DirectX SDK 9.29.1962.1
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A high-performance platform for game development on Windows.

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DirectX SDK also known as DirectX Software Development Kit, is a tool required by developers to create DirectX-compliant applications. This DX SDK contains DirectX Runtime along with all the DirectX software updates to utilities, samples, documentation, and runtime debug files for 64-bit and 32-bit platforms.

Microsoft initially developed Direct3D as a performance-enhancing platform for Windows games. As technology has advanced, it has been used for a wide range of applications with the arrival of Direct3D hardware on computer drives, and graphics hardware. The DirectX technologies included in Windows are now a critical part of the operating system.

Download the DirectX SDK offline installer setup for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 desktop computers or laptops. The DirectX Software Development Kit is valid for both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) Operating Systems and for all languages.

The DirectX Software Development Kit has been built to serve as a high-performance platform for game development on Windows operating systems.

As DirectX technologies have developed, they have become relevant to a variety of other greater applications. Even traditional desktop programs use graphics hardware acceleration thanks to the presence of Direct3D hardware in computers.

DirectX technologies are more integrated with Windows in parallel. DirectX is now a necessary part of Windows OS, which comes as, DirectX9.0c, DirectX 11, and DirectX12.

There are quite a few DirectX-SDK applications accessible for Microsoft-based computers, Android devices, iPhones, and game consoles. This program helps create Direct X-compliant applications through APIs and libraries included in the DirectX SDKs. The DXSDK includes a variety of APIs, including DirectMusic, DirectPlay, Direct#D, DirectDraw, and DirectSound.

These APIs help hardware and software interact in a seamless way. The DirectX SDK gives programmers all the necessary tools, documentation, and debug files.

It includes redistributable runtime libraries. Programmers and developers can use this software to develop high-quality graphics applications. These applications can only be installed on Windows computers and newer versions, such as Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP.

For people who want to play a game, it is advisable to download and install the DirectX runtime, but the DirectX web setup is a better choice. Because of this, the D3DX library has been updated, it has the documentation, graphics samples, tools, and developer runtime. It also includes an updated DirectX redistributable (DirectX 9.0c).

DirectX SDK Latest Version 9.29.1962.1 Update

This version of the DirectX SDK contains the following new features, tools, and documentation.

Visual Studio 2010 Support

The June 2010 DirectX SDK includes support for Visual Studio 2010. The DirectX SDK will continue to support Visual Studio 2008 as well. However, Visual Studio 2005 will no longer be supported.

PIX: Object Naming Support

The June 2010 version of PIX supports naming for most resource objects in Direct3D (D3D). Direct3D enables developers to attach arbitrary data to objects in D3D code using the SetPrivateData API for application-specific usage. PIX will now display specific string data for objects in the Object Table and other user interface elements where a human-readable object name will provide a much more effective experience for the user.

PIX: Usability Improvements

The June 2010 version of PIX includes improvements to the PIX user interface:

The Object Table shows the size and shader model for each shader.
In the Shader Debugger, there is a new toolbar button that enables the display of all constant registers/variables immediately, rather than the first time they are read.
In the Shader Debugger, it is possible to copy register and variable data to the clipboard.
The Summary pane has a new Direct3D Information section, that shows details about what Direct3D capabilities are present on the computer.

XNAMath C++ SIMD Math Library

The June 2010 release updates XNAMath to version 2.03, which includes the following changes:

Addition of XMVectorDivide to optimize SSE2 vector division operations
Unified handling of floating-point specials between the Windows SSE2 and no-intrinsics implementations
Use of Visual Studio style SAL annotations
Modifications to the C++ declarations for XMFLOAT2A/3A/4A/4X3A/4X4A to better support these types in C++ templates

Version-less Naming of Cross-Runtime Data Types

The June 2010 DirectX SDK removes versioning from several Direct3D data types that cross runtime versions. This change makes legacy data-type names equivalent to the new version-less data-type names. Therefore, you can use either legacy or version-less names. However, your code will be cleaner and easier to maintain if you use the version-less names.

New D3DCreateBlob Function

The June 2010 DirectX SDK includes a D3dcompiler_43.dll that exports the new D3DCreateBlob function. Therefore, you are no longer required to use D3d10.dll to create and use an arbitrary length data object.

New ID3D11ShaderReflection Method

The June 2010 DirectX SDK adds the following new method to the ID3D11ShaderReflection interface:

GetThreadGroupSize

New HLSL Language fixes and features

HLSL has been updated with the following fixes and features:

The frexp intrinsic function has been updated to return a mantissa in the range of [0.5,1.0].
New intrinsic functions have been added for better debugging support.
- printf -- submits custom shader messages to the information queue.
- errorf -- submits custom shader error messages to the information queue.
- abort -- submits custom shader error messages to the information queue and terminates the current draw or dispatch call being executed.
Left-Hand-Side typecasting is now illegal and will cause a compile error.
- Expressions such as (int)myFloat = myInt; are no longer valid. Use myFloat = (float)myInt; type syntax instead.

New HLSL Compiler fixes and features

The HLSL Effects compiler (fxc.exe) has been updated with the following fixes and features:

No-optimization (/Od) compiles will produce less-optimized code than before in order to provide improved debugging.
No-optimization (/Od) now implies (/Gfp).
New compression (/compress) and decompression (/decompress) options have been added to enable the bundling and unbundling of shader files.
A new numbering instructions (/Ni) flag has been added to turn on numbering of instructions in shader disassembly.
Fxc.exe has a new @command.option.file feature for specifying command options in a file. This enables the /compress and /decompress options to be used on many files at once.

New D3D11 HLSL Format Conversion Functions

The new D3DX_DXGIFormatConvert.inl inline header includes light-weight conversion functions for use in Compute Shaders or Pixel Shaders on D3D11 Hardware that can be useful when applications need to simultaneously read and write to textures, such as in-place editing scenarios.

Documentation Enhancements

The June 2010 DirectX SDK includes the following documentation enhancements:

Added links to descriptions of data types for parameters and return values to help developers locate related types.
Added additional header and lib information to reference pages for APIs implemented in DirectX samples.