Add Opengl To My Program?
Feb 24, 2009I want to add opengl to my vb.
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How To Do OpenGL Within A VB .NET Environment
Feb 17, 2012I was trying to learn how to do openGL within a VB .NET environment and it seems that the Tao framework or OpenTK is recommended with OpenTK having a higher recommendation so that is what I chose to try using. Since I am brand new to this, I am trying to just draw a simple box, triangle, or anything really so that I can understand it all before making more complex things. I have been unsuccessful at this so far so I will list in order what I have done so far and hopefully someone here can help me correct it or provide a new example just so I can draw a simple shape.
1) I installed OpenTK using opentk-2010-10-06.exe
2) In a new project I added the references to OpenTK.dll and OpenTK.Compatibility.dll
3) I added the control (opentk.glcontrol.dll)
4) I added the actual control to my form.Using some examples online I added the rest:
5) I wrote my references in:
Imports OpenTK
Imports OpenTK.GLControl
Imports OpenTK.Platform
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The above results in no display?
Drawing A Line In VB With OpenGL
Nov 6, 2010I was wondering if anyone could steer me to any good references to using OpenGL in vb.Net? I wanted to try a simple line drawing test to start off with, and came across many old discussions about using CsGl or the Tao Framework. But I could not get CsGL to import into Net2008 (the Add Reference window simply could not see the DLL that was clearly there when using Windows Explorer). And although I could get Tao to import OK, and found portions of one person's project, I figured that somehow the GL window he was referring to had to first be set up as a GL object (new class?).In addition, all the OpenGL books I have looked at only discuss OGL with respect to some version of C.From what I have gathered, you need a connector between vb.Net and the opengl32.dll libraries and that is what CsGL and Tao are about. But the edumucation resources seem very few.
View 13 RepliesInstalling DirectX Or OpenGL On VB?
Sep 13, 2011I wanted to install visual Basic or C++ (but Basic really seems easyer to use) with DirectX or OpenGL but I can't get it to work!I've tried Visual Basic Express 2008 and 2010 and i'm getting the same type of errors...
-> Directx
When I try this program [URL]with VB I either get
with 2008 : just a red cross on a blank screen
with 2010 : an unlimited waiting time, and when i click i get an error message that tells me to continue waiting, im forced to CTRL -ALT - DEL to shut down VB.
-> OpenGL:So i've tried a lot of times! they tell me that it's already installed on windows so i don't need any installation but then VB gives me alot of errors, telling me that some part of code isnt recognized!!
i've tried tutorials with Csgl or Tao, but none seem to work...I already got some knowlege of OpenGL but not DirectX, so could anyone please tell me which one does work on my computer and is best for creating a graphics window inside an API that i create, for instance a mob maker?
OpenGL : Library Not Found
Apr 6, 2011how to write program based on OpenGL in VS? cause when i begine debugging ,it says library not found..
View 13 RepliesOpenGl Graphics Package - How To Use In .net
Jan 31, 2009i want to do a graphics project in Vb.net but have to use OpenGl Libraries . How do i download compatible OpenGl package and how to use them in my .net code.
View 3 RepliesOpenGL Save Render For Later Use?
Oct 9, 2010I render a complex shape in OpenGL which requires a lot of calculations, is there anyway to export that to a state like a model that can be opened again later given you wont edit it again?
I can't create them outside the program (with something like Blender) since the shape is computed when the program starts. The render then gets translated, rotated, drawn over, etc. Note, that I don't need to edit the shape though, but I do want it in a 3D state so saving an image isn't an option.
Use OpenGL In Visual Basic?
Aug 3, 2010i heard OpenGL is 3D and it can be used in visual basic for models and games. Now i dont know if OpenGl is a contol or coding script. But i want to know how to make a simple model in OpenGl in visual basic.
View 9 RepliesUsing OpenGL In Visual Basic 2010?
Jan 4, 2011I am trying to create a tool to make terrains for my game and would like to develop it in Visual Basic Express 2010. I want to use OpenGL but am having trouble.1. Will VB support OpenGL 3.x or higher?
View 6 RepliesWindows - Displaying Textures In OpenGL In XP Vs 7
Nov 12, 2010I am running into the strangest problem that I just can't place my finger on. I've been developing an application in VB.net for the last couple months in Windows 7. The program involves some basic OpenGL drawing and animation with basic shapes (squares and circles) and basic textures mapped onto pointlists. The time has come to distribute the program to another machine. On some machines though, I encounter problems when I'm drawing textures. I know that openGL is still functional because drawing basic squares and circles still occur, the textured objects are the only things missing.
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Drawing A Billboard Quad At Point In OpenGL
Sep 3, 2010I'm working on a game engine, and I want to be able to draw a billboarded (i.e. rectangular to the screen) quad with the center-bottom of the quad being determined by a single point.
