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Software rendering 3d triangles in the proper order

I'm implementing a basic 3d rendering engine in software (for education purposes, please don't mention to use an API). When I project a triangle from 3d to 2d coordinates, I draw the triangle. ...
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OpenGL Fast-Object Instancing Error

I have some code that loops through a set of objects and renders instances of those objects. The list of objects that needs to be rendered is stored as a std::map>, where an object of class ...
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What's the standard location of a 3D clipping box?

The way I understand 3D rendering, polygons are transformed using several matrices, and they are then clipped if they are not inside a certain box, before projecting the box onto the screen. Before ...
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What does multisampling skip or improve? (so it can be faster than supersampling)

I never really fully understood this, or found an article which explained all the steps in a friendly way. I'll start with what I do know already (which I hope do not contain misconceptions). I'm ...
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OpenGL : Suggestion on handling collision detection and vertex data?

I was thinking how to do collision detection in my OpenGL application and came to conclusion that I should keep two copies of my geometry data. 1)First copy : Only for OpenGL rendering purposes.This ...
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Clever way to do the Sonic 2 Bonus Stage effect saving memory

What would be a good way to save memory to achieve an effect like this one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K89LkvL9JZ0 We're using pre-rendered 3D. I'm asking this because this naive approach of ...
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Mobile 3D engine renders alpha as full-object transparency

I am running a iOS project using the isgl3d framework for showing pod files. I have a stylish car with 0.5 alpha windows, that I wish to render on a camera background, seeking some augmented reality ...
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Render an image with layers for shadows /reflections, object and ground in 3D Studio Max?

I have a scene with a simple object standing on the ground in the center. This object has shadows and reflections on the ground. How can I render an image containing 3 separate layers for The ...
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What name (if any) applies to this particular 3D rendering technique?

Is there a name for this technique where when instead of rendering certain polygons, you just calculate a few key points and do the drawings in 2d? For instance, instead of rendering a sphere, you ...
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Model not rendering correctly XNA

Basically i am trying to render a model yet it seems to draw polygons that should be behind something, in front of it. So i end up seeing some faces that should be behind something, totally covering ...
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LWJGL Rendering a 2D Object at a Certain Position On-Screen

Okay, so in LWJGL, how can I render a 2D object (maybe for like a menu, or meter that shows up on screen during the game), and have control over size and position on screen? So I can tell it what ...
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Should there be a limit to how many in game models there is for a 3d MMORPG?

I was considering building a character creator/customizer program that would enable a player to create their own 3d model based off of a series of preset body parts. i.e. A player could choose to add ...
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What exactly causes a surface to overlap another?

I cannot really figure out what causes one surface to overlap another. In a 3D engine I'm creating, my technique is failing in edge cases. My method is sorting the surfaces to be painted from the ...
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How can I render text above a mesh in DirectX 9?

I want to render some text over a mesh in my DirectX app. It will have a similar application to health bars for units in games, just as text rather than a bar. I'm looking for the simplest way to do ...
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having problems while rendering in Maya 2008 [closed]

I am having problems while rendering in Maya 2008. 1 frame is taking 1 hr. My 5 computers have config of : core i3 , 1 gb ATI radeon graphics card, 8 GB Ram. OS: win Xp pro 32 bit. I am giving ...

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