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Project Description
The DirectX Tool Kit (aka DirectXTK) is a collection of helper classes for writing DirectX 11.x code in C++.

Supported platforms:

• universal Windows apps for Windows 10
• Windows Store apps for Windows 8.1 / RT 8.1
• Windows Phone 8.x
• Windows desktop
• Windows 7
• Windows Vista Service Pack 2 with KB 971644
• Windows Server equivalents of the above
• Xbox One

Features:

• Audio - low-level audio API using XAudio2
• CommonStates - factory providing commonly used D3D state objects
• DirectXHelpers - misc C++ helpers for D3D programming
• DDSTextureLoader - light-weight DDS file texture loader
• Effects - set of built-in shaders for common rendering tasks
• GamePad - gamepad controller helper using XInput
• GeometricPrimitive - draws basic shapes such as cubes and spheres
• GraphicsMemory - helper for managing dynamic graphics memory allocation
• Keyboard - keyboard state tracking helper
• Model - draws meshes loaded from .CMO, .SDKMESH, or .VBO files
• Mouse - mouse helper
• PrimitiveBatch - simple and efficient way to draw user primitives
• ScreenGrab - light-weight screen shot saver
• SimpleMath - simplified C++ wrapper for DirectXMath
• SpriteBatch - simple & efficient 2D sprite rendering
• SpriteFont - bitmap based text rendering
• VertexTypes - structures for commonly used vertex data formats
• WICTextureLoader - WIC-based image file texture loader
• XboxDDSTextureLoader - Xbox One exclusive apps variant of DDSTextureLoader