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Vertex normal

In the geometry of computer graphics, a vertex normal at a vertex of a polyhedron is a directional vector associated with a vertex, intended as a replacement to the true geometric normal of the surface. Commonly, it is computed as the normalized average of the surface normals of the faces that contain that vertex. The average can be weighted for example…

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Vertex normal

Nodes16
Edges15
Triples4
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.125
Components1

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vertex normals surface computed average shading also lighting geometry normal polyhedron normalized faces nurbs computer graphics directional vector associated intended

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NURBSinstance ofVertex normals can also be computed for polygonal approximations to surfaces0.80text
or specified explicitly for artistic purposesinstance ofVertex normals can also be computed for polygonal approximations to surfaces0.80text
support loopsinstance ofwithout some modifications to topology0.80text
it cannot produce a sharper edgeinstance ofwithout some modifications to topology0.80text

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