompt
If ExitPrompt$ <> ""
Exit Prompt ExitPrompt$, "Exit " + ProgramName$
EndIf
` Declare program delta using the method demonstrated by the plugin creator
Global CurrentTick as double integer
Global LastTick as double integer
` Create coefficient for elementary time based movement
Global Delta#
EndFunction
//==================================================
Function TransitionText$( text$, startTime, delayInMilliseconds )
If text$ = "" Then ExitFunction " "
If startTime > Timer()
ExitFunction ""
Endif
Local endTime : endTime = startTime + delayInMilliseconds
If Timer() > endTime
ExitFunction text$
Endif
Local duration# : duration# = endTime - startTime
Local ratio# : ratio# = ((Timer()-startTime) * 1.0) / duration#
Local newText$ = " "
Local length : length = Len(text$)
If length > 0 Then newText$ = SubString$( text$, 1, length * ratio# )
`newText$ = Str$(duration#,4) + " - " + Str$(ratio#,4)
EndFunction newText$
//==================================================
Function SubString$( text$, start, length)
Local lastCharacterIndex : lastCharacterIndex = start + length
Local result$
For characterIndex = start to lastCharacterIndex
result$ = result$ + Mid$(text$, characterIndex)
Next characterIndex
EndFunction result$
Please insert if you do not wish to include the plugin supplied constants file.
rem This file contains various constants used by the DX11 plugin.
rem General purpose constants
#constant true 1
#constant false 0
#constant nullptr 0
rem Math constants
#constant MATH_PI 3.14159265359
#constant MATH_TWOPI 6.28318530718
#constant MATH_HALFPI 1.570796326795
#constant MATH_E 2.71828182846
rem Image formats
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_UNKNOWN 0
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_TYPELESS 1
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_FLOAT 2
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_UINT 3
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SINT 4
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_TYPELESS 5
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_FLOAT 6
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_UINT 7
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SINT 8
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_TYPELESS 9
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT 10
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM 11
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UINT 12
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SNORM 13
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SINT 14
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32_TYPELESS 15
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32_FLOAT 16
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32_UINT 17
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32_SINT 18
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32G8X24_TYPELESS 19
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_D32_FLOAT_S8X24_UINT 20
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32_FLOAT_X8X24_TYPELESS 21
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_X32_TYPELESS_G8X24_UINT 22
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R10G10B10A2_TYPELESS 23
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R10G10B10A2_UNORM 24
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R10G10B10A2_UINT 25
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R11G11B10_FLOAT 26
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_TYPELESS 27
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM 28
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM_SRGB 29
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UINT 30
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SNORM 31
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SINT 32
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16_TYPELESS 33
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16_FLOAT 34
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16_UNORM 35
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16_UINT 36
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16_SNORM 37
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16_SINT 38
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32_TYPELESS 39
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_D32_FLOAT 40
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32_FLOAT 41
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32_UINT 42
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R32_SINT 43
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R24G8_TYPELESS 44
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT 45
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R24_UNORM_X8_TYPELESS 46
