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DirectX Tool Kit for DirectX 11

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Release History

April 3, 2020

• SpriteFont MeasureString / MeasureDrawBounds fixes for !ignoreWhitespace
• Code review (constexpr / noexcept usage)
• CMake updated for PCH usage with 3.16 or later

February 24, 2020

• breaking change Model::CreateFrom* changed to use ModelLoaderFlags instead of default bool parameters
• DirectX Tool Kit for Audio updated to support XAudio2Redist NuGet
• Added ignoreWhitespace defaulted parameter to SpriteFont Measure methods
• Fixed encoding issue with Utilities.fxh
• Code and project cleanup
• Retired VS 2015 projects
• xwbtool: Changed -n switch to a more safe -y switch

December 17, 2019

• Added ARM64 platform to VS 2019 Win32 desktop Win10 project
• Added Vector operator/ by float scalar to SimpleMath
• Updated CMake project
• Code cleaup

October 17, 2019

• Added optional forceSRGB parameter to SaveWICTextureToFile
• GamePad updated to report VID/PID (when supported)
• Minor code cleanup

August 21, 2019

• Added xwbtool to CMake project
• Minor code cleanup

June 30, 2019

• Additional validation for Ex texture loaders
• Clang/LLVM warning cleanup
• Renamed DirectXTK_Windows10.vcxproj to _Windows10_2017.vcxproj
• Added VS 2019 UWP project

May 30, 2019

• PBREffect updated with additional set methods
• Added CMake project files
• Code cleanup

April 26, 2019

• Added VS 2019 desktop projects
• Fixed guards w.r.t. to windows.h usage in Keyboard/Mouse headers
• Added C++/WinRT SetWindow helper to Keyboard/Mouse
• Code cleanup for texture loaders
• Officially dropped Windows Vista support

February 7, 2019

• Model now supports loading SDKMESH v2 models
• PBREffectFactory added to support PBR materials
• PBREffect and NormalMapEffect shaders updated to support BC5_UNORM compressed normal maps
• SpriteFont: DrawString overloads for UTF-8 chars in addition to UTF-16LE wide chars

November 16, 2018

• VS 2017 updated for Windows 10 October 2018 Update SDK (17763)
• ARM64 platform configurations added to UWP projects
• Minor code review

October 31, 2018

• Model loader for SDKMESH now attempts to use legacy DE3CN compressed normals
  • This is an approximation only and emits a warning in debug builds

October 25, 2018

• Use UTF-8 instead of ANSI for narrow strings
• Minor code review

August 17, 2018

• Improved validation for 16k textures and other large resources
• Improved debug output for failed texture loads and screengrabs
• Updated for VS 2017 15.8
• Code cleanup

July 3, 2018

• ModelMeshPart DrawInstanced method added
• Code and project cleanup

May 31, 2018

• VS 2017 updated for Windows 10 April 2018 Update SDK (17134)
• Regenerated shaders using Windows 10 April 2018 Update SDK (17134)

May 14, 2018

• Updated for VS 2017 15.7 update warnings
• Code and project cleanup
• Retired VS 2013 projects

April 23, 2018

• AlignUp, AlignDown template functions in DirectXHelpers.h
• Mouse support for cursor visibility
• SimpleMath and VertexTypes updated with default copy and move ctors
• SimpleMath updates to use constexpr
• EffectFactory updated with GetDevice method
• PostProcess updated with 'big triangle' optimization
• Fix for CMO handling of skinning vertex data
• Code and project file cleanup
• xwbtool: Fixed Windows 7 compatibility issue

February 7, 2018

• Mouse fix for cursor behavior when using Remote Desktop for Win32
• Updated for a few more VS 2017 warnings
• Code cleanup

December 13, 2017

• PBREffect and DebugEffect added
• NormalMapEffect no longer requires or uses explicit vertex tangents
• breaking change NormalMapEffect::SetBiasedVertexNormalsAndTangents renamed to SetBiasedVertexNormals
• PBREffect, DebugEffect, & NormalMapEffect all require Direct3D hardware feature level 10.0 or better
• VertexType typedef added to GeometricPrimitive as alias for VertexPositionNormalTexture
• Updated for VS 2017 15.5 update warnings
• Code cleanup

November 1, 2017

• VS 2017 updated for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update SDK (16299)
• Regenerated shaders using Windows 10 Fall Creators Update SDK (16299)

