DirectX is just for game programming?

Hi,

I have a term project and have a couple of months by the due date. My teacher asked us to do a 3D simulation for a system. I can do that in Matlab. Alternatively, I thought DirectX might be better graphically. What do you guys think of that?

thanks,

DirectX is suited for all kind of the 3D programming, not only games.

My first "serious" project with DirectX was a 3-D graphing calculator. It worked very well and DirectX made the job much easier (and the rendering faster). DirectX can be used for anything that requires 3-D graphics.