Computer Science III B.
Sc CS Sem : VI Year 2019 - 2020
Subject: Graphics and Multimedia
Google Classroom : oefqdki Subject Code: 63A
Output Primitives
Unit 1: Line function
Dr.M.Manimaran,
Associate Professor,
Department Computer Science,
SKACAS
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SNAP TALK / ATTENDANCE
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Lecture Agenda
• Line function
• Poly line
• PHIGS, GKS
• wcpoints
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EXPECTED OUTCOME
After studying this class, you should be able to:
• To understand the concepts of Line function
• To understand the concepts of Poly line
• To understand the concepts of PHIGS, GKS
• To understand the concepts of wcpoints
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LINE FUNCTION
• A procedure for specifying straight-line segments can be
set up in a number of different forms.
• In PHIGS(Programmer's Hierarchical
Interactive Graphics Standard), GKS(Graphical
Kernel System), and some other packages, the two-
dimensional line function
• where parameter n is assigned an integer value equal to
the number of coordinate positions to be input
• wcpoints is the array of input world coordinate values
for line segment endpoints.
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LINE FUNCTION
• This function is used to define a set of n – 1 connected
straight line segments.
• Because series of connected line segments occur more
often than isolated line segments in graphics applications,
polyline provides a more general line function
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LINE FUNCTION
• To display a single straight-line segment, we set n -= 2
and list the x and y values of the two endpoint
coordinates.
• As an example of the use of polyline, the following
statements generate two connected line segments, with
endpoints at (50, 103, (150, 2501, and (250,100):
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LINE FUNCTION
wcPoints[ll .x = SO;
wcPoints[ll .y = 100;
wcPoints[21 .x = 150;
wc~oints[2l.y = 250;
wc~oints[3l.x = 250;
wcPoints[31 .y = 100;
polyline ( 3 , wcpoints);
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LINE FUNCTION
• Coordinate references in the polyline function are stated as
absolute coordinate values
• For example, if location (3,2) is the last position that has been
referenced in an application program,
• a relative coordinate specification of (2, -1) corresponds to an
absolute position of (5,1).
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LINE FUNCTION
• Implementation of the polyline procedure is accomplished by
first performing a series of coordinate transformations, then
malung a sequence of calls to a device-level line-drawing
routine.
• In PHIGS, the input line endpoints are actually specified in
modeling coordinates, which are then converted to world
coordinates.
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Key Points
• frame buffer addresses
• relative or absolute coordinates
• frame buffer array
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MCQ
1) We set the line-color value in PHIGS with the
function
a) setPolylineColorIndex (lc)
b) setline Color()
c) SETPOLYLINECOLORINDEX (lc)
d) Only b
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MCQ
2) _______ is the array of input world coordinate values
for line segment endpoints.
a) Wc points
b) setline Color()
c) Both
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MCQ ANSWERS
1) Answer: a
Explanation: The setPolylineColorIndex (lc)
function is used to set the line color.
2) wcpoints
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VIDEO URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JIh04rHIEA
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Next Lecture
Circle Generating Algorithms
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DISCUSSIONS
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