High resolution color raster computer animation of space filling molecular models

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6535377

Max, N L

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
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

640305* -- Atomic
Molecular & Chemical Physics-- Atomic & Molecular Theory-- (-1987)
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990200 -- Mathematics & Computers
CDC COMPUTERS
COLOR
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COMPUTERS
IMAGES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MOLECULAR MODELS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RESOLUTION
SIMULATION