“Spherical shading” by Porter
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- Spherical shading
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Abstract:
Hidden surface algorithms in three-dimensional computer graphics have relied on polygons and patches as primitive objects. Spheres are shown to be computationally feasible for transforming and shading. A fast algorithm is presented for the shaded surface display of intersecting spheres. Problems of aliasing common to polygonbased images are resolved. The contribution to molecular graphics is demonstrated.
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