In addition to the simple primitives, PHIGS also provides a number of advanced primitives. These are used to introduce additional data (scales, vectors or colors) for each point defining the geometry of a primitive. PHIGS also includes attributes for defining light sources, as well as the light's reflection characteristics.
Advanced primitives include : PPLS3C Polyline Set 3 with Colour
PFAS3D Fill Area Set 3 with Data
PFASD Fill Area Set with Data
PSFAS3 Set of Fill Area Set 3 with data
PSFASD Set of Fill Area Set with Data
PTS3D Triangle Set 3 with Data
PTSD Triangle Set with Data
PTST3D Triangle Strip 3 with Data
PTSTD Triangle Strip with Data
PQM3D Quadrilateral Mesh 3 with Data
PQMD Quadrilateral Mesh with Data
All these functions are desribed in theGraphic Functions and GPHIGS User's guide manuals.