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3. Bounding Objects (4)<br />

• rectangular extents => bounding boxes, or<br />

bounding volumes in 3D<br />

– in general there are many possible bounding<br />

boxes<br />

– want to choose one that is efficient for a<br />

particular application (i.e. axis-aligned)<br />

– Besides comparing between objects, also used<br />

in ray-object intersection tests<br />

• spherical extend => bounding sphere<br />

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