Finished refractor

TheRepo/TheLabs/Mesh.cs

@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ public class Mesh : IDisposable
             GL.VertexAttribPointer(1, 2, VertexAttribPointerType.Float, false, stride, 3 * sizeof(float));
             GL.EnableVertexAttribArray(1);
         }
-        // ... (you could add more layouts)
         
         GL.BindVertexArray(0);
     }

TheRepo/TheLabs/MyExampleWindow.cs

@@ -36,28 +36,19 @@ namespace TheLabs
         { 
             // This is called when the window is created and is where we can set up OpenGL resources.
             base.OnLoad();
-            string shaderVertPath = "Shaders/shader.vert";
-            string texturePath = "Textures/placeholder.png";
+            //GL.Disable(EnableCap.CullFace);
             
-            if (!File.Exists(shaderVertPath))
-            {
-                throw new FileNotFoundException($"The shader file was not found at: {Path.GetFullPath(shaderVertPath)}");
-            }
-            if (!File.Exists(texturePath))
-            {
-                throw new FileNotFoundException($"The texture file was not found at: {Path.GetFullPath(texturePath)}");
-            }
             //GL.PolygonMode(MaterialFace.FrontAndBack, PolygonMode.Line);
             // Set The background color to a nice blue.
             GL.ClearColor(0.2f, 0.3f, 0.3f, 1.0f); 
             GL.Enable(EnableCap.DepthTest);
             _shader = new Shader("Shaders/shader.vert", "Shaders/shader.frag");
-
             _cubeMesh = ShapeFactory.CreateTexturedCube();
             _cubeTexture = new Texture("Textures/placeholder.png");
-            
             _cubeObject = new RenderObject(_cubeMesh, _shader, _cubeTexture);
-            _cubeObject.Position = new Vector3(-0.75f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+            _cubeObject.Position = new Vector3(0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f);
+            _cubeObject.Scale = new Vector3(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f);
+            
 
         }
 
@@ -72,9 +63,16 @@ namespace TheLabs
             
             // --- Set up Camera ---
             Matrix4 view = Matrix4.CreateTranslation(0.0f, 0.0f, -3.0f);
+            float aspectRatio = (float)Size.X / Size.Y;
+
+            // 2. Add a safety check for divide-by-zero
+            if (Size.Y == 0 || Size.X == 0)
+            {
+                aspectRatio = 1.0f; // Default to 1:1 if window is minimized
+            }
             Matrix4 projection = Matrix4.CreatePerspectiveFieldOfView(
                 MathHelper.DegreesToRadians(45f),
-                Size.X / (float)Size.Y,
+                aspectRatio,
                 0.1f,
                 100.0f
             );

TheRepo/TheLabs/RenderObject.cs

@@ -28,13 +28,16 @@ public class RenderObject
         Shader.SetInt("uTexture", 0);
         // 2. Bind Texture
         Texture.Use(); // Assumes you have a Texture class
-        
         // 3. Calculate Model Matrix
         Matrix4 model = Matrix4.CreateScale(Scale) * Matrix4.CreateFromQuaternion(Rotation) * Matrix4.CreateTranslation(Position);        
-        // 4. Set Uniforms
-        Shader.SetMatrix4("model", model);
-        Shader.SetMatrix4("view", view);
-        Shader.SetMatrix4("projection", projection);
+        int modelLoc = GL.GetUniformLocation(Shader.Handle, "model");
+        GL.UniformMatrix4(modelLoc, false, ref model); // Try TRUE here
+
+        int viewLoc = GL.GetUniformLocation(Shader.Handle, "view");
+        GL.UniformMatrix4(viewLoc, false, ref view); // Try TRUE here
+
+        int projLoc = GL.GetUniformLocation(Shader.Handle, "projection");
+        GL.UniformMatrix4(projLoc, false, ref projection); // Try TRUE here
         
         // 5. Tell the Mesh to draw itself
         Mesh.Draw();

TheRepo/TheLabs/ShapeFactory.cs

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public static class ShapeFactory
         
         uint[] indices = {
             // Front face
-            0, 1, 2,
+            0, 2, 1,
             0, 2, 3,
             // Back face
             4, 5, 6,
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ public static class ShapeFactory
             8, 9, 10,
             8, 10, 11,
             // Right face
-            12, 13, 14,
+            12, 14, 13,
             12, 14, 15,
             // Top face
             16, 17, 18,
             16, 18, 19,
             // Bottom face
-            20, 21, 22,
+            20, 22, 21,
             20, 22, 23
         };