brebJan 11

Set the challenge to create my own 3d engine from scratch. Where to start?

https://piefed.social/c/programming/p/1650974/set-the-challenge-to-create-my-own-3d-engine-from-scratch-where-to-start

Set the challenge to create my own 3d engine from scratch. Where to start?

Im on windows i would like to have a .exe file which is a 3d viewer, similar to blender. Which language do i code it? Which libraries would i…

Show threadatzanteolJan 11
Whatever language you want, and then math. Lots of matrix math. Get a book on the math behind 3D graphics.
Show threadbrebJan 11
yeah but i need a language and a library to be able create a .exe and be able to set a pixel a color value
Show threadatzanteol

I render my former answer. There is no language that can’t.

It sounds like you have little or no programming experience? You’ll need to start with learning to code. Lots of people recommend Python for beginners, though I’m not a fan personally of the language. That said there are a ton of tutorials for it.

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Show threadSatouKazumaJan 12
As a Python user, I’d love to recommend it, but it’s a really bad fit for a game engine. I’d honestly love to see more engines in Rust, since Rust’s control over memory and support for multithreading and parallelism are better than almost every language out there (whether one should use it over C++ is dependent on one’s background).
Show threadatzanteolJan 12
This fella isn’t creating a serious game engine - sounds like they just want to explore the topic, so python would be fine even if it’s incredibly slow.
Show threadSatouKazumaJan 12
Fair enough, but I’m a proponent of letting the job dictate the tools, even for newbies. The earlier new devs learn to do that, the easier higher roles become.