Microsoft Direct3D is a low-level graphics application programming interface (API) that enables you to manipulate visual models of 3-D objects and take advantage of hardware acceleration. The following tables list the members exposed by the Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D namespace.

See also the Microsoft.DirectX namespace, which provides utility and data storage operations.

Classes

AdapterInformation	Manipulates adapter information.
AdapterListCollection	Manipulates a collection of adapters.
AllocateHierarchy	Derived by the application to allocate/free frame and mesh container objects. Methods of this class are called during loading and destruction of frame hierarchies.
AnimationController	Controls animation functionality, connecting animation sets to the transformation frames being animated.
AnimationOutput	Encapsulates matrix, scale, rotate, and translate (SRT) transformation objects.
AnimationSet	Encapsulates the minimum functionality required of an animation set by an animation controller. Advanced users might want to implement this class themselves to suit their specialized needs. For most users, however, the derived CompressedAnimationSet and KeyframedAnimationSet classes should suffice.
BaseEffect	Provides methods for retrieving and setting effect parameters such as constants, functions, shaders, and techniques.
BaseMesh	Manipulates and queries mesh objects and derived mesh objects.
BaseTexture	Manipulates texture resources, including cube and volume textures.
CannotAttributeSortException	Attribute sort is not supported as an optimization technique. For more information, see MeshFlags.OptimizeAttrSort.
CannotModifyIndexBufferException	The index buffer cannot be modified.
ClipPlane	Defines the clipping plane for a device.
ClipPlanes	Contains the clipping planes on the device.
ColorOperator	Contains methods for manipulating colors.
CompressedAnimationSet	Implements a keyframe animation set that is stored in a compressed data format.
ConflictingRenderStateException	The currently set render states cannot be used together.
ConflictingTextureFilterException	The current texture filters cannot be used together.
ConflictingTexturePaletteException	The current textures cannot be used simultaneously.
ConstantTable	Provides access to the constant table, which contains the variables that are used by high-level language shaders and effects.
CubeTexture	Manipulates a cube texture resource.
CustomVertex	Defines various custom fixed-format vertex types. This class is a container of structures. See the individual structures for more information.
D3DX	Contains default constant values for Direct3D extensions.
Device	Performs primitive-based rendering, creates resources, handles system-level variables, adjusts gamma ramp levels, gets and sets palettes, and creates shaders.
DeviceInformation	Contains functionality for retrieving the driver level for a device.
DeviceLostException	The device has been lost but cannot be reset at this time. Therefore, rendering is not possible.
DeviceNotResetException	The device has been lost but can be reset at this time.
Direct3DXException	Base exception class for D3DX. Derives from DirectXException.
DisplayModeCollection	Manipulates a collection of DisplayMode structures.
DriverInternalErrorException	Internal driver error. Applications should generally shut down when receiving this error.
DriverInvalidCallException	The driver reports that the current method call is invalid.
DuplicateNamedFragmentException	There is a duplicate named fragment.
Effect	Used to set and query effects and choose techniques.
EffectCompiler	Compiles an effect from a function or vertex shader.
EffectHandle	Represents a handle to specific effects.
EffectPool	Allows applications to share resources between effects.
EffectStateManager	EffectStateManager is a user-implemented class that allows an application to set the device state from an effect. Each of the methods in this class must be implemented by the user and will then be used as a callback to the application when either of the following occur: Effect.BeginPass is called. Effect state is dynamically updated by calling the appropriate state change API. See individual method pages for details.
Font	Encapsulates the textures and resources needed to render a specific font on a specific device.
FragmentLinker	Links shader fragments at runtime.
Frame	Encapsulates a transform frame in a transformation frame hierarchy.
Geometry	Contains miscellaneous math-related functions.
GraphicsException	Base exception type for graphics. Derives from DirectXException.
Include	Provides access to include-file directives.
IndexBuffer	Manipulates an index buffer resource.
IntegratedMetricTensor	Contains methods to calculate integrated metric tensor (IMT) values for use in UVAtlas operations.
InterfaceGuid	Encapsulates various object globally unique identifiers (GUIDs) for use with the Surface.GetContainer and Volume.GetContainer methods.
InvalidCallException	The method call is invalid. For example, a method's parameter might not be valid.
InvalidDataException	The data is invalid.
InvalidDeviceException	The requested device type is not valid.
InvalidMeshException	The mesh is invalid.
KeyframedAnimationSet	Implements a keyframe animation set.
Light	Defines a set of lighting properties.
LightsCollection	Defines a collection of lights.
Line	Implements line drawing using textured triangles.
LoadedMeshHasNoDataException	The mesh has no data.
