Anyone know an algorithim that will use drawindexedprimitive() to create a frame shape? like: ---------------------- |.................... | |..----------------|..| |..| |..| |..| |..| |..| |..| |..| |..| |..| |..| |..| |..| |..| |..| |.. --------------- ..| |.....................| ----------------------- where the dots are is where the triangles are.

The graphic messed up of course, but i want it like either a picture frame, or how about just a long rectangle?

An algorithm to draw frames on this board:
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-Markus-

that''s just great now that that''s straight anyone know how to do it with Primitives ?????????????????????????

I am not exactly sure what you want to do, I would have just taken a 3D model or a frame and resized it as desired.

Here''s some rather stupid code which I''ve just written. It draws a frame consisting of 8 triangles rendered in 4 calls to DrawPrimitive().

     void DrawFrame(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE7 p_pD3DDevice,                float p_fX1, float p_fY1,                float p_fX2, float p_fY2,                float p_fZ, float p_fThickness) {   D3DLVERTEX l_CQuad[4];   float      l_fU, l_fV;   l_fU = p_fThickness / (p_fX2 - p_fX1);   l_fV = p_fThickness / (p_fY2 - p_fY1);   l_CQuad[0] = D3DLVERTEX(D3DVECTOR(p_fX1, p_fY1,                p_fZ), WHITE, 0, 0.0f, 1.0f);   l_CQuad[1] = D3DLVERTEX(D3DVECTOR(p_fX1, p_fY1 + p_fThickness, p_fZ), WHITE, 0, 0.0f, 1.0f - l_fV);   l_CQuad[2] = D3DLVERTEX(D3DVECTOR(p_fX2, p_fY1 + p_fThickness, p_fZ), WHITE, 0, 1.0f, 1.0f - l_fV);   l_CQuad[3] = D3DLVERTEX(D3DVECTOR(p_fX2, p_fY1,                p_fZ), WHITE, 0, 1.0f, 1.0f);   p_pD3DDevice->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLEFAN, D3DFVF_LVERTEX | D3DFVF_DIFFUSE, l_CQuad, 4, 0);   l_CQuad[0] = D3DLVERTEX(D3DVECTOR(p_fX1,                p_fY1 + p_fThickness, p_fZ), WHITE, 0, 0.0f, 1.0f - l_fV);   l_CQuad[1] = D3DLVERTEX(D3DVECTOR(p_fX1,                p_fY2 - p_fThickness, p_fZ), WHITE, 0, 0.0f, l_fV);   l_CQuad[2] = D3DLVERTEX(D3DVECTOR(p_fX1 + p_fThickness, p_fY2 - p_fThickness, p_fZ), WHITE, 0, l_fU, l_fV);   l_CQuad[3] = D3DLVERTEX(D3DVECTOR(p_fX1 + p_fThickness, p_fY1 + p_fThickness, p_fZ), WHITE, 0, l_fU, 1.0f - l_fV);   p_pD3DDevice->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLEFAN, D3DFVF_LVERTEX | D3DFVF_DIFFUSE, l_CQuad, 4, 0);   l_CQuad[0] = D3DLVERTEX(D3DVECTOR(p_fX2 - p_fThickness, p_fY1 + p_fThickness, p_fZ), WHITE, 0, 1.0f - l_fU, 1.0f - l_fV);   l_CQuad[1] = D3DLVERTEX(D3DVECTOR(p_fX2 - p_fThickness, p_fY2 - p_fThickness, p_fZ), WHITE, 0, 1.0f - l_fU, l_fV);   l_CQuad[2] = D3DLVERTEX(D3DVECTOR(p_fX2,                p_fY2 - p_fThickness, p_fZ), WHITE, 0, 1.0f, l_fV);   l_CQuad[3] = D3DLVERTEX(D3DVECTOR(p_fX2,                p_fY1 + p_fThickness, p_fZ), WHITE, 0, 1.0f, 1.0f - l_fV);   p_pD3DDevice->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLEFAN, D3DFVF_LVERTEX | D3DFVF_DIFFUSE, l_CQuad, 4, 0);   l_CQuad[0] = D3DLVERTEX(D3DVECTOR(p_fX1, p_fY2 - p_fThickness, p_fZ), WHITE, 0, 0.0f, l_fV);   l_CQuad[1] = D3DLVERTEX(D3DVECTOR(p_fX1, p_fY2,                p_fZ), WHITE, 0, 0.0f, 0.0f);   l_CQuad[2] = D3DLVERTEX(D3DVECTOR(p_fX2, p_fY2,                p_fZ), WHITE, 0, 1.0f, 0.0f);   l_CQuad[3] = D3DLVERTEX(D3DVECTOR(p_fX2, p_fY2 - p_fThickness, p_fZ), WHITE, 0, 1.0f, l_fV);   p_pD3DDevice->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLEFAN, D3DFVF_LVERTEX | D3DFVF_DIFFUSE, l_CQuad, 4, 0);   return; }    

I wonder if that will be of use to you ?

-Markus-