Ab4d.SharpEngine 0.9.16-beta5

.NET 6.0 This package targets .NET 6.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
This is a prerelease version of Ab4d.SharpEngine.
There is a newer version of this package available.
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dotnet add package Ab4d.SharpEngine --version 0.9.16-beta5                

                    
                

            
NuGet\Install-Package Ab4d.SharpEngine -Version 0.9.16-beta5
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="Ab4d.SharpEngine" Version="0.9.16-beta5" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
paket add Ab4d.SharpEngine --version 0.9.16-beta5                

                    
                

            
#r "nuget: Ab4d.SharpEngine, 0.9.16-beta5"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
// Install Ab4d.SharpEngine as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=Ab4d.SharpEngine&version=0.9.16-beta5&prerelease

// Install Ab4d.SharpEngine as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=Ab4d.SharpEngine&version=0.9.16-beta5&prerelease

Ab4d.SharpEngine

Ab4d.SharpEngine is a cross-platform Vulkan based 3D rendering engine for desktop and mobile .Net applications.

Vulkan is a high performance graphics and cross-platform API that is similar to DirectX 12 but can run on multiple platforms.

The following features are supported by the current version:

  • Core SharpEngine objects (Scene, SceneView)
  • Many SceneNode objects (ported most of 3D objects from Ab3d.PowerToys)
  • Object instancing (InstancedMeshNode)
  • Cameras: TargetPositionCamera, FirstPersonCamera, FreeCamera, MatrixCamera
  • Lights: AmbientLight, DirectionalLight, PointLight, SpotLight, CameraLight
  • Effects: StandardEffect, SolidColorEffect, VertexColorEffect, ThickLineEffect
  • ReaderObj to read 3D models from obj files
  • Assimp importer that uses third-party library to import 3D models from almost any file format

Samples

Ab4d.SharpEngine.Samples on GitHub

Platforms and UI frameworks:

Windows:

  • WPF full composition support with SharpEngineSceneView control (Ab4d.SharpEngine.Wpf library)
  • AvaloniaUI support with SharpEngineSceneView control (Ab4d.SharpEngine.AvaloniaUI library)
  • WinUI 3 support with SharpEngineSceneView control (Ab4d.SharpEngine.WinUI library)
  • Using SDL or Glfw (using third-party Silk.Net library; the same project also works on Linux)
  • MAUI
  • WinForms support (coming soon)

Linux (including Raspberry PI 4):

  • AvaloniaUI support with SharpEngineSceneView control (Ab4d.SharpEngine.AvaloniaUI library)
  • Using SDL or Glfw (using third-party Silk.Net library; the same project also works on Windows)
  • See "Vulkan on Resberry Pi 4" guide on how to use SharpEngine on Resberry Pi 4 with an external monitor.

Android:

  • Using SurfaceView in C# Android Application
  • Using SDL (using third-party Silk.Net library)
  • MAUI

macOS:

  • Using AvaloniaUI with SharpEngineSceneView control (Ab4d.SharpEngine.AvaloniaUI library). Requires MoltenVK library - see special project for macos.
  • Using MAUI - requires MoltenVK library - see Building for macOS and iOS below.

iOS:

  • Using MAUI - requires .Net 8 and MoltenVK library

Online help

Online Ab4d.SharpEngine Reference help

Expiration date:

The beta version of Ab4d.SharpEngine will expire 6 months after publishing.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net6.0 is compatible.  net6.0-android was computed.  net6.0-ios was computed.  net6.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net6.0-macos was computed.  net6.0-tvos was computed.  net6.0-windows was computed.  net7.0 was computed.  net7.0-android was computed.  net7.0-ios was computed.  net7.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net7.0-macos was computed.  net7.0-tvos was computed.  net7.0-windows was computed.  net8.0 was computed.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed. 
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  • net6.0

    • No dependencies.

NuGet packages (7)

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Ab4d.SharpEngine.AvaloniaUI

Ab4d.SharpEngine.AvaloniaUI defines Avalonia controls that can show 3D scene rendered by Ab4d.SharpEngine rendering engine
Ab4d.SharpEngine.WinUI

Ab4d.SharpEngine.WinUI defines WinUI controls that can show 3D scene rendered by Ab4d.SharpEngine rendering engine
Ab4d.SharpEngine.Assimp

Ab4d.SharpEngine.Assimp provides classes that can use Assimp importer to import 3D objects into Ab4d.SharpEngine 3D rendering engine
Ab4d.SharpEngine.Wpf

Ab4d.SharpEngine.Wpf defines WPF controls that can show 3D scene rendered by Ab4d.SharpEngine rendering engine
Ab4d.SharpEngine.glTF

Ab4d.SharpEngine.glTF library provides a glTF 2.0 importer that can import 3D objects from glTF files to Ab4d.SharpEngine 3D objects. The library also provides a glTF exporter that can export the 3D scene created by Ab4d.SharpEngine to the glTF file.

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Version Downloads Last updated
2.1.9118-beta2 99 12/19/2024
2.1.9028-beta1 175 9/20/2024
2.0.8956 972 7/9/2024
2.0.8951 261 7/4/2024
2.0.8941-rc2 204 6/24/2024
2.0.8936-rc1 195 6/19/2024
1.0.8740 1,665 12/7/2023
0.9.20-rc1 263 11/15/2023
0.9.18-beta6 234 10/20/2023
0.9.16-beta5 206 9/15/2023
0.9.15-beta4 619 8/23/2023
0.9.14-beta3 264 8/4/2023
0.9.13-beta3 999 7/11/2023
0.9.11-beta3 201 5/11/2023
0.9.10-beta3 132 5/10/2023
0.9.8-beta2 575 4/16/2023
0.9.0-beta1 244 12/14/2022

Ab4d.SharpEngine beta 4:
- Removed isDeviceLocal parameter from GpuImage constructor and TextureLoader.CreateTexture method.
- Engine can load the vulkan loader from the path that is set to the VK_DRIVER_FILES environment variable (see the following on how to use SharpEngine in a virtual machine or a web server: https://www.ab4d.com/SharpEngine/using-vulkan-in-virtual-machine-mesa-llvmpipe.aspx)
- By default disabled MSAA (multi-sampling anti-aliasing) for software renderer (Mesa's llvmpipe).
- Renamed SharpEngineSceneView.RequiredDeviceExtensionNames to RequiredDeviceExtensionNamesForSharedTexture
- Added DesiredInstanceExtensionNames and DesiredDeviceExtensionNames to EngineCreateOptions class (before there were only RequiredInstanceExtensionNames and RequiredDeviceExtensionNames).
- Moved methods to create edge lines from Ab4d.SharpEngine.Utilities.EdgeLinesFactory class to Ab4d.SharpEngine.Utilities.LineUtils class.
- Many other fixes and improvements.