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he previous article on WPF 3D development showed examples that all use relatively simple single-color materials. The material’s brush determines its color. But WPF also allows you to make materials
he Mini CMS system begun in the first article in this series needs to have some base components that represent the actual workplace. These will support loading and showing modules
hen many developers think of WPF (if they think of it at all), they think of user interfaces and controls, such as panels that fly on and off the screen,
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