Artist Help:Direct3D
This is the interface to your computers graphics. DirectX is used to interface to its rendering functions.
It is important to have current drivers for your graphics card that are compatible with the version of DirectX loaded on you computer.
If you have any issues relating to graphics you should check your computers driver using DXDIAG. From the Window Start/Run enter DXDIAG and click OK. Check that the Display tab reports no incompatibilities and that all three Features are enabled.
Properties[edit]
Each of the views listed with in the Direct3D item has a properties dialog which is accessed by right-clicking on the view branch and selecting 'Properties'.
This dialog provides some settings that may help resolve some graphics issues.
| Fixture View | this item is for the main Fixture view |
| Monitor View | this item is for the Output monitor window |
| Effect Monitor | this item is for the monitor window in the Effects dialog. |
| Group Surface | this item is for each fixture group. It is not required to be high performance. |
The default settings usually do not require changing. However, for compatibility purposes it may required.
If in any doubt about these settings consult ShowCAD.
| Render Device | this should always be set to D3DDEVTYPE_HAL except for test purposes. |
| Back Buffer Format | this settings should normally be set to D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8. In some cases it maybe set to D3DFMT_R5G6B5 |
| Vertex Processing | Artist attempts to select the best setting for your hardware. If you suspect a problem set this to SOFTWARE_VP. |
| Present Interval | not used currently. |