Iso view

[razdazzle]

I have am beginning to work on a 3d tile map in direct 3D. i want it to look Isometric. Something like the age of mythology games. Any help by anyone who has done something similar would be greatly appreciated. Some sample code would be great. i am implementing this in c# but I could also learn from vb code.

 

[IngisKahn]

Its actually quite simple. Instead of setting your projection matrix using a perspective function, use an ortho one.

 

[razdazzle]

ill try the orthographic matix when I get down to coding, cheers

 

[razdazzle]

If I use orthographic projection can I still use 3d models in my scene? thanks

 

[IngisKahn]

Id hope so. Cuz 2D models would look pretty flat from the side
An isometric view just means that everything is the same size no matter the distance from the camera.

 

[razdazzle]

pretty stupid question now that i think about it. cheers for reply