3D Terminology

3. a flat surface that forms part of the boundary of a solid object
4. the smallest distinguishable cube in a three-dimensional image
7. a beginning or starting point in a 3D scene
8. the process of creating a photorealistic 2D image from 3D models
9. the process of stretching a flat, 2D shape vertically to create a 3D object in a scene
11. a 3D object representation consisting of a collection of vertices and polygons
12. a virtual camera from which rendering is performed, also sometimes referred to as 'eye'
13. a plane figure with at least three straight sides and angles

1. Mapping the application of patterns or images to three-dimensional graphics to enhance the realism of their surfaces
2. a curve defined by polynomial interpolation through control points.
4. a corner point of a polygon
5. a chip or electronic circuit capable of rendering graphics for display on an electronic device
6. refers to vertex & rendering primitive connectivity information
10. Tracing recursively tracing paths of light rays through a 3D scene
14. a common 3D file format.