// SET UP THE PIPELINE

        D3DXMATRIX matRotateY;    // a matrix to store the rotation information

        static float index = 0.0f; index+=0.5f;    // an ever-increasing float value

        // build a matrix to rotate the model based on the increasing float value
        D3DXMatrixRotationY(&matRotateY, 0);

        // tell Direct3D about our matrix
        D3DDevice->SetTransform(D3DTS_WORLD, &matRotateY);

        D3DXMATRIX matView;    // the view transform matrix

        D3DXMatrixLookAtLH(&matView,
                          &D3DXVECTOR3 (0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f),    // the camera position
                           &D3DXVECTOR3 (0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0),    // the look-at position
                           &D3DXVECTOR3 (0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f));    // the up direction

        D3DDevice->SetTransform(D3DTS_VIEW, &matView);    // set the view transform to matView

        D3DXMATRIX matProjection;     // the projection transform matrix

        D3DXMatrixOrthoLH(&matProjection,    // the horizontal field of view
                                   (FLOAT)SCREEN_WIDTH, (FLOAT)SCREEN_HEIGHT, // aspect ratio
                                   1.0f,    // the near view-plane
                                   100.0f);    // the far view-plane

        D3DDevice->SetTransform(D3DTS_PROJECTION, &matProjection);    // set the projection