LoadUserData	Derived by the application to allocate or free frame and mesh container objects. Methods of this class are called during loading and destruction of frame hierarchies.
Manager	Provides information about the environment, and enumerates and retrieves device capabilities.
Mesh	Manipulates mesh objects.
MeshContainer	Encapsulates a mesh object in a transformation frame hierarchy.
MoreDataException	More data is available than the specified buffer size can hold.
NotAvailableException	This device does not support the queried technique.
NotFoundException	The requested item was not found.
OutOfVideoMemoryException	Direct3D does not have enough display memory to perform the operation.
PatchMesh	Provides patch mesh functionality.
PixelShader	Encapsulates the functionality of a pixel shader.
PresentParameters	Describes the presentation parameters.
ProgressiveMesh	Manipulates progressive mesh objects.
PrtBuffer	Used as a data buffer to store vertex and pixel data for use with precomputed radiance transfer (PRT) methods and functions.
PrtCompressedBuffer	Stores a compressed version of a PrtBuffer object for use with principal component analysis (PCA).
PrtEngine	The PrtEngine class is used to compute a PRT simulation. Its methods are typically used offline to compute per-vertex or per-texel transfer vectors in advance of real-time 3-D modeling.
Query	Performs asynchronous queries on a driver.
RenderStateManager	Defines device render states.
RenderToEnvironmentMap	Generalizes the process of rendering to environment maps. An environment map is used to texture-map scene geometry to provide a more sophisticated scene without using complex geometry. This class supports the creation of surfaces for the following kinds of geometry: cube, half sphere or hemispheric, parabolic, and sphere.
RenderToSurface	Generalizes the process of rendering to surfaces. Surfaces can be used in a variety of ways; for example, as render targets, or for off-screen rendering and rendering to textures.
Resource	Queries and prepares resources.
SamplerStateManager	Contains sampler states for the device.
SamplerStateManagerCollection	Collection of SamplerStateManager objects.
SaveUserData	Implemented by the application to save frame and mesh container objects.
ShaderLoader	Encapsulates the functionality for loading shader objects.
SimplificationMesh	Manipulates simplification mesh objects.
SkinInformation	Manipulates bone matrices, which are used to skin vertex data for animation.
SkinningNotSupportedException	Skinning is not supported.
SphericalHarmonics	Encapsulates spherical harmonic (SH) mathematical functions.
Sprite	Provides methods and properties that simplify the process of drawing sprites using Direct3D.
StateBlock	Encapsulates render states.
Surface	Queries and prepares surfaces.
SurfaceLoader	Loads and saves surfaces.
SwapChain	Manipulates a swap chain.
Texture	Manipulates a texture resource.
TextureGutterHelper	Used to build and manage gutter regions in a texture. Gutter regions separate textures and allow for bilinear interpolation to avoid rendering artifacts at texture boundaries.
TextureLoader	Contains functions to load and save textures.
TextureShader	Encapsulates the functionality of a texture shader.
TextureStateManager	Contains texture states for the device.
TextureStateManagerCollection	Collection of TextureStateManager objects.
TooManyInfluencesException	Too many influences specified.
TooManyOperationsException	The application is requesting more texture-filtering operations than the device supports.
Transforms	Allows applications to specify and obtain matrix transformations; for example, the world, view, and transformation matrices used for Direct3D object rendering.
UnsupportedAlphaArgumentException	The device does not support a specified texture-blending argument for the alpha channel.
UnsupportedAlphaOperationException	The device does not support a specified texture-blending operation for the alpha channel.
UnsupportedColorArgumentException	The device does not support a specified texture-blending argument for color values.
UnsupportedColorOperationException	The device does not support a specified texture-blending operation for color values.
UnsupportedFactorValueException	The device does not support the specified texture factor value. Not used; provided only to support older drivers.
UnsupportedTextureFilterException	The device does not support the specified texture filter.
UVAtlas	Contains methods for creating UV texture atlases.
VertexBuffer	Manipulates vertex buffer resources.
VertexDeclaration	Encapsulates the vertex shader declaration.
VertexInformation	Retrieves vertex information.
VertexShader	Encapsulates the functionality of a vertex shader.
VertexTextureCoordinate	Constructs bit patterns that are used to identify texture coordinate formats in a flexible vertex format description.
Volume	Manipulates volume resources.
VolumeLoader	Contains functions for loading and saving volumes.
VolumeTexture	Manipulates a volume texture resource.
WasStillDrawingException	The device was still drawing.
WrongTextureFormatException	The pixel format of the texture surface is not valid.
XFile	Retrieves information about XFile file objects.
XFileData	Builds or accesses the immediate hierarchy of a data object.
XFileGuid	Provides various GUID values for use with XFiles (.x files).
XFileManager	Manages XFile (.x) objects.
XFileSaveData	Applications use the methods of the XFileSaveData class to add data objects as children of a .x file data node.
XFileSaveObject	Creates and saves data objects and templates.

