why are CG made w/ triangular polygons?

[triska]

im thinking that triangles are used
because it is the simplest shape?
i dont know, what do you guys think?

 

[Howard]

You can always pass a plane through any 3 points.

 

[JetBlack69]

You can break down most simple polygons into triangles.

 

[aphex]

Wouldn't less points need to be defined as well?

Triangle - 3 pts
Square - 4 pts

and so on...

 

[shortylickens]

Why arent you asking this in the Software, HighlyTechnical or Video Forums?

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Why arent you asking this in the Software, HighlyTechnical or Video Forums?

Why? 😕

 

[MustangSVT]

when you are drunk, its all the same 😉

 

[Fenixgoon]

triangles are the simplest polygons

 

[thirdlegstump]

It's because today's 32bit computers can only handle the first 3 bits of the "32." Hence triangle.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: deathkoba
It's because today's 32bit computers can only handle the first 3 bits of the "32." Hence triangle.

I call BS.

 

[hans030390]

Triangles are the simplest polygons, therefore they're the easiest and quickest to calculate on processors.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: deathkoba
It's because today's 32bit computers can only handle the first 3 bits of the "32." Hence triangle.

I call BS.

It's called a joke :roll:

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: hans030390
Triangles are the simplest polygons, therefore they're the easiest and quickest to calculate on processors.

:thumbsup:

 

[Goosemaster]

There is a rumor that somewhere someone has discovered a two sided polygon....

I beleive it's name was john Kerry...


*pours gasoline all over himself*


MUWHAHAHAHAHA

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: deathkoba
It's because today's 32bit computers can only handle the first 3 bits of the "32." Hence triangle.

I call BS.

It's called a joke :roll:

according to my compiler, it resulted in a debug error, and thus, is not funny.

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

If you were to use rectangles as the simplest shape, how would you go about drawing a triangle?

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
If you were to use rectangles as the simplest shape, how would you go about drawing a triangle?

bit by bit....

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
There is a rumor that somewhere someone has discovered a two sided polygon....

I beleive it's name was john Kerry...


*pours gasoline all over himself*


MUWHAHAHAHAHA

:laugh:

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
If you were to use rectangles as the simplest shape, how would you go about drawing a triangle?

bit by bit....

-203 for the Kerry joke
+256 for that last one

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: mobobuff

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
If you were to use rectangles as the simplest shape, how would you go about drawing a triangle?

bit by bit....

-203 for the Kerry joke
+256 for that last one

I wuved Kerry +365

but he was like a potato.....too plain and with no passion....


and bush, well, he is a onion that makes me cry