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Expert Delphi

You're reading from   Expert Delphi Robust and fast cross-platform application development

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786460165
Length 506 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Paweł Głowacki Paweł Głowacki
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Fasten Your Seat Belts FREE CHAPTER 2. Mind Your Language 3. Packing Up Your Toolbox 4. Playing with FireMonkey 5. FireMonkey in 3D 6. Building User Interfaces with Style 7. Working with Mobile Operating System 8. Extending to the Internet of Things 9. Embedding Databases 10. Integrating with Web Services 11. Building Mobile Backends 12. App Deployment 13. The Road Ahead

Using Context3D

Similarly to FireMonkey 2D architecture, there are two possible approaches to 3D rendering. We can render in code or use reusable components. The first path is what is used by many other programming languages and development environments. The more complex and sophisticated our 3D visualization, the more complex our 3D rendering code becomes. Using Rapid Application Development (RAD) with components very quickly pays off as we typically do not need to write too much code to build a great user experience with interactive 3D worlds.

The main interface for calling into 3D APIs in a cross-platform way in FireMonkey is the TContext3D class. Let's build a simple project that is going to use the TContext3D class directly in code.

Create a new Delphi multi-device project and make sure to select 3D Application as the application template.

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