Difference between line clipping and polygon clipping
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note the difference between this strategy for a polygon and the Cohen Sutherland algorithm for clipping a line.the polygon clipper clips against 4 edges in succession, whereas the line clipper tests the outcode to see which edge is Crossed, and clips only when necessary.
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The difference between line and polygon clipping is that the polygon clipper always clips against or along the 4 edges that too in succession.
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The line clipper does a small test to check whether the outside edges have crossed or not.
- The line clipper only clips when necessary but the polygon clipper may clip even when not necessary.
- Polygon clipper is an important function that the computer does all the time
- Multiple polygons can result from a single polygon.
- It is usually used for hidden line problems in graphic design.
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