Synthesis of halftone 3D images on an array processor

A fast generation of shaded images of CSG-defined objects could be accomplished by employing a general-purpose array processor. To fully exploit the computing power of such a machine, the visualization algorithm should be tailored to that specific kind of architecture. A parallel adaptation of the ray-tracing method and algorithm kernel operations is introduced. The performance analysis shows suitability of the approach for interactive CAD applications. Test pictures are presented.