3D modeling

<p>In <a href="/facts/3D_computer_graphics/zlWW6eaF">3D computer graphics</a>, 3D modeling is the process of developing a mathematical coordinate-based <a href="/facts/Computer_representation_of_surfaces/AGAtWagA">representation of a surface</a> of an object (inanimate or living) in <a href="/facts/Three-dimensional_space/KAqKWUbS">three dimensions</a> via <a href="/facts/3D_computer_graphics_software/zlWW6eaF">specialized software</a> by manipulating edges, vertices, and <a href="/facts/Polygon/yAq7RjPz">polygons</a> in a simulated <a href="/facts/3D_space/KAqKWUbS">3D space</a>.
</p><p>Three-dimensional (3D) models represent a <a href="/facts/Physical_body/WhqjK6xo">physical body</a> using a collection of points in 3D space, connected by various geometric entities such as triangles, lines, curved surfaces, etc. Being a collection of data (<a href="/facts/Point_(geometry)/6YPAvX2a">points</a> and other information), 3D models can be created manually, <a href="/facts/Algorithm/fnl5NmRt">algorithmically</a> (<a href="/facts/Procedural_modeling/0DC1epAX">procedural modeling</a>), or by <a href="/facts/3D_scanning/V972Q4RM">scanning</a>. Their surfaces may be further defined with <a href="/facts/Texture_mapping/9gDTsuXN">texture mapping</a>.
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3D modeling