Direct3D Textures (Direct3D 9)

Textures are a powerful tool in creating realism in computer-generated 3D images. Direct3D supports an extensive texturing feature set, providing developers with easy access to advanced texturing techniques.

This section will get you started using textures.

• Basic Texturing Concepts (Direct3D 9)
• Texture Coordinates (Direct3D 9)
• Texture Filtering (Direct3D 9)
• Texture Resources (Direct3D 9)
• Texture Wrapping (Direct3D 9)
• Texture Blending (Direct3D 9)

These topics will go into more detail about additional texturing functionality.

• Automatic Generation of Mipmaps (Direct3D 9)
• Automatic Texture Management (Direct3D 9)
• Compressed Texture Resources (Direct3D 9)
• Hardware Considerations for Texturing (Direct3D 9)
• Volume Texture Resources (Direct3D 9)

For improved performance, consider using dynamic textures. A dynamic texture can be locked, written to, and unlocked each frame. See Using Dynamic Textures.

Getting Started