Displaying 3D Polygon Animations
API
API is an abbreviation of application program interface this is basically what makes the program work as it includes the tools and protocols to do so.
API’s are used in MS- windows to allow the user to create applications and ultimately make learning the basics of the software easier for the user.
Direct3D
Is an API created by Microsoft to allow the user to produce 3D programs that can use whatever graphics acceleration device is installed in the computer.
Graphics Pipeline
Graphics pipeline more commonly known as rendering pipeline refers to the rasterisation based rendering of a 3D image transforming it in to a 2D image
Clipping
Geometric primitives that now fall completely outside of the viewing frustum will not be visible and are discarded at this stage.
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