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title: Graphics 3D Control
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# Graphics 3D Control

`Graphics3DControl` allows you to display one or more interactive 3D models in a window in your Avalonia UI application. The control's rendering engine is powered by the Vulkan API v1.1.

![graphics3dcontrol](/docs/images/graphics3dcontrol.png)

The control supports user interaction with the models, allowing users to rotate, pan, and zoom using mouse and keyboard actions.

To specify 3D models for the `Graphics3DControl`, use the control's API. This API includes classes and members to define vertices, meshes, materials (in PBR format), camera settings, model transformations, etc.

The control's main features include:

- Built on Vulkan SDK 1.1. See [System Requirements](system-requirements.md).
- GPU accelerated rendering with the Vulkan SDK
- Own API to specify 3D models
- Simple materials 
- Textured materials in PBR format
- Displaying multiple 3D models simultaneously
- Perspective and isometric camera modes
- Model rotation, panning and zooming with the mouse and keyboard at runtime
- Selection and highlight of model elements.
- Displaying hints for model elements.
- Model transformations
- MVVM pattern support for specifying 3D models

## Paint Theme for the Graphics3DControl

Starting with v1.3 of the EMX Controls library, you must register the `Controls3D` paint theme in the _App.xaml_ file to use the `Graphics3DControl`. This theme contains common appearance settings required to render the control correctly. See the following topic for more information:

- [Register the Paint Theme for the Graphics3DControl](get-started-with-graphics3dcontrol.md#prerequisites-register-the-paint-theme-for-the-graphics3dcontrol)


!!! note

    If the `Controls3D` paint theme is not registered, the `Graphics3DControl` will appear blank.


## Demo

The following demo application contains examples that demonstrate the capabilities of the `Graphics3DControl` component:

- [Eremex Avalonia Controls Demo](https://github.com/Eremex/controls-demo)

## Learn More

- [Get Started with Graphics3DControl](get-started-with-graphics3dcontrol.md)

- [Graphics3DControl Overview](graphics3dcontrol-overview.md)

- [System Requirements](system-requirements.md)