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Figure 1-1. A Section of the New Jerusalem City Hall

Figure 2-1. IRIS Performer Library Hierarchy

Figure 2-2. Relationship of IRIS Performer to Database Formats

Figure 2-3. Partial Inheritance Graph of IRIS Performer Data Types

Figure 4-1. Single Graphics Pipeline

Figure 4-2. Dual Graphics Pipeline

Figure 4-3. Symmetric Viewing Frustum

Figure 4-4. Heading, Pitch, and Roll Angles

Figure 4-5. Single-Channel and Multiple-Channel Display

Figure 5-1. Nodes in the IRIS Performer Hierarchy

Figure 5-2. Shared Instances

Figure 5-3. Cloned Instancing

Figure 6-1. Culling to the Frustum

Figure 6-2. Sample Database Objects and Bounding Volumes

Figure 6-3. How to Partition a Database for Maximum Efficiency

Figure 6-4. Intersection Methods

Figure 7-1. Frame Rate and Phase Control

Figure 7-2. Level-of-Detail Node Structure

Figure 7-3. Level-of-Detail Processing

Figure 7-4. Stress Processing

Figure 7-5. Multiprocessing Models

Figure 8-1. Layered Atmosphere Model

Figure 9-1. BIN-Format Data Objects

Figure 9-2. Soma Cube Puzzle in DWB Form

Figure 9-3. The Famous Teapot in DXF Form

Figure 9-4. Spacecraft Model in FLIGHT Format

Figure 9-5. GFO Database of Mies van der Rohe's German Pavilion

Figure 9-6. Aircar Database in IRIS Inventor Format

Figure 9-7. LSA-Format City Hall Database

Figure 9-8. LSB-Format Operating Room Database

Figure 9-9. Silicon Graphics Office Building as OBJ Database

Figure 9-10. Plethora of Polyhedra in PHD Format

Figure 9-11. Terrain Database Generated by PTU Tools

Figure 9-12. Model in SGO Format

Figure 9-13. Sample STLA Database

Figure 9-14. Early Automobile in SuperViewer SV Format

Figure 10-1. Primitives and Connectivity

Figure 10-2. pfGeoSet Structure

Figure 10-3. pfGeoState Structure

Figure 10-4. pfCycleBuffer and pfCycleMemory Overview

Figure 12-1. Stage Timing Statistics Display

Figure 12-2. Other Statistics Classes

Figure A-1. Simulated view of an atrium

Figure A-2. Another simulated view of the atrium

Figure A-3. Simulated view of a castle

Figure A-4. Simulated hallway view

Figure A-5. Simulated hotel lobby

Figure A-6. Simulated waiting room

Figure A-7. Simulated conference room

Figure A-8. Parliament stairway

Figure A-9. Unity Temple interior