Enumerations

AnimationOutputFlags	Defines the flags used to create an AnimationOutput object.
BackBufferType	Defines constants that identify the type of back buffers in a swap chain.
BasisType	Defines the basis type of a high-order patch surface.
Blend	Defines the supported . (The RGBA values of the source and destination are indicated by the subscripts s and d.)
BlendOperation	Defines the supported blend operations.
CallbackSearchFlags	Defines the flags used to obtain callback information.
Channel	Defines flags that specify which channels in a texture to operate on.
CharacterSet	Defines a character set.
CleanType	Defines vertex operations to perform in preparation for mesh cleaning.
ClearFlags	Specifies the buffer to use when calling the Device.Clear method.
ClipStatusFlags	Defines the current clip status.
ColorSource	Defines the location at which a color or color component must be accessed for lighting calculations.
ColorWriteEnable	Defines values that are used to specify a channel in the RenderStateManager class type.
Compare	Defines the supported compare functions in the RenderStateManager class type.
CompressionFlags	Defines the compression mode to use for storing compressed animation set data.
CompressionQuality	Defines SH compression settings.
CreateFlags	Defines the flags to use when creating a device.
CubeMapFace	Defines the faces of a cube map in the CubeTexture class type.
Cull	Defines the supported culling modes, which specify how back faces are culled during geometry rendering.
DeclarationMethod	Defines the declaration methods for a vertex declaration.
DeclarationType	Defines declaration types for a vertex declaration.
DeclarationUsage	Defines declaration usage for a vertex declaration.
DegreeType	Defines the degree of the variables in an equation that describes a curve.
DepthFormat	Defines depth buffer formats.
DeviceType	Specifies a device type.
DisplacementMap	Identifies a texture sampler stage.
DrawTextFormat	Specifies the method of formatting text.
EffectDefaultType	Defines effect data types.
EventType	Defines the types of events that can be keyed by the animation controller.
FillMode	Defines constants that describe the fill mode.
Filter	Defines texture filtering modes for a texture stage.
FogMode	Defines constants that describe the fog mode.
FontQuality	Specifies the level of font quality.
FontWeight	Specifies font weights.
Format	Defines various types of surface formats. For a more complete discussion, see Surface Formats.
FX	Defines flags for saving shader state.
GpuSimulatorOption	Describes the resolution of the shadow z-buffer that will be used in PRT direct lighting simulation on the graphics processing unit (GPU). A higher quality z-buffer can also be specified to reduce noise in the results of the direct lighting simulation, although the simulation will be slower.
ImageFileFormat	Defines the supported image file formats.
ImtWrap	Flags used by IntegratedMetricTensor methods.
IncludeType	Defines an include file.
IssueFlags	Defines issue flags.
LightType	Defines the light type.
LockFlags	Defines the type of lock to perform.
MeshFlags	Defines flags used to specify creation options for a mesh.
MultiSampleType	Defines the levels of full-scene multisampling that the device can apply.
