zbuffer (Direct3D)

Started by drago, Oct 27 1999 07:39 AM

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#1 drago Members - Reputation: 150

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Posted 27 October 1999 - 07:39 AM

Is it necessary to have a zbuffer if you use Direct3D only as DirectDraw with hardware supported sfx. I'm not planning to use the z-axis...

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#2 Cruxis Members - Reputation: 122

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Posted 27 October 1999 - 05:56 AM

No. ZBuffering is only good when you want
to sort the nearest and far away polygons.
If you dont intend to use the Z axis you
shouldnt need to use the Zbuffers.

#3 mhkrause Members - Reputation: 122

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Posted 27 October 1999 - 07:39 AM

You can disable z-buffering by setting the D3DRENDERSTATE_ZBUFFERENABLE state to FALSE.

You may want to use Z-buffer in the 2D app though, it could be any easy way to support multiple layers, parallax scrolling, etc. Just make sure all your polygons for a single layer have the same z.

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