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Help with 3d!

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Mar 31 2005, 10:10 am

Green Lime

A while back volte did somthing with VB and TrueVision3D.
http://developer.byond.com/forum/ index.cgi?action=message_read&id=224286&forum=4&view=1

I downloaded TrueVision3d and it can be used with VB, VS.NET, VC++, Delphi. I have the Dev-C++ compiler but when I tried too load the .dsp that MSVC++ makes. I could not import 6.0 VC++ project files. Then when I just made a new project and added the Tutorial cpp and header files and added the library I was suppose to. It still forze cause to many errors and warnings were displayed. At least that is what I got when I pressed canel after waiting for it too compile for like 10 minutes.

Any info on TrueVision3d and how I can get it too work with Dev-C++ compiler. Or maybe another language that has a compiler that is compatable with it?

P.S. Microsoft I hate you for not giving a VB compiler for free.

Mar 31 2005, 11:56 am
Theodis	P.S. Microsoft I hate you for not giving a VB compiler for free. The compiler for VB.NET is free and comes with the .NET framwork :P. You just don't get any pretty IDE without shelling out cash.

Mar 31 2005, 2:08 pm In response to Theodis
Green Lime	Theodis wrote: P.S. Microsoft I hate you for not giving a VB compiler for free. The compiler for VB.NET is free and comes with the .NET framwork :P. You just don't get any pretty IDE without shelling out cash. More info on this VB.NET would be good. I never heard of it before O.o. Oh and is it compatable with TrueVision3D? Is it as easy too learn as VB?

Mar 31 2005, 3:30 pm In response to Green Lime
Kujila	After VB 6, Microsoft went nuts and changed everything about VB and re-released it as VB .NET .NET is Microsoft's fragile stab at Java :( ~Kujila

Mar 31 2005, 5:18 pm

Crispy

Visual C++ project files are Microsoft-specific. Nothing else besides VC++ can read them, so don't expect that Dev-C++ will. =) IIRC, Dev-C++ has a limited "import" feature for them, but I don't think that works too well.

Getting other people's C/C++ code to compile (especially on other compilers than they used) can be tricky if you don't have any experience with C/C++. Especially seeing as VC++ supports some extended syntax that Dev-C++ doesn't.

Using VB would be an easier option, if you can get a copy.

Mar 31 2005, 10:40 pm

In response to Green Lime

Theodis

More info on this VB.NET would be good. I never heard of it before O.o.

VB.NET is the latest version of VB than uses the CLI(Commmon Language Infrastructure) like C#. It is the first version of VB that is actually objected oriented and it has changed a lot since its earlier versions. It's pretty much C# with VBs awful syntax and for some reason is still slower than C#. My suggestion is just to stay away from it and learn C# :P.

Oh and is it compatable with TrueVision3D?

I haven't used TrueVision3D so I wouldn't know but I hear managed Direct X is pretty easy to use which is compatible with VB.NET.

Is it as easy too learn as VB?

It is mostly VB so yeah it is as easy :P.

Apr 1 2005, 4:24 am In response to Theodis
Jon88	Theodis wrote: P.S. Microsoft I hate you for not giving a VB compiler for free. The compiler for VB.NET is free and comes with the .NET framwork :P. You just don't get any pretty IDE without shelling out cash. I didn't shell out any cash for mine. >.> Anyways, there are probably some open source IDEs out there that will work fine as a substitute for VS.NET.

Apr 1 2005, 4:35 am In response to Jon88
Theodis	I didn't shell out any cash for mine. >.> Err yeah I meant for Microsoft's one. Anyways, there are probably some open source IDEs out there that will work fine as a substitute for VS.NET. Yeah SharpDevelop looks kinda cool but I still like my VS.NET :P.

Apr 1 2005, 4:39 am In response to Theodis
Jon88	Theodis wrote: I didn't shell out any cash for mine. >.> Err yeah I meant for Microsoft's one. So did I. >.> <.< Sorry for not phrasing it clearly.

Apr 1 2005, 9:27 am In response to Jon88
Green Lime	Jon88 wrote: Theodis wrote: I didn't shell out any cash for mine. >.> Err yeah I meant for Microsoft's one. So did I. >.> <.< Sorry for not phrasing it clearly. Did you win it as a prize? A gift O.o? Or did you sneek into microsoft headquarters and steal it O.o

Apr 1 2005, 9:41 am In response to Green Lime
Jon88	Green Lime wrote: Jon88 wrote: Theodis wrote: I didn't shell out any cash for mine. >.> Err yeah I meant for Microsoft's one. So did I. >.> <.< Sorry for not phrasing it clearly. Did you win it as a prize? A gift O.o? Or did you sneek into microsoft headquarters and steal it O.o I like the MSDNAA and similar academic agreements.

Apr 2 2005, 3:30 pm In response to Green Lime
Smoko	Green Lime wrote: Did you win it as a prize? A gift O.o? Or did you sneek into microsoft headquarters and steal it O.o Downloaded it? Got it pre installed on a computer that you bought?