NormalMap	Defines the flags used to convert a height map into a normal map.
ParameterClass	Defines the class of the object.
ParameterFlags	Defines shader and effect constants.
ParameterType	Defines the data contained by the enumeration.
PatchEdge	Defines whether the current tessellation mode is discrete or continuous.
PatchType	Defines mesh patch types.
PitchAndFamily	Defines font families.
PlaybackType	Defines the type of looping mode to use for playback of an animation set.
Pool	Defines the memory class that holds buffers for a resource.
Precision	Specifies the desired output precision.
Present	Defines flags that allow the application to request that the SwapChain.Present return immediately when the driver reports that it cannot schedule a presentation.
PresentFlag	Defines flags that control a Device.Present operation.
PresentInterval	Defines flags that describe the relationship between the adapter refresh rate and the rate at which Device.Present operations are completed.
PrimitiveType	Defines the primitives supported by Direct3D.
PriorityType	Defines the priority type an animation track is assigned to.
QueryType	Defines the query type.
RegisterSet	Defines the data type of the register.
RenderStates	Defines device render states.
RenderTargetsMax	Defines the maximum number of simultaneous render targets supported.
ResourceType	Defines resource types.
ResultCode	Defines result codes.
SamplerStageStates	Defines the sampler state types.
ShadeMode	Defines constants that describe the supported shading modes.
ShaderFlags	Defines the compiler options to use during a shader compilation.
SpriteFlags	Defines flags used to specify sprite rendering options.
StateBlockType	Defines logical groups of device states.
StencilOperation	Defines the supported stencil operations.
SwapEffect	Defines swap effects.
TangentOptions	Defines settings used for mesh tangent frame computations.
TextureAddress	Defines constants that describe the supported texture-addressing modes.
TextureArgument	Defines the supported texture arguments.
TextureCoordinateIndex	Defines the supported texture coordinate index values.
TextureFilter	Defines texture filtering modes for a texture stage.
TextureOperation	Defines per-stage texture-blending operations.
TextureStageStates	Defines texture stage states.
TextureTransform	Defines texture-stage state values.
TransformType	Defines constants that describe transformation state values.
TransitionType	Defines the transition style between values of a mesh animation.
Usage	Defines supported usage types for the current resource.
VertexBlend	Defines enumerated values used to control the number of matrices that the system applies when performing multimatrix vertex blending.
VertexFormats	Describes values that define a vertex format used to describe the contents of vertices that are stored interleaved in a single data stream.
WeldEpsilonsFlags	Defines the options for welding vertices together.
Wrap	Defines texture wrapping.
WrapCoordinates	Defines supported wrap coordinates.
XFileErrorCodes	Defines XFile error codes. The methods used to work with Microsoft DirectX XFiles can return the following return values. Exceptions thrown from methods that use XFiles can also contain these values.
XFileFormat	Defines file formats for XFiles.

