Thread: Dashboard3D and the Common Libraries!
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Re: Dashboard3D and the Common Libraries!
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Originally Posted by djcapelis
GPL? Just curious.
The D3D project (as well as all other Tri5 Software projects) is fully released under the GNU GPL.
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Originally Posted by djcapelis
Why DX9? Why not OpenGL?
Actually, with the new Common Libraries the user will be able to switch between DX and OpenGL with the change of a single variable (calling Set3D(DIRECTX); or Set3D(OPENGL); ). The only reason for using DX9 as opposed to OpenGL for now is that I am coding the DX API and I have a relatively good knowledge of DX. Another Tri5 member, Jeff Sander, is working on the GL library; though the library is coming along, he doesn't have as extensive a knowledge of GL and must learn it as he goes (and he also has to code mesh loading features for GL and export plugins for Maya and 3DS). Other than that there is no reason for DX over GL, in fact, eventually the Common Libraries will be cross-compatible and D3D will be able to run on all OS's (hopefully ).
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