Category Archives: XAML

Make an intuitive extension method to draw an elliptical arc in WPF and C#

Posted on May 20, 2019 by RodStephens

In my previous post Draw an elliptical arc in WPF and XAML, I explained how WPF makes you define an elliptical arc. Their method almost makes sense if you want draw an arc as part of a path. however, if … Continue reading →

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Draw an elliptical arc in WPF and XAML

Posted on May 17, 2019 by RodStephens

This example shows how to use XAML code to draw an elliptical arc in a WPF. The following sections explain how to specify an elliptical arc and how to draw one in XAML. Specifying an Elliptical Arc WPF provides several … Continue reading →

Make drawing extension methods in WPF and C#

Posted on May 15, 2019 by RodStephens

This example shows how to make a few handy extension methods for drawing in WPF. Drawing in WPF is at best awkward and at worst downright painful. For example, the following XAML code draws a rectangle. <Grid> <Canvas Name=”canDrawing”> <Rectangle … Continue reading →

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Pingback: Code Project post “Orbital Mechanics Introduction, Part 2”

Posted on January 24, 2019 by RodStephens

The Code Project post Orbital Mechanics Introduction, Part 2 by charles922 uses some code from my WPF 3D posts. His program lets you experiment with the following orbital parameters: Eccentricity – the eccentricity of the orbit’s ellipse. Inclination – the … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D, 3D graphics, algorithms, books, drawing, graphics, mathematics, wpf, XAML | Tagged 3D, 3D graphics, algorithms, books, C#, C# programming, drawing, example, example program, graphics, mathematics, three-dimensional graphics, Windows Forms programming, WPF, XAML | Leave a comment

Use WPF 3d techniques to draw a snowman with WPF and C#

Posted on December 24, 2018 by RodStephens

This example shows how to use the tools and techniques described in my book WPF 3d, Three-Dimensional Graphics with WPF and C# to draw a three-dimensional snowman. I won’t go into all of the details because there are a whole … Continue reading →

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Display a progress bar with text in WPF and C#

Posted on July 12, 2018 by RodStephens

As is so often the case in WPF, the solution is simple after you spend a few hours figuring out what controls to use. This example uses a normal Grid control that holds a StackPanel. The following code shows the … Continue reading →

Posted in controls, user interface, wpf, XAML | Tagged C#, C# programming, controls, example, example program, progress, progress bar, ProgressBar, show progress, status, user interface, Windows Forms programming, WPF, XAML | 1 Comment

Save WriteableBitmap images in multiple formats in WPF and C#

Posted on May 30, 2018 by RodStephens

The post Easily save a WriteableBitmap in WPF and C# describes an extension method that makes it easy to save a WriteableBitmap object into a PNG file, but what if you want to save the image in some other format … Continue reading →

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Easily save a WriteableBitmap in WPF and C#

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Rod Stephens

In my post Save bitmap files in WPF and C# I lamented (okay, whined about) the cumbersomeness of saving a WriteableBitmap into a file in WPF. Fortunately there’s a way you can make it easier. Simply add an extension method … Continue reading →

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Use a custom dash pattern with WPF and XAML in C#

Posted on March 13, 2018 by RodStephens

My post Render dashed lines in a WPF program using C# explains how a WPF program can use C# code to render lines with a custom dash pattern onto a bitmap. This post shows how to use a custom dash … Continue reading →

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Book Sample Pictures: WPF 3d

Posted on February 9, 2018 by RodStephens

This page shows thumbnail images for my book WPF 3D, Three-Dimensional Graphics with WPF and C#. Click on a picture to see a full-sized version. [ Overview – Table of Contents – Questions and Discussion – Errata – Sample Pictures … Continue reading →