3d Graphics

Author: Priyanshu Malhotra

3D Graphics is also known as 3D models. It involves the creation, display and manipulation of the objects in the three dimensions. 3D CAD and 3D graphics programs enable the objects to be produced on the X (Width)-Y (Height)-Z (Depth) scale.

The process of creating 3D computer graphics can be divided into three basic phases:

  
• 3D Modeling: It exemplifies the process of shaping the object.

 

• Layout and Animation: It provides the details regarding the motion and placement of objects.

 

• 3D Rendering: It gives out an image of the object.

 

 
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History of Computer Graphics

The field of computer graphics has developed alongside the development of the digital computer. In 1959, MIT’s Lincoln Labs TX-2 computer gave birth to the field of interactive computer graphics. By the mid 1960′s major corporations, such as TRW, Lockheed, General Electric and Sperry Rand, had already started research and development in computer graphics. IBM’s 2250 graphics terminal was the first commercially available graphics computer.

In 1969, the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) initiated a Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH) to promote the generation and dissemination of information on computer graphics and interactive techniques. SIGGRAPH interests include simulation and modeling, computer generated art, digital motion analysis, text editing and composition, cartography and mapping, computer aided design, and computer graphics software and hardware.
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