In This Section

3D Pipeline Basics: The 3D graphics pipeline uses a graphics device to load resources and render a 3D scene using an effect.
Creating a Basic Effect: Demonstrates how to create and initialize an instance of the BasicEffect class and use it to draw simple geometry.
Using a Basic Effect with Texturing: Demonstrates how to create and draw a simple quad—two triangles that form a rectangle or square—using DrawUserIndexedPrimitives.
Rendering a Model with a Basic Effect: Demonstrates how to load and render a model using the XNA Framework Content Pipeline.
Creating a Custom Effect: Demonstrates how to create a custom effect that transforms an object and applies a texture.
Creating a Custom Effect with Texturing: Demonstrates how to use a custom effect and a texture to render a 3D object.
Drawing a Sprite Over a Model: Demonstrates how to draw a sprite so that it obscures a model.
Enabling Antialiasing (Multisampling): Demonstrates how to enable antialiasing for your game.
Creating a Render Target: Demonstrates how to create a render target using the RenderTarget2D class.
Creating a State Object: Demonstrates how to create a state object using any of the state object classes: BlendState, DepthStencilState, RasterizerState, or SamplerState.
Creating a Custom Vertex Declaration: Demonstrates how to create a custom vertex declaration and use it to render a 3D object.
Drawing 3D Primitives using Lists or Strips: Demonstrates how to draw 3D primitives using lines and triangles arranged as strips or lists.
Dynamically Updating Vertex Data: Describes techniques for dynamically updating vertex data in an XNA Framework game.
Displaying Multiple Screens with Viewports: Demonstrates how to use viewports to display different scenes simultaneously using two cameras.
Creating a SkySphere: Demonstrates how to create an effect that will apply a skybox-style cube map to a sphere.
Creating a Depth Texture: Demonstrates how to create a texture that contains depth information for a scene using a render target and a custom effect.
Transformations and Collision Testing: Provides classes and methods for manipulating vectors and matrices.