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RenderWare Graphics API Reference

3.7

This document provides an API Reference for release 3.7 of the RenderWare Graphics SDK.

RenderWare Graphics is a 2D and 3D graphics API used by game developers to create real-time 3D graphics applications, such as computer games and simulations. It contains a comprehensive set of tools, plugins and libraries which enable game developers to create games on the leading platforms - PC, GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox.

New to RenderWare Graphics?

If you're new to RenderWare Graphics we recommend you start by reading:

• the top level readme for your platform
• Introduction
• What is RenderWare Graphics?
• User Guide Volume I

Want to learn more about RenderWare Graphics?

To learn more about RenderWare Graphics have a look at:

• the overview sections for each plugin and toolkit. Includes requirements section listing headers and libraries.
• Documentation and Examples
• Plugins & Toolkits List
• Release Notes

What does the API Reference contain?

This API Reference contains the following sections:

• Introduction Introduction to RenderWare Graphics
• Plugins & Toolkits List List of all plugins and toolkits
• Fundamental Types Integer, Real, Geometrical Vector and Matrix Types
• Math Tools Includes Barycentric, Quaternion, Slerp, Spline and Bézier mathematical tools
• Initialization & Resource Management Memory management, plugin management and file management
• Error & Debug Handling Error and debug handling
• File System File System Toolkit
• Streaming Serialization
• Rasters Images & Textures Rasters, textures, texture dictionaries, images and mipmapping
• Render States Render states
• Immediate Mode 2D and 3D Immediate Mode
• Objects, Frames & Hierarchical Animation Objects, frames and hierarchical animation
• Cameras Cameras rendering
• Lighting Lights and lightmaps

and normal maps (Xbox and D3D9 specific)

• Geometry Basic geometry, skinning, morphing delta morphing, particles, bézier patches and collision detection
• Animation Tools Keyframe and compressed matrix animation
• Dictionary Tools Generic containers of named objects
• Scene Management Clumps, worlds, PVS, LOD and user data
• 2D Tools 2D, 2D animation (including Maestro) and character sets
• PowerPipe Pipeline rendering

• FX Pack Chargeable optional extra containing crowd, team, toon and advanced particles.
• Platform Specific Links to all documentation and functions for the current platform
• Glossary Glossary of RenderWare Graphics terminology including list of file extensions

• Tutorials Tutorials for the PC

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