METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA ORGANIZATION FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICS PIPELINE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a method and a system which couple apexes of a data structure consisting of strips and fans in order to render a three-dimensional object by a more efficient pipeline. SOLUTION: A processor 420 first converts and illuminates the apex of each model in an array of apexes of models to generate an output array 412. A polygon engine reads a series of instructions from a list 220 of indexes, and each instruction is to refer to converted apexes in the output array 412. The list 220 of indexes is so arranged that all pairs of sequentialized indexes indicate that corresponding converted apexes which are stored in the output array 412 should be connected.