Practical Rendering and
Computation with Direct3D 11
Jason Zink
Matt Pettineo
Jack Hoxley
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Zink, Jason.
Practical rendering and computation with Direct3D 11 / Jason Zink, Matt Pettineo, Jack Hoxley.
p. cm.
"An A.K. Peters book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-56881-720-0 (hardback)
1. Rendering (Computer graphics) 2. Three-dimensional display systems. 3. Direct3D. I. Pettineo, Matt. II.
Hoxley, Jack. HI. Title.
T385.Z567 2011
006.6'836-dc22
2011010362
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I dedicate this book to my wife, Janice, and to my two
daughters, Jayla and Juliet. Thank you for your unending
love and support—this book would not have been possible
without it!
—Jason Zink
My writing is the culmination of many years of experience
and support gained from many people in offline and online
communities. I thank you all.
-Jack Hoxley
For my parents.
—Matt Pettineo
Contents
Preface xi
What To Expect From This Book xii
How This Book Is Organized xiii
1. Overview of Direct3D 11 1
1.1 Direct3D Framework 2
1.2 Pipeline 4
1.3 Resources 8
1.4 Interfacing with Direct3D 10
1.5 Getting Started 11
2. Direct3D 11 Resources 27
2.1 Resources Overview 28
2.2 Resources in Detail 42
2.3 Resource Manipulations 108
3. The Rendering Pipeline 117
3.1 Pipeline State 118
3.2 Pipeline Execution 124
3.3 Input Assembler 127
