Spacecut

Quick meaning: Spacecut is a noun meaning (computer graphics, demoscene) An animated visual effect in which one polyhedron intersects another, forming an empty space where their volumes overlap.

Meaning

(computer graphics, demoscene) An animated visual effect in which one polyhedron intersects another, forming an empty space where their volumes overlap.

Example Sentences

Effect 6: Gouraud spacecut - Probably the worst effect in the demo - has been done miles better before!

Also, since part of a polygon (facet) of one object might be obscured by that of another intersecting object, I would assume that the standard Z-sort alogrithms^([sic]) would not be enough. Does this mean that I would have to use Z-buffering, or tessellate (sp?) the resultant (possibly nonconvex) polygon into triangles and draw them in Z-order? If not, what is a fast way of doing spacecuts?

Word Forms

• spacecuts

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cut-out, clipping, collision, disocclusion, softmask, rotozoomer.

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