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COHEN-SUTHERLAND TWO-STEP CLIPPING METHOD [1 record]

Record 1 2001-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

A generalized clipping approach is the Cohen-Sutherland method, in which the classic clipping algorithm is broken into two steps... The "roder" determines whether a line is on, partially on, or off the screen, and the "pusher" clips it to the proper length.

Key term(s)
  • Cohen-Sutherland two-step clipping method

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
CONT

Le clipping (méthode de Cohen-Sutherland). Le but du clipping est de déterminer quelle partie d'un objet appartient à la fenêtre d'affichage.

Spanish

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