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_X24_TYPELESS_G8_UINT 47
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8_TYPELESS 48
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM 49
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8_UINT 50
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8_SNORM 51
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8_SINT 52
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16_TYPELESS 53
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16_FLOAT 54
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_D16_UNORM 55
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16_UNORM 56
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16_UINT 57
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16_SNORM 58
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R16_SINT 59
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8_TYPELESS 60
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8_UNORM 61
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8_UINT 62
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8_SNORM 63
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8_SINT 64
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_A8_UNORM 65
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R1_UNORM 66
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R9G9B9E5_SHAREDEXP 67
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8_B8G8_UNORM 68
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_G8R8_G8B8_UNORM 69
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC1_TYPELESS 70
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC1_UNORM 71
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC1_UNORM_SRGB 72
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC2_TYPELESS 73
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC2_UNORM 74
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC2_UNORM_SRGB 75
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC3_TYPELESS 76
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC3_UNORM 77
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC3_UNORM_SRGB 78
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC4_TYPELESS 79
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC4_UNORM 80
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC4_SNORM 81
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC5_TYPELESS 82
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC5_UNORM 83
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC5_SNORM 84
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM 85
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM 86
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM 87
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8X8_UNORM 88
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_R10G10B10_XR_BIAS_A2_UNORM 89
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_TYPELESS 90
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM_SRGB 91
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8X8_TYPELESS 92
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8X8_UNORM_SRGB 93
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC6H_TYPELESS 94
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC6H_UF16 95
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC6H_SF16 96
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_TYPELESS 97
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM 98
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_SRGB 99
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_AYUV 100
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_Y410 101
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_Y416 102
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_NV12 103
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_P010 104
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_P016 105
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_420_OPAQUE 106
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_YUY2 107
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_Y210 108
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_Y216 109
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_NV11 110
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_AI44 111
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_IA44 112
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_P8 113
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_A8P8 114
#constant DXGI_FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM 115
rem Mesh sorting modes
#constant DX11_SORTMODE_OPAQUE 0
#constant DX11_SORTMODE_TRANSPARENT_FULL 1
#constant DX11_SORTMODE_TRANSPARENT_CHEAP 2
rem Keycodes
#constant DIK_ESCAPE 0x01
#constant DIK_1 0x02
#constant DIK_2 0x03
#constant DIK_3 0x04
