- 2070 Asar · 2 marks
Short note: Application of 3D transformation
Short answer
3D transformations translate, rotate, scale objects. Applications include CAD/CAM (design and viewing), animation and games (character/camera motion), VR/simulation (changing viewer position), medical imaging (manipulating CT/MRI scans), robotics (arm positioning), and the viewing pipeline for converting world to viewing coordinates.
Write a short note on application of 3D transformation.
3D transformations (translation, rotation, scaling, reflection, shearing) are used to place, move and view objects in space. Applications:
- CAD/CAM and architecture: moving, rotating and scaling parts of a design, viewing from different angles.
- Animation and games: moving characters and cameras, object rotation and scaling.
- Virtual reality and simulation: flight and driving simulators, where the viewer position changes.
- Medical imaging: rotating and resizing 3D scans (CT, MRI).
- Robotics: describing the position of robot arms.
- Viewing pipeline: converting world coordinates to viewing coordinates and projecting them.
- Scientific visualization: viewing molecules, terrain and data models.
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