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Version 5.1 of the VG.net vector graphics system is released. Click the image above to run the robot arm sample. The buttons at the top change the overall color of the application. This color change uses a new feature in VG.net called Themes. A Theme...
Versions 4.0 and 3.0 of the VG.net vector graphics system are released. Version 4.0 supports Visual Studio 2005, and version 3.0 supports Visual Studio 2003. Read more in the Readme file. Some new features: Use the new Style Precedence property to override...
Click on the image above to run the Centralized Styles sample for VG.net vector graphics . Grab the lower right corner of the window to scale the UI larger and smaller. Download the source code to learn how to centralize all your Styles into a single...
Click on the image above to download and run the new drag-drop sample using VG.net vector graphics . This sample demonstrates two techniques for moving Elements or sub Pictures. If you mouse down and drag from the left column to the editing surface on...
Download the translucent calculator executable . Version 2.7 of the VG.net vector graphics system is released. The Translucent Calculator article describes how to build a user interface completely defined with vector graphics, using the new TranslucentForm...
This is a cool 3D effect arrow created with VG.net vector graphics . The construction of this arrow is described briefly on the forum . If you would like a Picture file containing the arrow, let us know on the forum.
The Sockets code sample is explained, in English this time, in the following article: Visualization of Real-Time Data Using Vector Graphics . The sample uses TCP/IP to communicate simulated real-time data changes from a server to a client. The client...
In this post, I explain how to build one of the most basic 3D effect shapes, a gel ellipse. I also explain bell curve gradients. The gel ellipse above consists of 3 parts: a glowing ellipse, a shine ellipse, and a shadow ellipse. First we address the...
As promised, I explain how to build these vector graphics raindrops with VG.net . The raindrops are Splines. Any rounded Shape will do. It is best not to make them very convex. A path gradient fill on each raindrop gives it a glowing, translucent effect...
Download the TransparentButton executable (source code is in the Lite download). In this article, I explain how to create a translucent (or transparent) gel button component with VG.net vector graphics . This gel button is pure vector graphics; no bitmaps...
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