Structures

AdapterDetails	Contains information that identifies the adapter.
AddressCaps	Contains the texture addressing capabilities for Texture objects.
AnimationRootFrame	Contains the root frame and animation controller in a frame hierarchy.
AttributeRange	Stores an attribute table entry.
AttributeWeights	Specifies mesh weight attributes.
BandwidthTimings	Provides throughput measurement comparisons for help in understanding the performance of an application.
BehaviorFlags	Contains a set of properties that indicate the global behavior of a device.
BlendCaps	Indicates the supported capabilities.
BoneCombination	Describes a subset of the mesh that has the same attribute and bone combination.
BoneInfluences	Describes the vertices and weights that a bone influences.
Box	Defines a volume.
CacheUtilization	Measures the cache hit rate performance for textures and indexed vertices.
CallbackData	Retrieves information about animation callbacks.
Caps	Represents the capabilities of the hardware exposed through the Direct3D object.
ClipStatus	Describes the current clip status.
ColorValue	Stores the red, green, blue, and alpha channel values that together define a specific color.
ComparisonCaps	Retrieves comparison capabilities.
ConstantDescription	Describes a constant in a constant table.
ConstantTableDescription	Describes the constant table.
CubeTextureRequirements	Contains cube texture creation parameters.
CursorCaps	Indicates the hardware support that is available for cursors.
CustomVertex.PositionColored	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains position and color information.
CustomVertex.PositionColoredTextured	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains position, color, and one set of texture coordinates.
CustomVertex.PositionNormal	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains position and normal data.
CustomVertex.PositionNormalColored	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains position, color, and normal data.
CustomVertex.PositionNormalTextured	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains position, normal data, and one set of texture coordinates.
CustomVertex.PositionOnly	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains only position data.
CustomVertex.PositionTextured	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains position and one set of texture coordinates.
CustomVertex.Transformed	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains transformed vertices.
CustomVertex.TransformedColored	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains transformed vertices and color information.
CustomVertex.TransformedColoredTextured	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains transformed vertices, color, and one set of texture coordinates.
CustomVertex.TransformedTextured	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains transformed vertices and one set of texture coordinates.
DeclarationTypeCaps	Indicates the type of data formats that are supported in a vertex declaration.
DegenerateItems	Indicates the index of patches and vertices that cause the PatchMesh.Validate method to fail.
DeviceCaps	Retrieves device-specific information about a device.
DeviceCreationParameters	Describes the creation parameters for a device.
DisplacementParameter	Contains mesh geometry displacement parameters.
DisplayMode	Describes the display mode.
DriverCaps	Indicates driver-specific capabilities.
EffectDefault	Manages a default effect parameter.
EffectDescription	Describes an effect object.
EffectInstance	Manages a set of default effect parameters.
EventDescription	Describes an animation event.
ExtendedMaterial	Returns material information that is saved in DirectX (.x) files.
FilterCaps	Indicates texture filter capabilities.
FontDescription	Defines the attributes of a font.
FormatList	Contains a list of formats supported by the device.
FragmentDescription	Describes an annotation used by an effect object.
FunctionDescription	Describes a function used by an effect.
GammaRamp	Contains red, green, and blue ramp data.
GlyphMetricsFloat	Contains information about the position and orientation of the corresponding glyph in the string.
ImageInformation	Contains a description of the original contents of an image file.
IndexBufferDescription	Describes an index buffer.
InterfaceTimings	Provides percentage of time processing data in the driver. These statistics may help identify cases when the driver is waiting for other resources.
IntersectInformation	Describes the intersection of a ray and a triangle.
KeyCallback	Describes a callback key for use in keyframe animation.
KeyQuaternion	Describes a quaternion key for use in keyframe animation, and specifies a quaternion value at a given time.
KeyVector3	Describes a vector key for use in keyframe animation, and specifies a vector at a given time.
