beam geometry

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• Beam tracing — is a derivative of the ray tracing algorithm that replaces rays, which have no thickness, with beams. Beams are shaped like unbounded pyramids, with (possibly complex) polygonal cross sections. Beam tracing was first proposed by Paul Heckbert and …   Wikipedia

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• Structured Light 3D Scanner — Principle Projecting a narrow band of light onto a three dimensionally shaped surface produces a line of illumination that appears distorted from other perspectives than that of the projector, and can be used for an exact geometric reconstruction …   Wikipedia