September 22, 2017

• Updated for VS 2017 15.3 update /permissive- changes
• ScreenGrab updated to use non-sRGB metadata for PNG
• Mouse use of WM_INPUT updated for Remote Desktop scenarios
• Fix for CMO load issue when no materials are defined
• xwbtool: added -flist option

July 28, 2017

• Fix for WIC writer when codec target format requires a palette
• Code cleanup

June 21, 2017

• Post-processing support
• SDKMESH loader fix when loading legacy files with all zero materials
• DirectXTK for Audio: Minor fixes for environmental audio
• Minor code cleanup

April 24, 2017

• VS 2017 project updates
• Regenerated shaders using Windows 10 Creators Update SDK (15063)
• Fixed NormalMapEffect shader selection for specular texture usage
• Fixed AudioEngine enumeration when using Single Threaded Apartment (STA)
• Fixed bug with GamePad (Windows.Gaming.Input) when no user bound

April 7, 2017

• VS 2017 updated for Windows Creators Update SDK (15063)
• XboxDDSTextureLoader updates

February 10, 2017

• GamePad now supports special value of -1 for 'most recently connected controller'
• WIC format 40bppCMYKAlpha should be converted to RGBA8 rather than RGBA16
• DDS support for L8A8 with bitcount 8 rather than 16
• Minor code cleanup

December 5, 2016

• Mouse and Keyboard classes updated with IsConnected method
• Windows10 project /ZW switch removed to support use in C++/WinRT projection apps
• VS 2017 RC projects added
• Minor code cleanup

October 6, 2016

• SDKMESH loader and BasicEffects support for compressed vertex normals with biasing
• WICTextureLoader Ex bool forceSRGB parameter is now a WIC_LOADER flag
• Minor code cleanup

September 15, 2016

• Minor code cleanup
• xwbtool: added wildcard support for input filename and optional -r switch for recursive search

September 1, 2016

• Added forceSRGB optional parameter to SpriteFont ctor
• EffectFactory method EnableForceSRGB added
• DGSLEffect now defaults to diffuse/alpha of 1
• Removed problematic ABI::Windows::Foundation::Rect interop for SimpleMath
• Minor code cleanup

August 4, 2016

• Regenerated shaders using Windows 10 Anniversary Update SDK (14393)

August 2, 2016

• Updated for VS 2015 Update 3 and Windows 10 SDK (14393)

August 1, 2016

• GamePad capabilities information updated for Universal Windows and Xbox One platforms
• Specular falloff lighting computation fix in shaders

July 18, 2016

• NormalMapEffect for normal-map with optional specular map rendering
• EnvironmentMapEffect now supports per-pixel lighting
• Effects updated with SetMatrices and SetColorAndAlpha methods
• SimpleMath: improved interop with DirectXMath constants
• Minor code cleanup

June 30, 2016

• MeasureDrawString added to SpriteFont; bad fix to MeasureString reverted
• GamePad tracker updated to track emulated buttons (i.e. leftStickUp)
• EffectFactory SetDirectory now checks current working directory (CWD) as well
• breaking change must include <d3d11.h> before including <SimpleMath.h>
• Code refactor for sharing some files with DirectX 12 version
• Minor code cleanup

May 31, 2016

• Added VertexPosition and VertexPositionDualTexture to VertexTypes
• Xbox One platform fix for PrimitiveBatch
• CompileShader script updated to build external pdbs
• Code cleanup

April 26, 2016

• Added Rectangle class to SimpleMath
• Fix for SDKMESH loader when loading models with 'extra' texture coordinate sets
• Made SimpleMath's Viewport ComputeTitleSafeArea less conservative
• Added view/menu alises to GamePad::ButtonStateTracker for Xbox One Controller naming
• Retired Windows phone 8.0 projects and obsolete adapter code
• Minor code and project file cleanup

February 23, 2016

• Fixed width computation bug in SpriteFont::MeasureString
• Fix to clean up partial or zero-length image files on failed write
• Fix to WaveBankReader for UWP platform
• Retired VS 2012 projects
• Xbox One platform updates
• Minor code and project file cleanup

January 5, 2016

• Xbox One platform updates
• breaking change Need to add use of GraphicsMemory class to Xbox One titles
• Minor code cleanup

