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Computer aided design software.

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phong E material

Software; CAD

A shading material that is an extension of the Phong material.

photon map

Software; CAD

A 3D representation of the accumulated light energy at certain photon bounce points, required to produce global illumination and caustic effects.

In dynamics, a constraint that links two rigid bodies at a specified position. It works as if the two objects were connected by a metal pin with a ball joint between its ends. You can pin together ...

pivot point

Software; CAD

A specific position in 3D space used as a reference for the transformations of objects, particularly for rotations. Every object (and group of objects) has a pivot point that can be moved relative to ...

pixel

Software; CAD

The smallest controllable segment of a display. Also known as picture element.

planar polygon

Software; CAD

In modeling, a polygon with vertices all lying in the same plane. For example, a tri-polygon is always planar because you cannot bend or twist a polygon with only three vertices describing it.