Application with Direct3D11 via SharpDX Library

This article describes the sample located in the <UnigineSDK>/source/csharp/samples/App/D3D11SharpAppForm/ folder.

The sample demonstrates how to embed Unigine into a Windows Forms application:

• Create a Windows Forms application and embed Unigine into it.
• Initialize Direct3D11 by using SharpDX library.

To run the sample, you should do the following:

1. Prepare the development environment:
   • Install Microsoft Visual Studio for C# (Visual C# Express). It can be downloaded for free.
     Notice

     Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2013 supports multiple languages and C# by default. Read more about the Visual Studio Community 2013 IDE.
   • Install Microsoft Windows SDK 7.x (can be downloaded for free).
   • Install DirectX redistributive June 2010 (can be downloaded for free).
   • Install Python 2.7 (can be downloaded for free).
   • Install SCons 2.0+ (can be downloaded for free).
   Notice

   Microsoft .NET Framework 4 or higher is required.
   Notice

   SharpDX library will be installed automatically when you install Unigine SDK.
2. Open the Visual C# main_x86.csproj (or main_x64.csproj) project file located in the <UnigineSDK>/source/csharp/samples/App/D3D11SharpAppForm/ folder.
3. Click the button on the toolbar (or DEBUG -> Start Debugging) to start the project.

   

   Windows Form Application will open.

   

This sample contains 4 classes:

• AppForm - inherits the Unigine.App class. In this class the doUpdate(), doRender() and doSwap() functions are overridden and call the update(), render() and swap() functions respectively.
• AppFormControl - inherits the System.Windows.Forms.Form class. This class implements all the necessary events, which will be performed when user interacts with the application.
• D3D11SharpAppForm - inherits the AppForm class and initializes the graphics Direct3D11 API in the Windows Forms Application via the SharpDX library.
• UnigineApp - defines the entry point of the program. C# Wrapper and Engine are initialized here.

• Article on App Class to learn how to create an application based on the Unigine.App class.