Graphical data processing. With an introduction into PHIGS and PHIGS-PLUS
This is the second revised and extended edition of a textbook on methods of graphical data processing. The book is divided into 12 chapters and 4 appendixes. A first part with 10 chapters deals with an introduction in the area of graphical data processing, mathematical fundamentals and an overview on some aspects of the area. In a second part with 2 chapters and the appendices the author presents an introduction in the graphical standard PHIGS and PHIGS-PLUS. The first and second chapter of the book are short introduction to the area of graphical data processing. Then in chapter 3 methods for interpolation are presented. The fourth chapter deals with graphical transformation and homogeneous coordinates of space. An introduction in curves is given in chapter 5, some features of spline, Bézier and \(B\)-spline curves are detailed discussed. A short overview about coons, bicubic, Bézier and \(B\)-spline surfaces is done in chapter 6. The classification of models for bodies is also short done in chapter 7. Very detailed the area of geometry cells are presented in chapter 8. The first part ends with two short chapters about finite elements and surface definition with finite elements. The basic concepts and an overview of PHIGS and PHIGS-PLUS are presented comprehensive in the last two chapters. Appendix A contains a glossary with 274 items in the area of the graphical standards. In the 100 pages of Appendix B and Appendix C an explanation of every function (the parameter and effect) of the graphical standard PHIGS and PHIGS-PLUS is given. The last Appendix enclosed an description of an example of programming with the standard. The book is a convenient material in the area of graphical data processing.
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