November 30, 2015

• SimpleMath improvements including Viewport class
• Fixed bug with Keyboard for OpenBracket and later VK codes
• Fixed bug with Mouse that reset the scrollwheel on app activate
• MakeSpriteFont updated with /FastPack and /FeatureLevel switches
• Updated for VS 2015 Update 1 and Windows 10 SDK (10586)

October 30, 2015

• DirectXTK for Audio 3D updates
• breaking change emitters/listeners now use RH coordinates by default
• GeometricPrimitive support for custom geometry
• SimpleMath Matrix class improvements
• DDS support for legacy bumpmap formats (V8U8, Q8W8V8U8, V16U16)
• Mouse fix for WinRT implementation with multiple buttons pressed
• Wireframe CommonStates no longer does backface culling
• Xbox One platform updates
• Minor code cleanup

August 18, 2015

• Xbox One platform updates

July 29, 2015

• Added CreateBox method to GeometricPrimitive
• Added invertn optional parameter to CreateSphere
• Updates for Keyboard, Mouse class
• Fixed bug when loading older SDKMESH models
• Updated for VS 2015 and Windows 10 SDK RTM
• Retired VS 2010 and Windows Store 8.0 projects

July 1, 2015

• Added Keyboard, Mouse class
• Support for loading pre-lit models with SDKMESH
• GamePad implemented using Windows.Gaming.Input for Windows 10
• DirectXTK for Audio updates for xWMA support with XAudio 2.9
• Added FindGlyph and GetSpriteSheet methods to SpriteFont

March 27, 2015

• Added projects for Windows apps Technical Preview
• GamePad temporarily uses 'null' device for universal Windows applicaton platform

February 25, 2015

• DirectXTK for Audio updates
• breaking change pitch now defined as -1 to 1 with 0 as the default
• One-shot Play method with volume, pitch, and pan
• GetMasterVolume/SetMasterVolume method for AudioEngine
• Fix for compact wavebank validation
• Improved voice cleanup and shutdown
• Minor code cleanup and C++11 =default/=delete usage

January 26, 2015

• GamePad class: emulate XInputEnable behavior for XInput 9.1.0
• DirectXTK for Audio fix for Stop followed by Play doing a proper restart
• DirectXTK for Audio fix when using XAudio 2.7 on a system with no audio device
• Updates for Xbox One platform support
• Minor code cleanup and C99 printf string conformance

November 24, 2014

• SimpleMath fix for Matrix operator !=
• DirectXTK for Audio workaround for XAudio 2.7 on Windows 7 problem
• Updates for Windows phone 8.1 platform support
• Updates for Visual Studio 2015 Technical Preview
• Minor code cleanup

October 28, 2014

• Model support for loading from VBO files
• Model render now sets samplers on slots 0,1 by default for dual-texture effects
• Updates for Xbox One platform support
• Minor code cleanup

September 5, 2014

• GamePad class: gamepad controller helper using XInput on Windows, IGamepad for Xbox One
• SimpleMath updates; Matrix billboard methods; breaking change: Matrix::Identity() -> Matrix::Identity
• SpriteBatch new optional SetViewport method
• SpriteFont fix for white-space character rendering optimization
• DDSTextureLoader fix for auto-gen mipmaps for volume textures
• Explicit calling-convention annotation for public headers
• Updates for Xbox One platform support
• Minor code and project cleanup

July 15, 2014

• DirectXTK for Audio and XWBTool fixes
• Updates to Xbox One platform support

April 3, 2014

• Windows phone 8.1 platform support

February 24, 2014

• DirectXHelper: new utility header with MapGuard and public version of SetDebugObjectName template
• DDSTextureLoader: Optional support for auto-gen mipmaps
• DDSTextureLoader/ScreenGrab: support for Direct3D 11 video formats including legacy "YUY2" DDS files
• GeometricPrimtive: Handedness fix for tetrahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron
• SpriteBatch::SetRotation(DXGI_MODE_ROTATION_UNSPECIFIED) to disable viewport matrix
• XboxDDSTextureLoader: optional forceSRGB parameter

January 24, 2014

• DirectXTK for Audio updated with voice management and optional mastering volume limiter
• Added orientation rotation support to SpriteBatch
• Fixed a resource leak with GetDefaultTexture used by some Effects
• Code cleanup (removed DXGI_1_2_FORMATS control define; d2d1.h workaround not needed; ScopedObject typedef removed)

