CSci 480 Lecture Notes

(Fall) Week Seven, Monday; (Summer) Week Three, Thursday: Object Hierarchy and Simple PHIGS

Handout: "Rotating a Weather Map", copyright 1999 by Dr. Dobb's Journal (fair use for educational purposes).

7.1 Geometric Modeling

These are some common types of models for which computer graphics is used:

Organizational models
Quantitative models
Geometric models

Geometric Models

Hierarchy in Geometric Models

Model, Application Program, and Graphics System

7.2 Retained-Mode Graphics Packages

Central Structure Storage

Limitations

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