This excerpt from the book being developed by RoLoW.  It should help when it comes to using images in your games or applications that need to be rotated.  This section is still under development, but this gives you an idea of where I am headed and the style I use to write tutorials.  Please make note of the date above so if you return to get an updated copy you will know if it has been revised.  Click on the links below to get your copy today.

Complete ZIP including Source (1.96mb)

PDF Easy-Reference Version (150kb)

9-Step Crash Course
  06-Feb-2010

This excellent FREE tutorial by Scott Jacobsen for both beginners and seasoned programmers introduces many of the features of Blitz Basic 3D.  In just hours, you will have your programs doing things that are just amazing and have fun the whole time learning.  Download the booklet or the complete package which includes the already compiled executable ready to run so you can have fun immediately even if you have bought and used the BlitzBasic3D compiler yet.

Why all the Guides?

The best way to learn is through the experience of others!  The only limits to anything are usually those you place on yourself by not looking outside the box.

This is the unofficial guide to programming Blitz Basic 3D by Paul Gerfen.  It covers the whole gammit of game programming like cameras, planes, meshes, terrains and texturing just to mention a few.  It will show you how to move cameras, perform collision detection and use movements to create animations. Perfect for the beginner and professional alike.  Click on the link below to get your copy today.

PDF Easy-Reference Version (277kb)

This is an excellent introduction to writing  programs with Blitz Basic 3D by George Bray.  It will teach you everything from variables and boolean to  looping and graphics.  There are examples for all the commands covered to get you off to the right start. This is the best place to start if you have no programming experience.  Click on the link below to get your copy today.

 

Can't remember all of the names for the countless commands and functions available in Blitz Basic 3D?  Tired of going back and forth through the built-in command reference trying to find that command to get the job done?  Then we hope you find this handy quick reference guide by Ric Hardlee useful; especially if you're one of those people who still like a physical hardcopy book or printed manual to use!

This is the unofficial language reference to programming Blitz Basic 3D by Paul Gerfen.  It is a nice introduction to basic programming for beginner's who have no experience whatsoever in programming languages or compiling programs.  If used as a starting point, the information contained in the other guides and references will make more sense.  Click on the link below to get your copy today.