direct x (7) stencils..

Anyone done anything with v1.10 directx mods in relation to accessing the stencil with the 2d commands?.

Well im making slow progress...

I just figured out the way to fiddle with the direct x stuff in bmax..

...pusudo code...
'Direct x Display enable with the stencil buffer
SetGraphicsDriver(D3D7Max2DDriver(),(GRAPHICS_BACKBUFFER | GRAPHICS_STENCILBUFFER))
Local driver:TD3D7Max2DDriver=D3D7Max2DDriver:TD3D7Max2DDriver()    'Pull access to the directx7 device?
... later on ...
'Create the display..
Graphics 800,600,32,DISPLAY_HZ
... then ...
driver.SetMouseVisible(False)  'urika moment!
'direct x 7 ......
driver.device.SetRenderState D3DRS_ALPHAREF,$80   'an example of using direct x stuff!
...

Thats ment more as a hint for others, rather then something that should compile!

Could we access texture buffers in the same way? for render to texture for example.

I would't know at this moment in time, i know next to nothing about direct x inner workings!. Im sort of learning as i go.

A little progress...

Local hResult=PrimaryDevice.d3d.EnumZBufferFormats(clsid,d3dpfcallback,void)

In direct X, to access the format of the stencil buffer and its abilitys - you need to look at the z buffer (hence the EnumZBufferFormats). Now to figure out what the clsid,d3dpfcallbank and void varibles should be!