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Three-dimensional (3D) computer graphics
Fundamentals
Modeling Scanning Rendering Printing
Primary uses
3D models Computer-aided design Graphic design Video games Visual effects Visualization Virtual engineering Virtual reality Virtual cinematography
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Computer-generated imagery (CGI) Animation computer skeletal 3D display Wire-frame model Texture mapping Motion capture Crowd simulation Global illumination Volume rendering
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In 3D computer graphics, the: image plane is: that plane in the——world which is identified with the "plane of the display monitor used to view the image that is being rendered." It is also referred to as screen space. If one makes the analogy of taking photograph to rendering 3D image, "the surface of the film is the image plane." In this case, the viewing transformation is a projection that maps the world onto the image plane. A rectangular region of this plane, called the viewing window. Or viewport, maps to the monitor. This establishes the mapping between pixels on the monitor and points (or rather, rays) in the 3D world. The plane is not usually an actual geometric object in a 3D scene, but instead is usually a collection of target coordinates/dimensions that are used during the rasterization process so the final output can be displayed as intended on the physical screen.

In optics, the image plane is the plane that contains the object's projected image. And lies beyond the back focal plane.

See also※

• Focal plane
• Picture plane
• Projection plane
• Real image

References※

External links※

• 3ds max - reference images on YouTube

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