Get a focused introduction to programming 3D graphics with the Windows Presentation Foundation 3D API. Complementing his book Applications =Code + Markup, award-winning author Charles Petzold builds on XAML essentials, teaching you how to display and animate 3D graphics under the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 and Windows VistaTM. You'll get expert guidance and code samples in XAML and Microsoft Visual C#--helping you master the skills you need to create high-fidelity user interfaces.

1  Lights! Camera! Mesh Geometries!

2  Transforms and Animation

3  Axis/Angle Rotation

4  Light and Shading

5  Texture and Materials

6  Algorithmic Mesh Geometries

7  Matrix Transforms

8  Quaternions

9  Applications and Curiosa