Advances in computer graphics V

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Publication date 5 June 1993

color specification computational geometry Computer Graphics convex hull computation hidden surface removal intersection problems Object Oriented Graphics Solid Modeling windowing

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Proceedings, conferences, collections, etc. pertaining to computer science (68-06) Computer graphics; computational geometry (digital and algorithmic aspects) (68U05)

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The article of this volume will be reviewed under the abbreviation: ``Advances in computer graphics V (1989). The book under review brings together several of the tutorials held at EUROGRAPHICS '89 in Hamburg. The first tutorial, ``Visualization of Scientific Data, gives an overview of methods for displaying scientific results in an easily surveyable and comprehensible form. It presents algorithms and methods utilized to achieve visualization results in a form adequate for humans. The chapter ``Color in Computer Graphics describes the problems of manipulating and matching color in the real world. The main emphasis is placed on the problem of objective color specification for computer graphics systems. ``Advanced Topics in Solid Modeling explores some research directions currently under consideration; particularly, techniques for CSG visualization and manipulating boundary models are covered, with an overview of the next generation of solid modelers completing the chapter. ``Computational Geometry and its Applications to Computer Graphics describes computational geometry and computer graphics from a practical point of view. The discussion includes the problems of hidden surface removal, windowing, convex hull computation and intersection problems. The use and advantages of object-oriented concepts and techniques in the word of Computer Graphics are explained in the chapter ``Object Oriented Graphics. ``Page Description Languages (PDLs) provide today's means to achieve the quality requirements for the output of integrated documents. Applications of PDLS and related problems are discussed. Standardization and conformance form the necessary framework for an outlook on the future of PDLs. The main aim of ``Standards for Computer Graphics and Product Model Data Exchange is to give an overview of such standards. GKS, CGM, CGI, PHIGS, IGES, VDAFS, SET and STEP and their relationships are discussed.

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