High resolution color raster computer animation of space filling molecular models
Conference
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OSTI ID:6535377
The ATOMLLL system efficiently produces realistic photographs of ball-and-stick or space-filling molecular models, with color shading, highlights, shadows, and transparency. The hidden surface problem for a scene composed of intersecting spheres and cylinders is solved on a CDC-7600, which outputs onto magnetic tape the outlines of the visible parts of each object. The outlines are then rendered, at up to 4096 x 4096 resolution, by a Dicomed D-48 color film recorder, controlled by a Varian V-75 minicomputer. The Varian computes the shading and highlights for each pixel in a fast microcoded loop. Recent modifications to give shadows and transparency are described.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6535377
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-85547; CONF-810635-1; TRN: 81-009851
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: National Computer Graphics Association conference, Baltimore, MD, USA, 14 Jun 1981
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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