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Uses of Computer Graphics Computer Aided Design

This document discusses various topics in computer graphics including visible surface determination algorithms, illumination and shading models, and applications of computer graphics. It summarizes that computer graphics is used for computer-aided design, presentation graphics, computer art, entertainment, education and training, visualization, image processing, and graphical user interfaces. It also provides a classification of computer graphics applications based on dimensionality, type of interaction, role of the picture, and logical/temporal relationships.

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Uses of Computer Graphics Computer Aided Design

This document discusses various topics in computer graphics including visible surface determination algorithms, illumination and shading models, and applications of computer graphics. It summarizes that computer graphics is used for computer-aided design, presentation graphics, computer art, entertainment, education and training, visualization, image processing, and graphical user interfaces. It also provides a classification of computer graphics applications based on dimensionality, type of interaction, role of the picture, and logical/temporal relationships.

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Visible-Surface Determination: Functions of Two Variables,

Techniques for Efficient Visible-Surface Algorithms,


Algorithms for Visible-Line Determination, The z-Buffer
Algorithms, List-Priority Algorithms, Area-Subdivision
Algorithms, Algorithms for Octress, Algorithms for Curved
Surfaces, Visible-Surface Ray Tracing.
Illumination and Shading: Illumination Models, Shading
Models for Polygons, Surface Detail, Shadows, Transparency,
Inter object Reflections, Physically Based Illumination Models,
Extended Light Sources, Spectral Sampling. (8L) Master of
Computer Applications187
Text Book:
1. Foley, Dam Van, Feiner, Hughes “Computer Graphics
Principles & Practice”, 11th Edition., Pearson Education, New
Delhi, 2004.

Reference Book:
1. Hearn D. & Baker M.P. “Computer Graphics”, PHI, New
Delhi, 2006.

Materials are prepared primarily from Computer Graphics, By


Hearn and Baker

Uses of computer graphics


COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
A major use of computer graphics is in design processes, particularly for engineering and
architectural systems, but almost all products are now computer designed. Generally referred to
as CAD, computer-aided design methods are now routinely used in the design of buildings,
automobiles, aircraft, watercraft, spacecraft, computers, textiles, and many other products.
PRESENTATION GRAPHICS
Another major application area is presentation graphics, used to produce illustrations for reports.
Presentation graphics is commonly used to summarize financial, statistical, mathematical,
scientific, and economic data for research reports, managerial reports, consumer information
bulletins, and other types of reports.

COMPUTER ART
Computer graphics methods are widely used in both fine art and commercial art applications.

ENTERTAINMENT
Computer graphics methods are now commonly used in making motion pictures, music videos,
and television shows. Sometimes the graphics scenes are displayed by themselves, sometimes
graphics objects are combined with the actors and live scenes.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING


Computer-generated models of physical, financial, and economic systems are often used as
educational aids. Models of physical systems, physiological systems, population trends, or
equipment can help trainees to understand the operation of the system.

VISUALIZATION
Scientists, engineers, medical personnel, business analysts, and others often need to analyze large
amounts of information or to study the behavior of certain processes. Numerical simulations
carried out on supercomputers frequently produce data files containing thousands and even
millions of data values. Similarly, satellite cameras and other sources are amassing large data
files faster than they can be interpreted. Scanning these large sets of number to determine trends
and relationships is a tedious and ineffective process. But if the data are converted to a visual
form, the trends and patterns are often immediately apparent.

IMAGE PROCESSING
Although methods used in computer graphics and Image processing overlap, the two areas are
concerned with fundamentally different operations. In computer graphics, a computer is used to
create a picture. Image processing, on the other hand. applies techniques to modify or interpret
existing pictures, such as photographs. Two principal applications of image processing are (1)
improving picture quality and (2) machine perception of visual information, as used in robotics.

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES


It is common now for software packages to provide a graphical interface.
Classification of applications:
This classification have been taken from Foley, Dam Van, Feiner, Hughes
“Computer Graphics Principles & Practice”,

Dimensionality: - 2D/ 3D

Type of interaction: - Offline Plotting/


Interactive Graphics

Role of picture: - End product Picture/


Part of larger process design diagram

Logical and Temporal relationship: -


One picture at a time/ Time varying
sequence of related of related pictures.

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