ShaderMap SDK — Rendering Systems

ShaderMap SDK — Rendering Systems - Support Forums https://rendering.systems/forums/index.php?p=/ Tue, 26 May 2026 04:24:11 +0000 en ShaderMap SDK — Rendering Systems - Support Forums SDK 4.1 Now Available https://rendering.systems/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/261/sdk-4-1-now-available Wed, 29 Aug 2018 06:31:11 +0000 ShaderMap SDK RSI 261@/forums/index.php?p=/discussions
With the C++ ShaderMap SDK you can build plugins to:

Develop map plugins
Import custom geometry
Create filter plugins

You can also create material files for use in the ShaderMap Material Visualizer.

The SDK is released under the MIT open source license and can be used to develop commercial plugins for ShaderMap.

Check out the SDK info page: https://shadermap.com/sdk

Download the SDK from the GitHub repository: https://github.com/RSI3D/ShaderMap-4.1-SDK]]> SDK Updated to 4.0.8 https://rendering.systems/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/246/sdk-updated-to-4-0-8 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 04:31:05 +0000 ShaderMap SDK RSI 246@/forums/index.php?p=/discussions
gp_is_option_material_color_from_file() should be used to test if ShaderMap wants materials to be colored based on file import of using a unique internal color palette.

Learn more at https://github.com/RSI3D/ShaderMap-4-SDK]]> SDK Updated to 4.0.7 https://rendering.systems/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/243/sdk-updated-to-4-0-7 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 01:52:01 +0000 ShaderMap SDK RSI 243@/forums/index.php?p=/discussions

Learn more at https://github.com/RSI3D/ShaderMap-4-SDK]]> SDK Updated to 4.0.4 https://rendering.systems/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/228/sdk-updated-to-4-0-4 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 04:27:22 +0000 ShaderMap SDK RSI 228@/forums/index.php?p=/discussions

Added colors to Node type geometry faces.
Added function to define Node type material IDs from the geo import plugin.

Learn more at https://github.com/RSI3D/ShaderMap-4-SDK]]> SDK 4.0 Now Available https://rendering.systems/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/206/sdk-4-0-now-available Tue, 29 Aug 2017 13:57:07 +0000 ShaderMap SDK RSI 206@/forums/index.php?p=/discussions
With the C++ ShaderMap SDK you can build plugins to:

Develop map plugins
Import custom geometry
Create filter plugins

Develop new map types
Import custom geometry
Create new filters

You can also learn how to create material files for use in the ShaderMap Material Visualizer.

The SDK is released under the MIT open source license and can be used to develop commercial plugins for ShaderMap.

Check out the SDK info page: http://shadermap.com/sdk

Download the SDK from the GitHub repository: https://github.com/RSI3D/ShaderMap-3-SDK]]> ShaderMap 3 SDK Coming Soon https://rendering.systems/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/132/shadermap-3-sdk-coming-soon Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:45:40 +0000 ShaderMap SDK RSI 132@/forums/index.php?p=/discussions
The new SDK will add support for developing add-ons for ShaderMap 3 that include materials, maps, geometry import, and filters.

I'll post here and probably send out a newsletter when it is released.

_Neil]]> Experiment Adding a New File Format https://rendering.systems/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/52/experiment-adding-a-new-file-format Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:20:11 +0000 ShaderMap SDK David Walters 52@/forums/index.php?p=/discussions
For fun I've been trying out the plugin SDK to add support for a custom image format my engine uses (DXT1 compressed with a custom header and attached mip-map chain). I'm not sure this is what was intended for the map plugins but I tried it anyway.

This was very much an experimental task for me and as such I ended up stopping before it was done when I ran into a few difficulties. I was only really trying it to use SM2 as a model viewer (DXT1 is clearly not a great source to be generating maps from). I wanted to experiment with image stuff before I moved onto a geometry plugin for my custom model format.

The main stumbling block was the lack of being able to add a row to the existing supported image formats listed by the SOURCE type file selector. I had to declare my plugin as MAP_PLUGIN_TYPE_MAP and use my own calls to GetOpenFileName. From there a few more problems emerged such as cancelling the file selector during 'on_process' wasn't really something I could handle gracefully and a lack of a 'mp_get_shadermap_hwnd' type function. It seemed like time to stop at this point.

So I think a mode like MAP_PLUGIN_TYPE_RAWFILE that gives you a block of bytes back or something would be helpful. Although I'll be the first to say that adding new image formats is probably a very rare use case, not entirely worthwhile and should probably be consigned to the bottom of the todo list! I thought you might like to know I tried it though

I'll probably post again when I find time to look at the GEO plugins, that will go a lot better I suspect.

Regards,
David

ps. I found a small bug in Example 1. It's missing the "mp_set_default_format" call which causes it to fail to work with the error 'DEFAULT FORMAT IS NOT SET'. I copied the line from Example 3 and it seems to work properly.]]> SDK Tutorial - Creating Maps https://rendering.systems/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/39/sdk-tutorial-creating-maps Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:04:52 +0000 ShaderMap SDK RSI 39@/forums/index.php?p=/discussions http://www.gamedev.net/blog/825/entry-2254812-shadermap-2-sdk-tutorial-creating-maps/]]> SDK Tutorial - Creating Materials https://rendering.systems/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/21/sdk-tutorial-creating-materials Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:51:49 +0000 ShaderMap SDK RSI 21@/forums/index.php?p=/discussions
http://www.gamedev.net/blog/825/entry-2254747-shadermap-2-sdk-tutorial-creating-materials/

To learn more download the free SDK: http://shadermap.com/downloads]]> Welcome C++ and HLSL Programmers https://rendering.systems/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/5/welcome-c-and-hlsl-programmers Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:53:03 +0000 ShaderMap SDK RSI 5@/forums/index.php?p=/discussions
Download the Free SDK here: http://shadermap.com/downloads/

Feedback is welcome,

Neil (RSI / RSI3D)]]>