View 1 RepliesError C2661 And C2227 [openGL In VB2008]
Jun 22, 2010i have to do a college project on this platform so i decided to learn open GL. while working with glui i am facing some problems. i downloaded glui-2.36. I thought of starting with the example1 (code added at bottom of the post) that was included in source folder of glui-2.36. i am using VB.net 2008 When i build the project it gives me 3 errors:
error C2661: 'GLUI_Checkbox::GLUI_Checkbox' : no overloaded function takes 3 arguments
error C2661: 'GLUI_Spinner::GLUI_Spinner' : no overloaded function takes 3 arguments
error C2227: left of '->set_int_limits' must point to class/struct/union/generic type
Here is cpp code:
#include <string.h>
#include <GL/glui.h>
/** These are the live variables passed into GLUI ***/
int wireframe = 0;
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OpenGL - Animation Stuttering When In Full Screen?
Oct 19, 2010I'm currently running into a problem regarding animation in OpenGL. I have between 200 and 10000 gears on the screen at a time all rotating. When the window is not in maximized view, my CPU runs at about 10-20 % consistently. No spikes, no stuttering in the animation, it runs perfectly smooth regardless of the number of gears on screen. When I maximize the window though, everything falls apart. My CPU maxes out, I begin getting weird spikes in CPU usage, the animation begins stuttering as a result, and it just looks really ugly, even when I have only 200 gears on screen.
My animation technique looks like this:
While Animating
Calculate current rotation angle based on a running timer
draw Image
call glFlush()
End While
I'm using the Tao framework in VB.net. I'm not performing any other calculations other than the ones to calculate the rotation angle mentioned above and perform a few glRotateD and glscaleD in the method to draw the image.
In addition, I guess I was under the impression that regardless of the window size in an orthographic 2-dimensional drawing that is scaling on resizing of the window, the drawing time would always take the same amount of time. Is this a correct assumption?
Note that I've seen the animation run perfectly smooth at full screen before. Every once in awhile, OpenGL will decide it's happy and run perfectly at full screen using between 10-20% of the CPU (same as when not maximized). I haven't pinpointed what causes this though, because it will run one time perfectly, then without changing anything, I will run it again and encounter the choppiness. I simply want to pinpoint what causes the animation to slow down and eliminate it.
I've run a dot trace on my program and it says that the swapBuffers method is using 55 % of my processing time even though I'm never explicitly calling the method. Is the method called by something else that I can eliminate, or is this simply OpenGL's "dead time" method to limit the animation to 60 fps?
Make A OpenGL Overlay With VB 2008 Express Edition?
Sep 28, 2011make a openGL overlay so for an examplei play a game and when i click shift + tab then the game will fade and my application will be seen but without minimizing the game
View 3 RepliesRendering Opengl Into A Visual Basic 2010 Picture Box
Jul 26, 2011Does anybody know how I can render openGL into a Visual Basic 2010 picture box?If you havent already done so please delete the abusive posts that responded to my original enquiries. I have decided to start a new thread on this subject rather than in an existing thread because it's more convinient for me.
View 9 RepliesUse OpenGL In Visual Studio 2010 32 Bit Installed On Windows 7 64 Bit?
Dec 25, 2011i have installed visual studio 2010 32 bit on my new computer which have windows 7 64 bit. Everything seems ok. But now I try to learn how to draw some spheres with movement. I have tried to install openGL2 but it does not work or said that it does not fit with 64 bit, or it works only with VC.
Could any one, please, give me a short introduction to install and use open GL in vb.net 2010 installed on windows 7 64 bits ?
Rendering Graphics Efficiently - DirectX - Graphics Card And Use Of DirectDraw Or OpenGL
Sep 23, 2011We have a GIS application that has some performance issues. It creates and sends an image to a web browser. We start with a Bing Maps imager, add complex polygons (complete with transparent fill), save the finished image as a PNG, and send it to the browser.
The idea has come up that we could possibly install a graphics card and use DirectX or OpenGL to improve performance. I believe this would be the case even though we ultimately generate an image instead of sending the data the the screen. I believe our processes could still make use of the API and the hardware acceleration it provides. Our process is not unlike what CGI film makers do to render individuals frames of a film, though we simply render a single image and send it, as opposed to the hundreds of thousands of images needed for a single CGI film.
So my question is: would a powerful graphics card and use of DirectDraw or OpenGL provide us a worthwhile performance boost? It can take us 20-30 seconds to render a more complex map. Which is a long time to wait on a web page...
Use OpenGL In Visual Studio 2010 In Visual Basic Project?
Jan 15, 2012I want to use "OpenGL" in my project. Is it possible to associate it with "Visual Basic" application developed in Visual Studio 2010? If yes then how can we do it.
View 1 RepliesVS 2010 : Program To Save Settings To Another Program Without Running The Program That Is Being Edited?
May 5, 2012is it possible by 1 program to save settings to another program without running the program that is being edited?
View 6 RepliesIf Wrong Password X2 Than Close Program And Block User From Opening Program For 180 Seconds?
