5.2. PRIMITIVES

• 5.2.1. 2D AND 3D PRIMITIVES
• 5.2.2. PLANAR PRIMITIVES
• 5.2.3. PRIMITIVE PLANES
• 5.2.4. COPLANAR POINTS

Figure 5.1.a shows the PHIGS graphic primitives. The generic name is to the name used throughout this document to refer generally to a given primitive. The specific name is the actual PHIGS primitive name.

Generic name	Example	Specific name
POLYLINE		polyline polyline set with color
POLYMARKER		polymarker
TEXT		text
ANNOTATION TEXT		annotation text relative
FILL AREA		fill area fill area set fill area set with data set of fill area sets with data
CELL ARRAY		cell array cell array 3 PLUS
TRIANGLE SET		triangle set with data
TRIANGLE STRIP		triangle strip with data
QUADRILATERAL MESH		quadrilateral mesh with data
NON-UNIFORM B-SPLINE		non-uniform b-spline curve non-uniform b-spline surface