Simulating 3D in 2D

Abstract

In this chapter, we’re going to take a look at a couple of different methods for getting 3D effects in Silverlight. The first method is utilizing the plane projection transforms that are new to Silverlight 3. Plane projections will allow us to create some interesting planar 3D effects very quickly and easily. From there, we’re going to apply some of the concepts from Chapter 6 to emulate 3D object rotations. While Silverlight doesn’t yet support full 3D models, you can add a little pop to your applications by implementing the concepts we’ll talk about here.