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Re: Z-Buffer question [message #8295 is a reply to message #8214]

Wed, 19 February 1997 00:00

davidf
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Registered: September 1996

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Robert Moss writes:

> So, what is this "real solution" that I mentioned?
> It's very simple... turn _off_ the Z buffering.

You wouldn't be a physicist would you, Robert?
I've seen this reductionist tendency before. But, of
course, this doesn't go far enough. We could have
left the whole Z-buffer completely out of it! :-)

The only *problem* with this line of reasoning, so
far as I can see--but you understand I got a Ph.D. in
Biochemistry--is that without the Z-buffer we don't
have much of a question here. I just presumed there
was some reason the guy was fooling around in there,
but he wanted us to see the essential part of the problem.

> Voila! The exact same output that you would have seen had you used
> the X device. The moral of the story is simple... if you don't
> specifically need 3D hidden line removal, don't use it.

Well, the other possible moral is that more of us should
have paid attention during that reductio absurdo (I skipped
the Latin class) lecture in Philosoply 101. :-)

I appreciate the correction though. As usual, you are
absolutely right!

Cheers!

David

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		Z-Buffer question By: rew032 on Wed, 19 February 1997 00:00
		Re: Z-Buffer question By: Robert Moss on Fri, 21 February 1997 00:00
		Re: Z-Buffer question By: Struan Gray on Fri, 21 February 1997 00:00
		Re: Z-Buffer question By: brian.jackel on Thu, 20 February 1997 00:00
		Re: Z-Buffer question By: Struan Gray on Thu, 20 February 1997 00:00
		Re: Z-Buffer question By: Robert Moss on Wed, 19 February 1997 00:00
		Re: Z-Buffer question By: davidf on Wed, 19 February 1997 00:00

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