Microsoft DirectX 9.0 ‘March Update’ Download

This is Microsoft’s DirectX 9.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) Update – “March 2003 Preview” (4.09.000.0900). This preview release only contains updated D3DX associated files (headers, libs, and D3DX debug dll), High-Level Shader Language Manual, and additional animations for Tiny. The next pre-release will include the Full DirectX 9.0 SDK Update files.Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK Update – D3DX only

This release contains new versions of the D3DX library. The new features contained

are support for shader model 2.0 with capability bits on, and new animation system

updates. The support for shader model 2 allows the High-Level Shader Language

(HLSL) to enable flow control via predication to reduce the amount of instructions

needed to run advanced shaders.

Note This March preview release only supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP only.

  Windows 9x support will be available in the next beta release. Requires the

  Final DirectX 9.0 SDK to installed.

Download:

  DirectX 9.0 Complete Software Development Kit (SDK)

   Download:

  Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK Update – D3DX only

   Download:

  Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK Update – High-Level Shader Language Manual

   Download:

  Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK Update – Additional Animations for Tiny

  DirectX 9.0 SDK Update Readme

Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK Update – High-Level Shader Language Manual

  This is a PDF of a section of the forthcoming book ???????°The DirectX 9 Programmable

  Graphics Pipeline???????±. The sections included here cover the usage of the Microsoft

  High Level Shader Language (HLSL).

Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK Update – Additional Animations for Tiny

  Those familiar with the Skinned Mesh Sample within the SDK will recognize the

  XFile "Tiny". This additional XFile provides additional animations

  for the Tiny model. Using Mesh Viewer you can visualize these new animations.

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