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When did DirectX 12 come out?
July 29, 2015
DirectX 12 was announced by Microsoft at GDC on March 20, 2014, and was officially launched alongside Windows 10 on July 29, 2015. The primary feature highlight for the new release of DirectX was the introduction of advanced low-level programming APIs for Direct3D 12 which can reduce driver overhead.
What is DirectX used for?
Microsoft DirectX is Windows software technology designed to enhance multimedia experiences, such as 3D gaming, graphics, network gaming, and audio. Many game and graphic software applications require an installation of a particular version of DirectX.
How do I get DirectX 11 on my computer?
How to Download and Install DirectX
- Visit the DirectX download page on Microsoft’s site.
- Select your preferred language from the drop-down box and then choose Download to save the setup file to your computer.
What are the headers for the DirectXMesh library?
Only DirectXMesh.h and DirectXMesh.inl are meant as a ‘public’ headers for the library. This contains helper code related to mesh processing that is not general enough to be part of the DirectXMesh library. WaveFrontReader.h: Contains a simple C++ class for reading mesh data from a WaveFront OBJ file.
What does a mesh do in Direct3D 9?
The ID3DXPMesh and ID3DXSPMesh interfaces (to support progressive and simplified meshes, respectively) available in earlier releases of Direct3D 9 have been dropped. A mesh contains the data for a complex model.
What does wavefrontreader.h do for DirectXMesh?
WaveFrontReader.h: Contains a simple C++ class for reading mesh data from a WaveFront OBJ file. This DirectXMesh sample is an implementation of the meshconvert command-line texture utility from the legacy DirectX SDK utilizing DirectXMesh rather than D3DX.
When did Microsoft remove DirectShow from the DirectX suite?
Microsoft has continued to update the DirectX suite since then, introducing Shader Model 3.0 in DirectX 9.0c, released in August 2004. As of April 2005, DirectShow was removed from DirectX and moved to the Microsoft Platform SDK instead.