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Sketchpad III: a computer program for drawing in three dimensions

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An important area of investigation for the M.I.T. Computer-Aided Design Project is the development of a facility for three-dimensional shape description. The heavy dependence of mechanical design upon three-dimensional objects makes such a facility an indispensable part of the full system which is envisioned. This paper describes the unique features required for three-dimensional graphics. Although the Sketchpad III System described here shares many features and routines with the Sketchpad System described in the preceding paper by Sutherland, the extension of graphical techniques from two to three dimensions introduces many added requirements.

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[1]
Coons, S. A., "An Outline of the Requirements for a Computer-Aided Design System," Proceedings of the Spring Joint Computer Conference, Detroit, Michigan, May 21--23, 1963. (This Volume.)
[2]
Sutherland, I. E., "Sketchpad, A Man-Machine Communication System," Proceedings of the Spring Joint Computer Conference, Detroit, Michigan, May 21--23, 1963. (This Volume.)
[3]
Sutherland, I. E., "Sketchpad, A Man-Machine Graphical Communication System," Ph.D. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering Department, Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 1963. (To be issued as a MIT Lincoln Laboratory Report.)
[4]
Coons, S. A., "Notes on Graphical Input Methods," Memorandum 8436-M-17, Dynamic and Control Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 4, 1960.
[5]
Johnson, T. E., "Sketchpad III, Three-Dimensional Graphical Communication with a Digital Computer," S. M. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Department, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 1963. (To be issued as a MIT Electronic Systems Laboratory Report.)

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AFIPS '63 (Spring): Proceedings of the May 21-23, 1963, spring joint computer conference
May 1963
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ISBN:9781450378802
DOI:10.1145/1461551
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