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In 3D computer graphics, hidden surface determination (also known as hidden surface removal (HSR), occlusion culling (OC) or visible surface determination (VSD)) is the process used to determine which surfaces and parts of surfaces are not visible from a certain viewpoint. A hidden surface determination algorithm is a solution to the visibility problem, which was one of the first major problems in the field of 3D computer graphics. The process of hidden surface determination is sometimes called hiding, and such an algorithm is sometimes called a hider. The analogue for line rendering is hidden line removal. Hidden surface determination is necessary to render an image correctly, so that one cannot look through walls in Virtual Reality.
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What is a Retractable Chalk Line used for and why must it be snapped against a surface?
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Why hidden surface should be removed in graphics system?
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If a center line and a hidden line coincide with one another which line is drawn?
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What is hidden line?
A line that you draw but cant be very well seen.
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The line perpendicular to a surface at a point is called the normal
The line at right angles to a surface?
A line with equal angles from a surface is referred to as being normal
