A Portable Three-Dimensional Computer Graphics Software Package.

Abstract

A portable three-dimensional computer graphics software package was developed utilizing the Fortran language. The package included the capability of displaying any object as a wire-frame image, as a wire-frame image with hidden lines removed, or as a solid figure with hidden surfaces removed. This computer graphics package provides the user with the ability to rotate, scale, and translate any part of the displayable image. It was utilized to display images or four distinct display devices with only minor software alterations. Three totally different host computer supported the four display devices. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA081037

Entities

People

  • Homer John Rood Sr

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Computations
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Graphics
  • Host Computers
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Language
  • Light Pens
  • Lists (Data Structures)
  • Operating Systems
  • Storage
  • Storage Tubes
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Computer Vision.
  • Database Systems and Applications