#constant DIK_4 0x05
#constant DIK_5 0x06
#constant DIK_6 0x07
#constant DIK_7 0x08
#constant DIK_8 0x09
#constant DIK_9 0x0A
#constant DIK_0 0x0B
#constant DIK_MINUS 0x0C
#constant DIK_EQUALS 0x0D
#constant DIK_BACK 0x0E
#constant DIK_TAB 0x0F
#constant DIK_Q 0x10
#constant DIK_W 0x11
#constant DIK_E 0x12
#constant DIK_R 0x13
#constant DIK_T 0x14
#constant DIK_Y 0x15
#constant DIK_U 0x16
#constant DIK_I 0x17
#constant DIK_O 0x18
#constant DIK_P 0x19
#constant DIK_LBRACKET 0x1A
#constant DIK_RBRACKET 0x1B
#constant DIK_RETURN 0x1C
#constant DIK_LCONTROL 0x1D
#constant DIK_A 0x1E
#constant DIK_S 0x1F
#constant DIK_D 0x20
#constant DIK_F 0x21
#constant DIK_G 0x22
#constant DIK_H 0x23
#constant DIK_J 0x24
#constant DIK_K 0x25
#constant DIK_L 0x26
#constant DIK_SEMICOLON 0x27
#constant DIK_APOSTROPHE 0x28
#constant DIK_GRAVE 0x29
#constant DIK_LSHIFT 0x2A
#constant DIK_BACKSLASH 0x2B
#constant DIK_Z 0x2C
#constant DIK_X 0x2D
#constant DIK_C 0x2E
#constant DIK_V 0x2F
#constant DIK_B 0x30
#constant DIK_N 0x31
#constant DIK_M 0x32
#constant DIK_COMMA 0x33
#constant DIK_PERIOD 0x34
#constant DIK_SLASH 0x35
#constant DIK_RSHIFT 0x36
#constant DIK_MULTIPLY 0x37
#constant DIK_LMENU 0x38
#constant DIK_SPACE 0x39
#constant DIK_CAPITAL 0x3A
#constant DIK_F1 0x3B
#constant DIK_F2 0x3C
#constant DIK_F3 0x3D
#constant DIK_F4 0x3E
#constant DIK_F5 0x3F
#constant DIK_F6 0x40
#constant DIK_F7 0x41
#constant DIK_F8 0x42
#constant DIK_F9 0x43
#constant DIK_F10 0x44
#constant DIK_NUMLOCK 0x45
#constant DIK_SCROLL 0x46
#constant DIK_NUMPAD7 0x47
#constant DIK_NUMPAD8 0x48
#constant DIK_NUMPAD9 0x49
#constant DIK_SUBTRACT 0x4A
#constant DIK_NUMPAD4 0x4B
#constant DIK_NUMPAD5 0x4C
#constant DIK_NUMPAD6 0x4D
#constant DIK_ADD 0x4E
#constant DIK_NUMPAD1 0x4F
#constant DIK_NUMPAD2 0x50
#constant DIK_NUMPAD3 0x51
#constant DIK_NUMPAD0 0x52
#constant DIK_DECIMAL 0x53
#constant DIK_OEM_102 0x56
#constant DIK_F11 0x57
#constant DIK_F12 0x58
#constant DIK_F13 0x64
#constant DIK_F14 0x65
#constant DIK_F15 0x66
#constant DIK_KANA 0x70
#constant DIK_ABNT_C1 0x73
#constant DIK_CONVERT 0x79
#constant DIK_NOCONVERT 0x7B
#constant DIK_YEN 0x7D
#constant DIK_ABNT_C2 0x7E
#constant DIK_NUMPADEQUALS 0x8D
#constant DIK_PREVTRACK 0x90
#constant DIK_AT 0x91
#constant DIK_COLON 0x92
#constant DIK_UNDERLINE 0x93
#constant DIK_KANJI 0x94
#constant DIK_STOP 0x95
#constant DIK_AX 0x96
#constant DIK_UNLABELED 0x97
#constant DIK_NEXTTRACK 0x99
#constant DIK_NUMPADENTER 0x9C
#constant DIK_RCONTROL 0x9D
#constant DIK_MUTE 0xA0
#constant DIK_CALCULATOR 0xA1
#constant DIK_PLAYPAUSE 0xA2
#constant DIK_MEDIASTOP 0xA4
#constant DIK_VOLUMEDOWN 0xAE
#constant DIK_VOLUMEUP 0xB0
#constant DIK_WEBHOME 0xB2
#constant DIK_NUMPADCOMMA 0xB3
#constant DIK_DIVIDE 0xB5
#constant DIK_SYSRQ 0xB7
#constant DIK_RMENU 0xB8
#constant DIK_PAUSE 0xC5
#constant DIK_HOME 0xC7
#constant DIK_UP 0xC8
#constant DIK_PRIOR 0xC9
#constant DIK_LEFT 0xCB
#constant DIK_RIGHT 0xCD
#constant DIK_END 0xCF
#constant DIK_DOWN 0xD0
#constant DIK_NEXT 0xD1
#constant DIK_INSERT 0xD2
#constant DIK_DELETE 0xD3
#constant DIK_LWIN 0xDB
#constant DIK_RWIN 0xDC
#constant DIK_APPS 0xDD
#constant DIK_POWER 0xDE
#constant DIK_SLEEP 0xDF
#constant DIK_WAKE 0xE3
#constant DIK_WEBSEARCH 0xE5
#constant DIK_WEBFAVORITES 0xE6
#constant DIK_WEBREFRESH 0xE7
#constant DIK_WEBSTOP 0xE8
#constant DIK_WEBFORWARD 0xE9
#constant DIK_WEBBACK 0xEA
#constant DIK_MYCOMPUTER 0xEB
#constant DIK_MAIL 0xEC
#constant DIK_MEDIASELECT 0xED
rem Mouse buttons
#constant MBTN_LEFT 0
#constant MBTN_RIGHT 1
#constant MBTN_MIDDLE 2
#constant MBTH_MIDDLE2 3
rem Blend factors
#constant D3D11_BLEND_ZERO 1
#constant D3D11_BLEND_ONE 2
#constant D3D11_BLEND_SRC_COLOR 3
#constant D3D11_BLEND_INV_SRC_COLOR 4
#constant D3D11_BLEND_SRC_ALPHA 5
#constant D3D11_BLEND_INV_SRC_ALPHA 6
#constant D3D11_BLEND_DEST_ALPHA 7
#constant D3D11_BLEND_INV_DEST_ALPHA 8
#constant D3D11_BLEND_DEST_COLOR 9
#constant D3D11_BLEND_INV_DEST_COLOR 10
#constant D3D11_BLEND_SRC_ALPHA_SAT 11
#constant D3D11_BLEND_BLEND_FACTOR 14
#constant D3D11_BLEND_INV_BLEND_FACTOR 15
#constant D3D11_BLEND_SRC1_COLOR 16
#constant D3D11_BLEND_INV_SRC1_COLOR 17
#constant D3D11_BLEND_SRC1_ALPHA 18
#constant D3D11_BLEND_INV_SRC1_ALPHA 19
rem Blend operations
#constant D3D11_BLEND_OP_ADD 1
#constant D3D11_BLEND_OP_SUBTRACT 2
#constant D3D11_BLEND_OP_REV_SUBTRACT 3
#constant D3D11_BLEND_OP_MIN 4
#constant D3D11_BLEND_OP_MAX 5
rem Colour write enable flags
#constant D3D11_COLOR_WRITE_ENABLE_RED 1
#constant D3D11_COLOR_WRITE_ENABLE_GREEN 2
#constant D3D11_COLOR_WRITE_ENABLE_BLUE 4
#constant D3D11_COLOR_WRITE_ENABLE_ALPHA 8
#constant D3D11_COLOR_WRITE_ENABLE_ALL 15
rem Fill modes
#constant D3D11_FILL_WIREFRAME 2
#constant D3D11_FILL_SOLID 3
rem Cull modes
