3DEL: Source & Flat-shading

3D Engines List
Source & Flat-shading

This list contains 34 flat-shading engines with source code.

04.04.2000 True3D 04.04.2000

True3D is a simple 3D engine for Java from Trevor Wilkin ( GamesProgramming@freenetname.co.uk ).

Flat shaded rendering
Z-Sorting
Vector and matrix math
Support for polygons and lines
Java source

More information, the applet and source can be found on Trev's Java Homepage.

04.02.2000 Evil3D 04.02.2000

Evil3D is a simple 3D engine for Java from Trevor Wilkin ( GamesProgramming@freenetname.co.uk ).

Flat shaded rendering
Z-Sorting
Support for 3D Studio models
Java source

More information, the applet and source can be found on Trev's Java Homepage.

26.05.1999 Blast3D 26.05.1999

Blast3D is a flatshading 3D engine for DOS from Tobias Johansson ( tobias_johansson@mailcity.com ).

Colored lambert shading
Object transformations
Z-sorting (Painters)
Support for 3D Studio ASC and Nullsoft MD2 files
Full DJGPP/Allegro source code release

More information, screenshots and the source can be found on the Blast3D Homepage.

21.05.1999 Smeeze's 3D Engine 21.05.1999

Smeeze's 3D Engine is a flatshading 3d engine for X11 from Robert Smies ( smies@hio.hen.nl ).

Flatshaded polygons
Z-Buffer rendering
Support for 16 bit color rendering
Should compile under most unixes
C++ source, no documentation

More information, screenshots and the source can be found on Smeeze's 3D Engine Homepage.

05.05.1998 Chrome 05.05.1998

Chrome is a portable flat shading 3D engine from Martijn Boekhorst ( m.boekhorst@wxs.nl ).

Single colored polygons.
Uses realtime BSP tree reconstruction and joining for surface ordering.
Engine specializes in high object counts (i.e. 2000+).
DirectX/DirectDraw based, does however not use Direct3D.
Octree color quantization for using 24Bit colors on a 256 color screen.
Highly portable (only 1 platform dependant sourcefile).
Well commented ANSI/C sourcecode; highly Object Oriented design.

More information, screenshots and the source code can be found via Martijn Boekhorst's Homepage.

15.04.1998 Browser 3D 15.04.1998

Browser 3D is a pure Java 3D engine from Andrei Cioroianu (andcio@hotmail.com).

Flat-shaded polygons.
Binary Space Partitioning Trees.
3D primitives: prism, pyramid, cylinder, cone, sphere, text.
Multiple views of the same model.
Buttons with 3D animations.
An applet that works like a VRML browser.
Source code (3000 lines) - Java 100%.

More information, the applet and the source code can be found on the Browser 3D Home Page.

02.03.1998 Portal Demo 02.03.1998

PD is a portal rendering engine from Adrian Perez ( amperez+@andrew.cmu.edu ) published in the Game Developers Magazine in march 1998.

Flat colored polygons.
Portal rendering.
3D clipping.
Support for Windows 95 and Direct3D.

More information and the source can be found as mar98.zip on the Source Code page of the Game Developers Magazine.

27.12.1997 3D Clip 27.12.1997

3DC is a simple 3D engine for DOS from Nils Pipenbrinck aka 'Submissive'.

Flat shaded polygons.
Z sorting.
3D clipping.
C/ASM sources.

More information about 3D clipping, a screenshot, the source and executables can be found on the 3D Clipping Homepage.

19.12.1997 Checkers 3D 19.12.1997

C3D is a 3D checkers game for DOS from Leandro Bernsmuller (lebe@geocities.com) and Sandro Daniel Camillo.

Flat shaded polygons.
Z sorting.
Game artificial inteligence: minimax.
C++/ASM sources (with portuguese comments).

More information, screenshots, the source and executables can be found on the 3D Checkers Homepage.

23.10.1997 3D Tutor 23.10.1997

3DT is a simple 3D engine tutorial by Johan E. Thelin ( pstjohan@hotmail.com ).

Flat shaded polygons.
Simple shading.
Polygon sorting.
C source.

The tutorials and source can be found on the 3D Tutor Homepage.

23.10.1997 Java Solid Shading 23.10.1997

JSS is a 3D java tutorial engine from Johan E. Thelin (todd.sundsted@javaworld.com).

Flat shaded polygons.
Simple shading.
Polygon quicksort.
Portable java source.

The tutorial, source and demo can be found on the Java Solid Shading Homepage.

22.07.1997 Boxes 22.07.1997

Boxes is a PC 3D rendering engine from David Farrell ( fdavid@utdallas.edu ).

