Re: vector & matrix operations

Search for D3DXVec3Add amongst the SDK headers and you'll find the
implementation right there :) No black magic in there... Just normal C++
code.

Wessam Bahnassi
Microsoft DirectX MVP,
Lead Programmer
In|Framez

"DPR" <temp@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uxXpwmUNFHA.3844@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi,
>
> I just wondered if the vector and matrix operations (like D3DXVec3Add and
> all matrix transformations) are hardware accelerated or not. I couldn't
> find
> any information about this in the DirectX SDK. Which processing unit is
> responsible for these calculations ? The GPU or the CPU ?
>
> If it's the CPU - is there a possiblity to use the GPU instead ?
>
> Regards,
>
> --
>
> DPR
>
>


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