Samples

These examples cover rendering and compute, from a single triangle to interactive applications and diagnostic tools.

Running the examples

Run the ZenithTutorials project and choose an example from its console menu.

Hello Triangle

A triangle with smoothly blended vertex colors introduces the basic graphics pipeline.

HelloTriangleRenderer.cs · HelloTriangle.slang · Complete tutorial

Spinning Cube

A rotating cube introduces indexed geometry, 3D transformations, and depth testing.

SpinningCubeRenderer.cs · SpinningCube.slang

Compute Shader

A compute shader converts a color image to grayscale, demonstrating GPU image processing.

ComputeShaderRenderer.cs · ComputeShader.slang

Indirect Drawing

A grid of rotating, individually colored cubes demonstrates indirect drawing from a buffer of draw arguments.

IndirectDrawingRenderer.cs · IndirectDrawing.slang

Ray Tracing

This sample uses ray queries to render reflective spheres and shadows on a checkerboard floor. Requires ray tracing support.

RayTracingRenderer.cs · RayTracing.slang

Mesh Shading

This sample uses task and mesh shaders to render a grid of colored spheres, skipping spheres outside the camera's view. Requires mesh shading support.

MeshShadingRenderer.cs · MeshShading.slang

Applications and utilities

The Zenith.NET repository's Experiments directory contains these applications and utilities.

Example	Description
CornellBox	An interactive room scene for exploring lighting and reflections. Requires ray tracing support.
FluidTank	A water simulation in a tank, with surface and particle views.
InkCanvas	A canvas for drawing and erasing freehand strokes.
PlatformDetection	A console tool that reports graphics API availability and device features.

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