Flat shading.
3D clipping.
Moving light source.
Span-buffer rendering.
Support for 3D Studio object files.
SVGA support.
C++ / ASM source.

More information, screenshots and the source can be found on the Homepage of David Farrell .

25.02.1997 BattleBall 25.02.1997

BattelBall is a single-/multi-user 3D game which runs under X11-Windows from Philip Hardin (pahardin@cs.utexas.edu).

Flat polygons using X11 primitives.
BSP rendering.
3D objects, object morphing.
Simple physics.
Computer players.
C++ source, uses STL (Standard Template Library).

More information, compiled versions and the source can be found on the Homepage of Philip Hardin.

24.02.1997 Mirage 22.01.1997

Mirage is a unix port and followup of VR386 from Christophe Maurel ( maurel@electech.polymtl.ca ).

Hierarchical linked figures.
Animation state machine.
Support for WorldToolKit NFF, AutoCad DXF and VR386/Render386 PLG and WLD files.
Support for X11-Windows on SGI, SunOs and Linux.
Tcl/Tk interface.
Portable C source.

More information and the source can be found on the Mirage Homepage.

14.02.1997 3D Probe 14.02.1997

3DP is a simple 3D engine by Wayne (powen@ilink.nis.za) posted in comp.graphics.algorithms.

Flat shaded polygons.
Polygon sorting.
Pascal source.

The source can be found in the 3D Probe info file.

12.02.1997 BSP Tree Sample 12.02.1997

The BTS is the companion source code to the BSP Tree FAQ of Bretton Wade ( bwade@qualia.com ) .

BSP rendering of unshaded polygons.
Support for Mac and Windows 95.

The source can be found on ftp.sgi.com.

20.11.1996 Purple Haze 15.07.1996

Purple Haze is the 3D BSP engine Fast3D from Stefano Tommesani ( tommesa@ulisse.cedi.unipr.it ) and the object to BSP converter Jaluit from Andrea Marchini (marchini@ulisse.cedi.unipr.it).

Flat shading.
VESA support.
Fast true color to 8 bit reduction.
BSP sorting.
Pascal/ASM source code.

More information, the source and demo can be found on the Purple Haze Homepage.
The BSP Tree compiler and documentation about BSP trees (traversing, balancing, polygon splitting etc) can be found on the BSP Tree compiler Homepage.

27.08.1996 Graphics Programming in Windows 17.07.1995

GPW is a book (ISBN: 0-201-60882-0) from Philip Taylor ( ptaylor@microsoft.com).

Flat shading using Windows GDI.
Raytracer.
C source.

13.08.1996 FH3D 13.08.1996

FH3D is a tutorial for 3D graphics by Michal Brenner (fh@viktoria.drp.fmph.uniba.sk). ().

Flat shaded polygons.
Pascal source.
Tutorial about 3D rotations, shading and rendering.

The source and tutorials can be found on ftp.cdrom.com.

17.07.1996 DDJ: ZSort 16.07.1996

ZS is a sample system to render 3-D scenes with a span-buffer as discussed in the May/June -- July/August 1996 issues of "Dr. Dobb's Sourcebook" from Michael Abrash (mikeab@idsoftware.com).

Windows output.
Span-buffer rendering with zsorted insertion.
Single coloured polygons.
Uses own display buffer that is copied into a window, easy to expand to texture mapping.
C / C++ source.

The source can be found on ftp.idsoftware.com. There is also a DOS port to DJGPP Allegro at the Michael Abrash porting page. More information can be found on the Quake Hidden Surface Removal webpage.

19.04.1996 WatRend 19.04.1996

WR is portable scanline-based 3D rendering engine from Gavriel State (gav@mag1.magmacom.com).

Support for Macintoshes, SGI machines, X11-Windows, x86 DOS and Linux.
Fixed-point and floating-point math.
Based on Rend386 and Avril.
Active edge table scanlining.
PLG file support.

More information and the source on Gav's Homepage.

26.02.1996 Great Evil's Vectors 01.01.1995

The Vector library from Robert Copeland (aka 'Great Evil') (gt5111a@prism.gatech.edu) contains a Mode X flatshading engine for 386 PCs.

Z-sorting.
No clipping.
Protected mode ASM.

The source can be found on x2ftp.oulu.fi . More info in the Greater Evil Vectors Readme or on the Homepage of Robert Copeland.

04.01.1996 DDJ: BSP Rendering 04.01.1996

BR is a sample system to render 3-D scenes from 2-D BSP trees, as discussed in "Ramblings in Realtime" column in the May/June, July/August, and November/December 1995 issues of "Dr. Dobb's Sourcebook" from Michael Abrash (mikeab@idsoftware.com).