December 24, 2013

• DirectXTK for Audio
• Xbox One platform support
• MakeSpriteFont tool updated with more progress feedback when capturing large fonts
• Minor updates for .SDKMESH Model loader
• Fixed bug in .CMO Model loader when handling multiple textures
• Improved debugging output

October 28, 2013

• Updated for Visual Studio 2013 and Windows 8.1 SDK RTM
• Added DGSLEffect, DGSLEffectFactory, VertexPositionNormalTangentColorTexture, and VertexPositionNormalTangentColorTextureSkinning
• Model loading and effect factories support loading skinned models
• MakeSpriteFont now has a smooth vs. sharp antialiasing option: /sharp
• Model loading from CMOs now handles UV transforms for texture coordinates
• A number of small fixes for EffectFactory
• Minor code and project cleanup
• Added NO_D3D11_DEBUG_NAME compilation define to control population of Direct3D debug layer names for debug builds

July 1, 2013

• VS 2013 Preview projects added and updates for DirectXMath 3.05 __vectorcall
• Added use of sRGB WIC metadata for JPEG, PNG, and TIFF
• SaveToWIC functions updated with new optional setCustomProps parameter and error check with optional targetFormat

May 30, 2013

• Added more GeometricPrimitives: Cone, Tetrahedron, Octahedron, Dodecahedron, Icosahedron
• Updated to support loading new metadata from DDS files (if present)
• Fixed bug with loading of WIC 32bpp RGBE format images
• Fixed bug when skipping mipmaps in a 1D or 2D array texture DDS file

February 22, 2013

• Added SimpleMath header
• Fixed bug that prevented properly overriding EffectFactory::CreateTexture
• Fixed forceSRGB logic in DDSTextureLoader and WICTextureLoader
• Break circular reference chains when using SpriteBatch with a setCustomShaders lambda
• Updated projects with /fp:fast for all configs, /arch:SSE2 for Win32 configs
• Sensibly named .pdb output files
• Added WIC_USE_FACTORY_PROXY build option (uses WindowsCodecs.dll entrypoint rather than CoCreateInstance)

January 25, 2013

• GeometricPrimitive support for left-handed coordinates and drawing with custom effects
• Model, ModelMesh, and ModelMeshPart added with loading of rigid non-animating models from .CMO and .SDKMESH files
• EffectFactory helper class added

December 11, 2012

• Ex versions of DDSTextureLoader and WICTextureLoader
• Removed use of ATL's CComPtr in favor of WRL's ComPtr for all platforms to support VS Express editions
• Updated VS 2010 project for official 'property sheet' integration for Windows 8.0 SDK
• Minor fix to CommonStates for Feature Level 9.1
• Tweaked AlphaTestEffect.cpp to work around ARM NEON compiler codegen bug
• Added dxguid.lib as a default library for Debug builds to resolve GUID link issues

November 15, 2012

• Added support for WIC2 when available on Windows 8 and Windows 7 with KB 2670838
• Cleaned up warning level 4 warnings

October 30, 2012

• Added project files for Windows phone 8

October 12, 2012

• Added PrimitiveBatch for drawing user primitives
• Debug object names for all D3D resources (for PIX and debug layer leak reporting)

October 2, 2012

• Added ScreenGrab module
• Added CreateGeoSphere for drawing a geodesic sphere
• Put DDSTextureLoader and WICTextureLoader into the DirectX C++ namespace

September 7, 2012

• Renamed project files for better naming consistency
• Updated WICTextureLoader for Windows 8 96bpp floating-point formats
• Win32 desktop projects updated to use Windows Vista (0x0600) rather than Windows 7 (0x0601) APIs
• Tweaked SpriteBatch.cpp to workaround ARM NEON compiler codegen bug

May 31, 2012

• Updated Windows Store project for Visual Studio 2012 Release Candidate changes
• Cleaned up x64 Debug configuration warnings and switched to use _DEBUG instead of DEBUG
• Minor fix for DDSTextureLoader's retry fallback that can happen with 10level9 feature levels

May 2, 2012

• Added SpriteFont implementation and the MakeSpriteFont utility

March 29, 2012

• WICTextureLoader updated with Windows 8 WIC native pixel formats

March 6, 2012

• Fix for too much temp memory used by WICTextureLoader
• Add separate Visual Studio 11 projects for Desktop vs. Windows Store builds

March 5, 2012

• Bug fix for SpriteBatch with batches > 2048

February 24, 2012

• Original release