Surface Vs. Volume Graphics

• Surface Graphics

  • Rendering sensitive to scene complexity
    • pixelization embedded in viewing
  • Variable memory and processing requirement
  • No aliasing
  • Continuous transformations

• Volume Graphics

  • Rendering insensitive to scene complexity
    • Voxelization decoupled from viewing
  • Large, but constant memory, processing
  • Frequent aliasing
  • Discrete transformations

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