Windows output, mouse support.
BSP generator and 3D display program.
All 3D walls have the same height and only one color.
Uses own display buffer that is copied into a window, easy to expand to texture mapping.
C / C++ source.

The source can be found on ftp.idsoftware.com. More info in the BSP Rendering Readme.

04.01.1996 DDJ: 3D Clip 04.01.1996

3C is a sample system to render 3-D scenes to illustrate 3-D clipping, as discussed in "Ramblings in Realtime" column in the March/April 1995 issue of "Dr. Dobb's Sourcebook" from Michael Abrash (mikeab@idsoftware.com).

Windows output, mouse support.
6D movement.
Simple convex objects with polygon sorting.
Uses own display buffer that is copied into a window, easy to expand to other shading method.
C / C++ source.

The source can be found on ftp.idsoftware.com. More info in the 3D Clip Readme. or on the Quake 3D Clipping webpage.

04.09.1995 DView 04.09.1995

The DView package from Jack Hill (jkhil@dbsoftware.com) contains a flatshading engine for PCs.

Read DOOM I WAD files.
BSP rendering.
C++ Source.

The source can be found on x2ftp.oulu.fi . More info in the DView Readme.

01.09.1995 REND386 01.01.1995

A 3-D Polygon Rendering Package for the 386 and 486 written by Dave Stampe (dstampe@sunee.uwaterloo.ca) and Bernie Roehl (broehl@sunee.uwaterloo.ca).

Hierarchical linked figures
Animation state machine
Support of external io-device and display drivers
No longer supported.

Source: sunee.uwaterloo.ca or at ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de. More info in the REND386 Readme.

01.09.1995 MultiVerse 01.01.1995

MV is a multi-user, non-immersive, X11-Windows based Virtual Reality system, primarily focused on entertainment. MultiVerse was written by Robert Grant (RGrant.LAX1B@Xerox.com).

Client-Server based model, using Berkeley sockets.
No limit to the number of users (apart from performance).
Hierachical Objects (allowing attachment of cameras and light sources).
Multiple light sources (ambient, point and spot).
Objects can have extension code, to handle unique functionality, easily attached.

Source: ftp.u.washington.edu or at ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de . More info in the Multiverse Readme.

10.07.1995 VR386 01.01.1995

VR386 is the other followup to REND386, it was written by Dave Stampe (dstampe@sunee.uwaterloo.ca).

better timebase for timing and control
simplified programmer interface
EMM386 for up to 4 megabytes of memory for object storage

Source: psych.utoronto.ca or at ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de

10.07.1995 3D_2 10.07.1995

The 3D_2 package from Kane Ironside (mtp1ki@surrey.ac.uk) contains a flatshading engine for PCs.

No sorting.
C source.
Uses BGI graphics interface.
Converter for GEO files.

The source can be found on x2ftp.oulu.fi .

06.07.1995 Yanns 3D 06.07.1995

The Yanns 3D engine is a solid color 3D engine by Jon Beltr�n de Heredia (jtabeolj@bi.ehu.es) aka Yann from Iguana.

3D and 2D clipping.
Painters alg.
386 ASM, protected mode and real mode version.

The source can be found on x2ftp.oulu.fi .

13.06.1995 Taking Flight 13.06.1995

TF is a book (ISBN: 1-55851-384-1) from Christopher D. Watkins (cwatkins@algorithm.com) and Stephen R. Marenka that contains the PC source for a 6D polygonal flight simulator.
More info on the Algorithm's Book page.

13.06.1995 Virtual Reality ExCursions: with Programs in C 13.06.1995

VREX is a book (ISBN: 0-12-737865-0) from Christopher D. Watkins (cwatkins@algorithm.com) and Stephen R. Marenka that contains the PC source for polygonal 3-D virtual worlds. The engine also supports anaglyph 3-D glasses.
More info on the Algorithm's Book page.

01.01.1995 Flights of Fantasy 01.01.1995

The FOF package for PCs comes with the book "Flights of Fantasy" from Chris Lampton (The Waite Group Press 1993 ISBN 1-878739-18-2).

Sprites, backdrop and overlay images
C++ and ASM

The full source can be found on x2ftp.oulu.fi .

01.01.1995 Gossammer 01.01.1995

Gossamer is a flatshading engine for the Macintosh. The engine can be found on freebsd.cdrom.com .

3D Engines List Source & Flat-shading

This list contains 34 flat-shading engines with source code.

3D Engines List
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