https://github.com/jpbruyere/vke.net

Vulkan .net library
https://github.com/jpbruyere/vke.net

dotnet library mesh vulkan

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Vulkan .net library

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/jpbruyere/vke.net
Owner: jpbruyere
License: mit
Created: 2019-10-29T05:02:40.000Z (over 6 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2025-08-04T13:03:46.000Z (11 months ago)
Last Synced: 2025-08-06T09:37:23.338Z (11 months ago)
Topics: dotnet, library, mesh, vulkan
Language: C#
Homepage:
Size: 6.47 MB
Stars: 15
Watchers: 4
Forks: 3
Open Issues: 3
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE.md

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adaptation of the gltf PBR sample from Sacha Willems



# Presentation

`vke.net` (_vulkan engine for .net_) is a vulkan abstraction layer writen in **c#** composed of high level classes encapsulating [vulkan](https://www.khronos.org/vulkan/) objects and commands with `IDispose` model and **reference counting**.

`vke.net` use autogenerated [vk.net](https://github.com/jpbruyere/vk.net) library for low level binding to vulkan and [GLFW](https://www.glfw.org/) handles the default windowing system.

`vke.net` aims to provide a simple api for all common vulkan tasks, ideal to quickly prototype vulkan applications, but fits also the needs to build complete application or game.

To see `vke.net` in action check [vkChess.net](https://github.com/jpbruyere/vkChess.net), and to start a vulkan application with an integrated [GUI](https://github.com/jpbruyere/Crow), start with [VkCrowWindow](https://github.com/jpbruyere/VkCrowWindow).

Use the `download_datas.sh` script for downloading sample's datas.

vke is in beta development stage.

# Requirements

- [GLFW](https://www.glfw.org/) if you use the `VkWindow` class.

- [Vulkan Sdk](https://www.lunarg.com/vulkan-sdk/), **glslc** has to be in the path.

- on linux, dlib is required.

# Building

SPirVTasks is an addon to the net build system to allow compilation of shaders during msbuild process. It has to be built first:

```

dotnet build /p:Configuration=ReleaseSpirVTasks

```

Then normal compilation:

```

dotnet build

```

`vke.net` supports `netcoreapp3.1`.

# Tutorials

|                    Title                     |                    Screen shots                    |

| :------------------------------------------: | :------------------------------------------------: |

| [ClearScreen](samples/ClearScreen/README.md) | ![screenshot](samples/screenShots/ClearScreen.png) |

|    [Triangle](samples/Triangle/README.md)    |  ![screenshot](samples/screenShots/Triangle.png)   |

|    [Textured](samples/Textured/README.md)    |  ![screenshot](samples/screenShots/Textured.png)   |

# Contributing

See the [contribution guide](https://github.com/jpbruyere/vke.net/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information.

Join us on [gitter](https://gitter.im/CSharpRapidOpenWidgets) for any question.

# Features

- physicaly based rendering, direct and deferred

- glTF 2.0

- ktx image loading.

- Memory pools