More realistic and efficient algorithm for the drawing of 3-D space-filling molecular models

Yanqun Wang

doi:10.1117/12.50353

1 November 1991 More realistic and efficient algorithm for the drawing of 3-D space-filling molecular models

Yanqun Wang

Proceedings Volume 1606, Visual Communications and Image Processing '91: Image Processing; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50353
Event: Visual Communications, '91, 1991, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Presented in this paper is a new approach that can generate the shaded space-filling molecular models more realistically with the light source being in any front direction instead of behind the viewer that is commonly used. Decrease of the intensity with distance is also taken into account to improve realism. Franklin's linearization principle is modified and employed to apply to the situation of intersected spheres and the algorithm is thus efficient.

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Yanqun Wang "More realistic and efficient algorithm for the drawing of 3-D space-filling molecular models", Proc. SPIE 1606, Visual Communications and Image Processing '91: Image Processing, (1 November 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50353

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