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PROJECTION PLANE [2 records]

Record 1 2016-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
  • Plane Geometry
CONT

A projection plane is an imaginary surface on which the view of the object is projected and drawn. This surface is imagined to exist between the object and the observer. The observer's line of sight is always perpendicular to the projection plane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
  • Géométrie plane
CONT

[...] les formes de la pièce (objet) doivent être représentées devant soi et de manière à ce qu'ils soient perpendiculaires à notre vision. Ensuite, il suffit d'amener cette représentation sur un plan de projection situé en arrière.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

In the process of transforming a 3-D image to 2-D, straight rays are calculated from points on the image to the center of projection (COP). These rays pass through a plane between the object and the COP. This plane is called the projection plane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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