Tutorials and Samples
The software development kit (SDK) provides several sources of sample code.
- Tutorials are built from the ground up and contain only those application programming interface (API) calls necessary to exercise Microsoft Direct3D functionality.
- Samples demonstrate the lastest features of Microsoft DirectX 9.0 as well as functionality that is fundamental to using Direct3D. All of the samples are built on top of the sample framework.
- The HLSL Workshop uses effects files designed in high-level shader language (HLSL). These files are ready to run in EffectEdit Sample which provides a convenient framework for learning to program HLSL shaders and effects.