Sep 2, 2011I am making a program that NEEDS to be password protected, so i made a textbox with a code so that when the user enters the right password it lets you in. But if the user/person enters a wrong password 2X it will kick you out. So is there a way to keep the
View 3 RepliesVS 2010 Program Crashes As Published Executable, Not As Program Running In Studio Or Express?
Jun 6, 2012I wrote this VB program to be able to throw a device we developed into programming mode where we use an ATMEL Flip installer to upload new firmware. I can program one device after another running the application off of Visual Studio Express 2010 or Visual Studio 2010, but when I go to publish this file and run it on another machine, it becomes unstable and crashes after each upload. On those same computers if I run the raw unpackaged program under Visual Studio Express, the system does not crash, and I can program devices repeatedly.
View 5 RepliesCommand Line Strings - Make The Program Close If The -1 String Is Sent With The Program
Feb 25, 2010If e.CommandLine.Count > 0 Then
Dim IncomingCommand As String = e.CommandLine.Item(0).ToString
If IncomingCommand.Substring(0, 2) = "-1" Then
form1.close()
End If
End If
I am trying to make the program close if the -1 string is sent with the program. See my installer allows for me to run certain programs before it actually installs, but it doesn't shut down copies of the program itself. So I have a next startup instance set to shut the program down if the -1 is received. But if the program is not running it starts up instead. This is not desired. form1.close doesn't work. e.cancel = true doesn't work, etc etc. What can I do to make the program not start during this instance.
Forms :: Paint Program (graphics Disappearing) - Add A Save Feature To This Program?
Jul 22, 2010Ok major problem with a paint program i am making. When i have a window overlap or anything and move to side of screen and minimize and maximize i lose whats in the picturebox...Here is an example of the code I use to draw a line after click a button:
Private Sub btndraw_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnlinedraw.Click
lxs = txtslinelocationx.Text
lxe = txtelinelocationx.Text[code].....
Here is a picture of my program running: How do I stop everything being deleted when things pass it...? how can i add a save feature to this program?
Program Saving User Selected Image And Reloading It Upon Program Load
Jul 4, 2012I have my rpg, still, first time working on it n ages, and I want each user to be able to set their own personalized picture background for the game...
each character in the game has its own dedicated folder for each file that the character has relating to it...
what I want to know how to do, is to have my game copy the loaded/chosen background image to their respective characters data folder, and have the game reload/reset the games default background image, to the one piced by he player...I am having a hard time figuring out how to do this however...I've tried a lot of different things...and nothing is working yet...
here is my example code right now:
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Update Server Program When Client Program Added Record To Database?
Aug 18, 2010I am creating a very simple Voting System, that will be use on electing new set of officer in a teacher cooperative...
So I have to create two separate program, a Server Program that will manage all the information in the election and a Client Program where voters will vote their selected candidate...
The election officers wanted that the Server Program will display the Voting Results at real time... So when the Voter finished voting, The Voting Result displayed by the Server Program will also be updated every time the Client Program Insert the data to Database....
An action listener in Server Program that will execute if new data is inserted in a Table in the Database made by the Client Program...
VS 2008 Execute A CLI Program And Have It Output Or Return What The CLI Program Saids Such As Ping Etc?
Apr 25, 2009Is there a way i can execute a CLI program and have it output or return what the CLI program sais, such as ping etc.
View 3 RepliesVS 2008 Write A Program To Create A Shortcut In The Startup Folder Of A Different Program?
Jun 15, 2009how i can write a program to create a shortcut in the startup folder of a different program. So i have one program on my computer that should run at startup, i just need another program to create a shortcut to it, and then copy this shortcut into the startup folder.
View 20 RepliesVS 2010 Program Program That Generates A Batch File Stops Responding?
Sep 26, 2011I've been working on a program that generates a batch file, then when you press a button, it executes that batch file. There are multiple batch files attached to each item in the list box.
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The only thing that it does when I press the button, is starts the batch file, then goes to function searchtitle, which executes the batch file again when it finds out it didn't work properly.The button text doesn't change, none of the items are being added to my first list box, and I can't do anything to the window after pressing the button. It constantly opens the batch file every 5 seconds or so.
Add A Image Where And When Double Click On The Icon And The Program Starts It Shows A Picture Before The Program Loads?
Oct 11, 2010How can you add a image where when you double click on the icon and the program starts it shows a picture before the program loads. Like Photoshop startup or the new 2010 visual Basic express start up
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Either End The Program Or Start The Program Over In A Visual Basic Console Application - Based Upon User Input?
Apr 8, 2012I have a procedure at the end of my console application that ask the user to either hit enter to end the program, or type s to perform another search. The issue I'm having is no matter what the user types in the program end. What I would like to happen is if the user types s, then the program starts over and lets the user perform another search. The program is procedural and I need to find a way to start back off at the top of the program which ask the user to type a name to search.
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