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Author: jason <jasonly7@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat Nov 22 07:10:14 2025 +0000

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+# joomer-bella-basic-renderer
+basic rendering using bella engine sdk
+
+<img src="resources/poomer-bella-basic-renderer.png">
+
+# Demonstrates
+- basic rendering
+- bella events to monitor render process
+
+# Usage
+
+```
+# Compile the program (one long line)
+cl /std:c++14 /DNDEBUG /Ibella_engine_sdk\src /EHsc joomer-bella-basic-renderer.cpp ^
+   /link /LIBPATH:bella_engine_sdk\lib bella_engine_sdk.lib /OUT:joomer-bella-basic-renderer.exe
+
+# Set up library path and run
+joomer-bella-basic-renderer.exe
+```
+
+[todo] 
+- fix typos in README.md
+- add Makefile for linux/mac
+- switch from main to DL_main
+ add arg for number of sphere, randomly transform sphere in XY axes, different color, different roughness, random scale
+
+# Build 
+```
+learndir/
+└── joomer-bella-basic-renderer/
+   └── build_engine_sdk/
+```
+
+## MacOS (kasm-monterey) 
+- [ ] Install Xcode
+```
+mkdir learndir
+cd learndir
+curl -LO https://downloads.bellarender.com/bella_engine_sdk-25.3.0-macos.zip
+unzip bella_engine_sdk-25.3.0-macos.zip
+git clone https://git.indoodle.com/jason/joomer-bella-basic-renderer.git
+cd joomer-bella-basic-renderer
+make all -j4
+bin/Darwin/release/poomer-bella-sine -r
+open ./joomer-bella-basic-renderer.png
+```
+
+## Ubuntu Linux (kasm-ubuntu)
+```
+sudo apt install -y build-essential curl
+mkdir learndir
+cd learndir
+curl -LO https://downloads.bellarender.com/bella_engine_sdk-25.3.0-linux.tar.gz
+tar -xvf  bella_engine_sdk-25.3.0-linux.tar.gz
+git clone https://git.indoodle.com/jason/joomer-bella-basic-renderer.git
+cd joomer-bella-basic-renderer
+make all -j4
+bin/Linux/release/joomer-bella-basic-renderer -r
+file ./joomer-bella-basic-renderer.png
+```
+
+## Windows (win10) 
+- [optioanl] Install https://git-scm.com
+
+- Download Visual Studio Community Edition 2022
+- Run VisualStudioSetup.exe
+- Workload = [x] Desktop developemnt with C++
+- Individial components = [x] Git For Windows
+
+Run **x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2022**
+```
+cd %USERPROFILE%
+mkdir learndir
+cd learndir
+curl -LO https://downloads.bellarender.com/bella_engine_sdk-25.3.0-win32.zip
+tar -xf bella_engine_sdk-25.3.0-win32.zip
+git clone https://git.indoodle.com/jason/joomer-bella-basic-renderer.git
+cd joomer-bella-basic-renderer
+set PATH=%PATH%;bella_engine_sdk\lib 
+msbuild joomer-bella-basic-renderer.vcxproj /p:Configuration=Debug /p:Platform=x64
+joomer-bella-basic-renderer.exe 
+start mspaint joomer-bella-basic-renderer.png
+```
+