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From: martin@saturn.uucp (Martin J. Schedlbauer)
Subject: [visualization] Re: Info on graphics routines
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Archive-name: graphics/reference/graphicsgems/1991-03-24
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In article <1991Mar19.155624@geohub.gcn.uoknor.edu> jimmey@geohub.gcn.uoknor.edu writes:
>
>I  am  looking for some specific visualization routines.  These routines
>need  to  be  able to display a 3D solid object (cube, sphere, etc.) and
>rotate  or move it.  It would be nice if some shading/shadowing could be
>done.
>

You probably would want to get the book "Graphics Gems" by Andrew Glassner.
It contains a wealth of info on common graphics problems/solutions. source
code for the algorithms in available via ftp.

Your local software or bookstore should be able to get you that book. It was published in 1990.

	...Martin



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