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Direct3D
Last modified: Tuesday, April 19, 2005
An API for manipulating and displaying three-dimensional objects. Developed by Microsoft, Direct3D provides programmers with a way to develop 3-D programs that can utilize whatever graphics acceleration device is installed in the machine. Virtually all 3-D accelerator cards for PCs support Direct3D.
Another 3-D standard offering similar functionality is OpenGL.
Direct 3D analysis This articles provides information on Direct 3D and OpenGL APIs.
