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3D Graphics Rendering Cookbook

By : Sergey Kosarevsky, Viktor Latypov
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Book Image

3D Graphics Rendering Cookbook

3 (1)
By: Sergey Kosarevsky, Viktor Latypov

Overview of this book

OpenGL is a popular cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) used for rendering 2D and 3D graphics, while Vulkan is a low-overhead, cross-platform 3D graphics API that targets high-performance applications. 3D Graphics Rendering Cookbook helps you learn about modern graphics rendering algorithms and techniques using C++ programming along with OpenGL and Vulkan APIs. The book begins by setting up a development environment and takes you through the steps involved in building a 3D rendering engine with the help of basic, yet self-contained, recipes. Each recipe will enable you to incrementally add features to your codebase and show you how to integrate different 3D rendering techniques and algorithms into one large project. You'll also get to grips with core techniques such as physically based rendering, image-based rendering, and CPU/GPU geometry culling, to name a few. As you advance, you'll explore common techniques and solutions that will help you to work with large datasets for 2D and 3D rendering. Finally, you'll discover how to apply optimization techniques to build performant and feature-rich graphics applications. By the end of this 3D rendering book, you'll have gained an improved understanding of best practices used in modern graphics APIs and be able to create fast and versatile 3D rendering frameworks.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Chapter 2: Using Essential Libraries

There are many production-quality open source C++ libraries and frameworks out there. One of the traits of an experienced graphics developer is their comprehensive knowledge of available open source libraries that are suitable for getting the job done.

In this chapter, we will learn about essential open source libraries and tools that can bring a great productivity boost for you as a developer of graphical applications.

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

  • Using the GLFW library
  • Doing math with GLM
  • Loading images with STB
  • Rendering a basic UI with Dear ImGui
  • Integrating EasyProfiler 
  • Integrating Optick
  • Using the Assimp library
  • Getting started with Etc2Comp
  • Multithreading with Taskflow
  • Introducing MeshOptimizer