Sample code for a 'Quaternions revisited' article from GPU Pro 5

Article 'Quaternions Revisited' for GPU Pro 5 Authors: Peter Sikachev, Sergey Makeev, Vladimir Egorov

Sample code accompanying the article Author: Sergey Makeev

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Parts of the code are based on examples from the DirectX SDK June 2010 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

This sample illustrates the article Quaternions revisited. Is a simple but at the same time, the complete pipeline for graphic resources based on quaternions.

The following pipeline parts are shown in sample:

• Geometry importer from Autodesk FBX, calculation of aligned quaternions from TBN.
• Animation importer from Autodesk FBX, calculation of aligned quaternions for animation data

Also in the example is implemented runtime part for rendering imported data.

• Animation player that stores bones data in the texture for easy use instancing for animated geometry.
• Geometry render that use geometry instancing. Rendering support animations and normal mapping using quaternions.

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
• Microsoft DirectX SDK (executable compiled with DirectX SDK June 2010)
• Autodesk FBX SDK (executable compiled with FBX SDK 2014.1)

You should set up next environment variables:

• DXSDK_DIR (Usually set automatically by DX SDK installer) Example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft DirectX SDK (June 2010)\

• FBX_SDK (You need to set this environment variable manually) Example: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\FBX\FBX SDK\2014.1\

• When the required environment variables are set, you can open QuaternionsRevisited.sln and build solution.

Special thanks for Konstantin Antipov for helping with assets for the sample. All graphical assets courtesy of Mail.Ru Group.

Enjoy!