[comp.graphics] Help, I need a data-structure.

dean@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (dean.s.jones) (10/28/89)

Hi All,

	  I am looking for a data structure to store 2D graphical segment
data.  I am attempting to filter out segments who's extents do not inter-
sect the `current window' bounds. Anyone know of something like an extent
tree.   It would be nice if all segments of any sub-window were contained
below a `current node', reducing the number of segment extent comparisons
I would have to do. Our application could possibly have many thousands of
segments,  and filtering when viewing a very small area is the only way I
can now improve our graphical performance. I have tries SunGKS 3.0, it is
fast on the zoom operations,  but displaying all graphical data is not as
fast as it could be.  Some of the sutff is nice, but some of the features
make it un-usable in our environment.  If you could point me in the right
direction I would be forever in your debt...  If you cite some paper that
someone has written,   could you please also tell me how I would go about
getting the paper...   :-)

					Thanks,
						Dean Jones
						AT&T Bell Labs
						Holmdel, NJ.
						dean@ho7cad.ATT.COM