When creating XAML by hand isn't feasible

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In my previous XAML-related post, Mike asked about my conversion from SVG to XAML.  I know of two such programs that help with this (and I see Will also listed them in a comment):

  • XAMLConverter from Xamlon, which is currently in sync with the March CTP
  • SVG2XAML, a gotdotnet workspace.  I haven't tried this, but I believe it only works with the PDC 2003 Longhorn build, so that's probably not going to help many people.

I actually couldn't use either of these in my case, since I originally created the playing cards to be compatible with the next Avalon CTP then backported them to the March CTP.

As for 3D XAML, I know of:

  • ZAM 3D, which is also in sync with the March CTP

I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more tool support for XAML in the near future, but is anyone aware of other helpful tools out there?

Comments

  • Anonymous
    May 11, 2005
    Adam Nathan responds to Mike at Median Group (an awesome designer that I had the pleasure to work with...
  • Anonymous
    May 16, 2005
    Thanks for this thread, Adam. It seems inevitable that there will be a strong field of applications and plug-ins to support XAML over the next year or two. XAML is the perfect format to help narrow the communications gap between Designer and Developer.
  • Anonymous
    June 21, 2005
    Last month I talked about tools that create XAML for you, so you don't have to write it by hand. ...