LineCaps	Defines the capabilities for line-drawing primitives.
LinePattern	Describes a line pattern.
LockedBox	Describes a locked box (volume).
Macro	Describes preprocessor definitions used by an effect object.
Material	Specifies material properties.
MeshData	Contains mesh data.
MeshOptions	Specifies the type of mesh optimization to perform.
MiscCaps	Contains miscellaneous driver primitive capabilities.
MyD3DXAllocateHierarchy	Not supported.
MyD3DXAnimationCallback	Not supported.
MyD3DXFrame	Not supported.
MyD3DXIncludeClass	Not supported.
MyD3DXLoadUserData	Not supported.
MyD3DXMeshContainer	Not supported.
MyD3DXSaveUserData	Not supported.
PaletteEntry	Specifies the color and usage of an entry in a logical palette.
ParameterDescription	Describes a parameter that is used for an effect object.
PassDescription	Describes a pass for an effect object.
PatchInformation	Contains the attributes of a patch mesh.
PipelineTimings	Provides percentage of time spent processing data in the pipeline.
PixelShaderCaps	Contains pixel shader capabilities.
PropertyDescription	Describes a property used for an effect object.
PrtSplitMeshClusterData	Contains PRT split mesh cluster data.
PrtSplitMeshVertexData	Contains PRT split mesh vertex data.
RasterCaps	Contains information about raster drawing capabilities.
RasterStatus	Describes the raster status.
RectanglePatchInformation	Describes a rectangular high-order patch.
RenderToEnvironmentDescription	Describes an off-screen render target.
RenderToSurfaceDescription	Describes a render surface.
ResourceManager	Contains resource manager usage statistics.
ResourceStats	Contains information about the resource manager.
ScaleRotateTranslate	Encapsulates scale, rotate and translate structures.
Semantic	Maps a parameter to vertex or pixel shader registers.
ShadeCaps	Defines shading operation capabilities.
ShaderConstantInformation	Contains shader constant information.
ShaderConstantTable	Contains the shader constant table that is embedded inside the shader.
ShaderDebugInformation	Contains shader debug information.
ShaderFileInformation	Contains information about the shader file.
ShaderInstructionInformation	Contains data for retrieving shader instruction information.
ShaderStructMemberInformation	Contains the shader structure member information.
ShaderTypeInformation	Contains shader type information.
ShaderVariableInformation	Contains shader variable information.
ShaderWriteInformation	Contains the shader write information.
SkinMesh	Contains skin information and mesh data.
SphericalHarmonicMaterial	Contains SH PRT material characteristics.
StageTimings	Provides percentage of time spent processing shader data.
StencilCaps	Contains flags that specify supported stencil-buffer operations.
SurfaceDescription	Describes a surface.
TechniqueDescription	Describes a technique used by an effect.
TextureCaps	Contains miscellaneous texture-mapping capabilities.
TextureOperationCaps	Contains values that describe the texture operations that the current device supports.
TextureRequirements	Contains texture creation parameters.
TrackDescription	Describes an animation track and specifies its weight and speed at a given time.
TrianglePatchInformation	Describes a triangular high-order patch.
UVAtlasOutput	Contains texture atlas data returned from UVAtlas member methods.
ValidateDeviceParams	Describes the number of passes and the result code returned from a ValidateDevice call.
VertexBufferDescription	Describes a vertex buffer.
VertexCache	Defines vertex cache optimization hints.
VertexElement	Defines input vertex data to the pipeline.
VertexFormatCaps	Specifies the flexible vertex format (FVF) capabilities supported by a device.
VertexProcessingCaps	Describes vertex processing capabilities.
VertexShaderCaps	Describes vertex shader capabilities.
VertexStats	Reports the number of triangles that have been processed and clipped by the runtime's software vertex processing.
Viewport	Defines the window dimensions of a render target surface onto which a 3-D volume projects.
VolumeDescription	Describes a volume.
VolumeTextureRequirements	Contains volume texture creation parameters.
WeldEpsilons	Specifies a per-vertex value that is used to weld similar vertices together.

Delegates

Fill2DTextureCallback	Represents the method that handles the FillTexture(Texture,Fill2DTextureCallback) call.
Fill3DTextureCallback	Represents the method that handles the FillTexture(VolumeTexture,Fill3DTextureCallback) or FillTexture(CubeTexture,Fill3DTextureCallback) call.
HandleAnimationCallback	This delegate is used to handle callbacks triggered by KeyCallbacks in an animation track.
ImtSignalCallback	Callback method for IntegratedMetricTensor.ComputeFromSignal.
PercentageCompleteCallback	Callback for methods associated with UVAtlas and PRT operations.

Related Topics

• Microsoft.DirectX