What's the Point of Filling Algorithms?


  • We've assumed that areas are filled during scan conversion
  • Fill region after its boundary is determined.
  • Irregular boundaries
  • Freehand drawings
  • Deferred fills for speed
  • Allows us to recolor primitives
  • Often used to select regions
  • Unaware of any other primitives previously drawn.
Lecture 8 Slide 2 6.837 Fall '98