#constant D3D11_CULL_NONE 1
#constant D3D11_CULL_FRONT 2
#constant D3D11_CULL_BACK 3
rem Primitive topologies
#constant TOPOLOGY_POINTLIST 1
#constant TOPOLOGY_LINELIST 2
#constant TOPOLOGY_LINESTRIP 3
#constant TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLELIST 4
#constant TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLESTRIP 5
#constant TOPOLOGY_LINELIST_ADJ 10
#constant TOPOLOGY_LINESTRIP_ADJ 11
#constant TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLELIST_ADJ 12
#constant TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLESTRIP_ADJ 13
rem These need to be used when working with the hull shader; by manually tweaking the index buffer,
rem information about adjacent vertices can be made available to the hull shader in this fashion.
#constant TOPOLOGY_1_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 33
#constant TOPOLOGY_2_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 34
#constant TOPOLOGY_3_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 35
#constant TOPOLOGY_4_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 36
#constant TOPOLOGY_5_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 37
#constant TOPOLOGY_6_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 38
#constant TOPOLOGY_7_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 39
#constant TOPOLOGY_8_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 40
#constant TOPOLOGY_9_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 41
#constant TOPOLOGY_10_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 42
#constant TOPOLOGY_11_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 43
#constant TOPOLOGY_12_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 44
#constant TOPOLOGY_13_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 45
#constant TOPOLOGY_14_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 46
#constant TOPOLOGY_15_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 47
#constant TOPOLOGY_16_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 48
#constant TOPOLOGY_17_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 49
#constant TOPOLOGY_18_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 50
#constant TOPOLOGY_19_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 51
#constant TOPOLOGY_20_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 52
#constant TOPOLOGY_21_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 53
#constant TOPOLOGY_22_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 54
#constant TOPOLOGY_23_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 55
#constant TOPOLOGY_24_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 56
#constant TOPOLOGY_25_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 57
#constant TOPOLOGY_26_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 58
#constant TOPOLOGY_27_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 59
#constant TOPOLOGY_28_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 60
#constant TOPOLOGY_29_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 61
#constant TOPOLOGY_30_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 62
#constant TOPOLOGY_31_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 63
#constant TOPOLOGY_32_CONTROL_POINT_PATCHLIST 64
rem DirectX versions
#constant DXVERSION_10_0 40960
#constant DXVERSION_10_1 41216
#constant DXVERSION_11_0 45056
rem This can be used as a macro to ensure that this constants file is indeed included.
rem Problems will arise if it isn't and any of these constants are used, which thanks to DBPro's dynamic variables
rem will make all of them resolve to 0, which will obviously be the wrong values in 99% of the cases.
#constant INCLUDEGUARD ______tmpVal = 0 <>
#constant DX11_CONSTANTS 1
rem Convenience functions
function GetDXVersionName(version as dword)
select version
case DXVERSION_10_0
exitfunction "10.0"
endcase
case DXVERSION_10_1
exitfunction "10.1"
endcase
case DXVERSION_11_0
exitfunction "11.0"
endcase
endselect
endfunction "UNKNOWN"
[i]
The candid idea surrounding this
simplistic snippet and my endeavours in this context is for me
to learn and share my learning of how to initialize the plugin, and establish an easy to extend program loop in order to produce more complex snippets in future. You are free to use my examples freely in your works but are to adhere to the terms and recommendations of the author of the plugin, whose suggestions are advised to be held as the superlative source.
Please find the prerequisites and more information about the forthcoming
Ziggurat plugin in the WIP board; you may download the latest demo version of the plugin freely which contains everything you need to get started, including a collection of example programs supplied by Rudolpho.[i]
