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From: amamaral@elrond.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Point inside of polygon revisited...
Message-ID: <952@elrond.CalComp.COM>
Date: Mon, 15-Jun-87 16:17:32 EDT
Article-I.D.: elrond.952
Posted: Mon Jun 15 16:17:32 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 17-Jun-87 05:40:58 EDT
References: <948@elrond.CalComp.COM>
Organization: Calcomp, A Lockheed Company, Hudson, NH, USA
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Keywords: ray tracing, graphics, polygon intersection
Summary: Oh, yes, I forgot to say...

In article <948@elrond.CalComp.COM>, amamaral@elrond.CalComp.COM (Alan Amaral) writes:
> 
> A while ago someone asked for a method for determining whether or not
> a point was inside or outside of a polygon.  I have the replies, and
> am in the process of implementing just such a function, but have come
> up against what I view as a significant problem.
> 

I forgot to say in that last message that I am working in 3 space, so the
concepts of local minima and maxima are not as straight forward as in 2 space.
(are they?) I have been working on this particular problem on and off for a
while now, with no luck.

Thanks for any help...


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