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From: robert@texas.asd.sgi.com (Robert Skinner)
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Subject: Re: Fastest way to find world -> screen mapping
Message-ID: <1991Jun4.161148.6269@fido.wpd.sgi.com>
Date: 4 Jun 91 16:11:48 GMT
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In article <1991Jun4.032014.18721@resmel.bhp.com.au>, tim@merlin.resmel.bhp.com.au (Tim Monks,,) writes:
|> To unask the question: I want to draw an object of fixed
|> screen dimensions at (x,y,z) in world coodinates. I can't
|> see how to use matrix ops. to do this.
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why can't you simply replace the viewing matrix with one appropriate
to draw your screenspace object, then just draw it?  

Its not really clear if you have any other requirements you haven't
stated, but this seems to be the easy way to draw something in screen
space.  

-- 
Robert Skinner
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