From: Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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Subject: Re: a 3D displaying question
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On Tue, 09 May 2000 16:11:51 -0700, Pyros
<yagodaNOyaSPAM AT netvision DOT net DOT il DOT invalid> wrote:

>I have a array of trios of 3d points that makes 3d triangles. i
>also have a 3d point+an angle which is the
>camera. i'm having trouble with sorting the triangles by drawing
>order, meaning: the triangle that is drawn first might be
>covered by a triangle that is closer to the camera

Try sorting them by maximum Z value.  That's a simple algorithm that
fails in many cases, but it works most of the time.

If you need more help, check the comp.graphics.algorithms FAQ for
"painter's algorithm".

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