Wpf Volumetric effect ?

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Wpf Volumetric effect ?

I would like to know if WPF support 3D Volumetric Effects like "spotlight (sort of smoke effect like in nightclub)"

Typically, I would like to set a brush (sort of mask or filter : color + shape ) and see "light ray" from light source to any obstacle..

i'm not sure wpf can handle that, if it doesn't what's the best software to do that, it should be real time and get parameter from a C# application

if it does, have you any example ?

Thanks

Ok, i 'm totally new in 3D development and it seem to be very particular

now, i think i should use direct3D to do what i want ...

But it seems impossible to directly code environnement ( light and object ) ...

So, let me know, is there any way to design some "3D objects" with an UI (3D editor) and generate them dynamically by parameter (int, bitmap) from my wpf (C#) application.

i hope it's clear enought ...

Bgnt44 2010-06-08 22:55:11

This is normally handled as "fog". OpenGL and DirectX support it, but WPF doesn't. You can do it on your own if you want to badly enough, but IMO, it's not a good idea -- if that's what you want, WPF really isn't the right tool for this job.

Jerry Coffin 2010-06-09 16:53:24

Does XNA support it ?

Bgnt44 2010-06-10 09:08:52

@Bgnt44: Offhand, I'm not sure.

Jerry Coffin 2010-06-10 12:36:42

Is it possible to make it more simple ...I could use 3D cone but only if i can put some brush at the bottom face of my cone and "extrude" it to the top , i will set alpha depend of the brush ( black = 0% and white = 50 % ) and a spot light inside the cone , if my cones are longer than my "room" ?

Bgnt44 2010-06-10 13:00:00

Does WPF or XNA shape can be autoluminescent

Bgnt44 2010-06-10 13:33:34

This answer is incorrect. The "fog" in OpenGL, DirectX and XNA is distance fog. It allows you to obscure things further away from the camera (this was used in the old days for a smooth fade-out to obscure distant objects, so they need not be rendered, for performance). To achieve volumetric lighting effects (like light rays), you need to create and render actual geometry for the beam. The built-in light and fog in OpenGL, DirectX and XNA do not support this.

Andrew Russell 2010-06-13 02:15:42

ok thanks, so i can do it with wpf as well as d3d, opengl or others .?

Bgnt44 2010-06-14 16:54:21

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