Introduction to Interactive Computer GraphicsComputer science textbook on computer graphics - covers technical aspects, equipment, visual display units, three-dimensional modelling and simulation, applications in design, mapping, architecture, etc., and includes a directory of vendors in the USA and a guide to information sources. Illustrations and photographs. |
Contents
Input Devices at the Work Station 348 | 3 |
Interactive Display Devices | 27 |
Plots Hard Copies Photographs | 45 |
Graphics Support | 60 |
Building the Computer Model | 77 |
Interactive Input Techniques | 93 |
Viewing the Computer Model | 122 |
ThreeDimensional Viewing | 135 |
Application Programs | 162 |
Management Concerns | 189 |
Application Survey | 231 |
REFERENCES | 244 |